From the Publisher:
A child who isn’t following the rules is a child who’s always in trouble. This book starts with simple reasons why we have rules: to help us stay safe, learn, be fair, and get along. Then it presents four basic rules: “Listen,” “Best Work,” “Hands and Body to Myself,” and “Please and Thank You.”
The focus throughout is on the positive sense of pride that comes with learning to follow rules. Includes questions and activities adults can use to reinforce the ideas and skills being taught.
Narration, the art of telling, has been used as a pedagogical tool since ancient times. Over one hundred years ago, Charlotte Mason methodized narration and implemented it in scores of schools in Great Britain. Over the past few decades, educators in the US, mostly in home schools, have followed her guidelines with outstanding results.
Why is Saskatoon called the "Bridge City"? Who were the first inhabitants of Saskatchewan? Where can you find rare plants such as the Prickly Pear Cactus and the Gumbo Evening Primrose?
Discover the answers to these questions, along with other facts, in L is for Land of Living Skies: A Saskatchewan Alphabet.
Robert Cavelier de La Salle dreamed of building a chain of fur-trading forts across the Illinois Country—a vast region primarily encompassing what is now Illinois and Missouri—culminating in a seaport at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Lad, a courageous and dignified 80-pound collie, lived in The Place. The Place was thick with woods, abounding with squirrels to chase, and a cool lake in which to plunge -- a beautiful kingdom -- and Lad was its undisputed king. Lad's loyalty to his chosen Master and Mistress knew no bounds. The stories in this book are all about Lad. Some will make you laugh out loud, some will make you cry. And when the book comes to its conclusion, you will know one thing for sure -- that Lad was a dog with a soul . . .
This is the first of three books on landforms and water bodies. Twenty two activities include student answers, cut-outs and a quiz; perfect for a primary level teaching unit!
The many three-dimensional drawings and simple maps will help grade 2-3 readers visualize Earth's most common natural features.
This Level 2 activity book is designed for grades 3-4 students. The numerous three-dimensional drawings and simple maps are to help young learners visualize and recognize common landforms and water bodies. Reinforcement activities, review quiz, and answers are included.
Based on the author's own childhood memories and filled with adventure and suspense, Lassie Come-Home – Eric Knight's best-loved novel and a huge best-seller, famously adapted into a 1943 Hollywood movie – is a timeless classic and one of the greatest dog stories ever written.
Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn’t he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty—and fun—in their routine and the world around them.
These audio CDs capture Dr. Perrin and his students pronouncing and rhythmically repeating each grammar chart and vocabulary word from Latin for Children Primer C—first the Latin, then the English equivalent. This is an incredible tool to use for fun memorization. It contains all 240 vocabulary words chanted and sung in the classical pronunciation. This CD is included in the Latin for Children Primer C DVD & CD Set. Take it wherever you go!
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These audio CDs capture Dr. Perrin and his students pronouncing and rhythmically repeating each grammar chart and vocabulary word from Latin for Children Primer C—first the Latin, then the English equivalent. This is an incredible tool to use for fun memorization. It contains all 240 vocabulary words chanted and sung in the ecclesiastical pronunciation. This CD is included in the Latin for Children Primer C DVD & CD Set. Take it wherever you go!
From the Publisher:
This biography of the author of the popular "Little House" books tells her family's real life on the American frontier, and of the events that surpassed the drama of her stories.