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Our Basic Curriculum Kits cover math, language arts, thinking skills, and geography. You'll want to add science and history.
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This guide helps you know which books to use when and how to schedule your school year. A weekly schedule is included to give you enough structure to make sure your child doesn't miss anything, without the stress of an overly specific plan that leaves no room for the give and take of real life.
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With 125 dynamic writing lessons, Daily 6-Trait Writing will provide your child practice and instruction concerning all the essential skills necessary to becoming a competent writer. Research proves that a solid understanding of the six traits of writing improves a child's ability to write successfully and just fifteen minutes or less a day is all it will take. Daily 6-Trait Writing is correlated to state standards for educators, with a dash of fun for our apprentice writers. |
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When you think of grammar, do you think of endless memorization and lengthy, tedious workbooks, suitable only for the most meticulous older student? If so, you're not thinking of Language Lessons! Language Lessons is the finest implementation of the Charlotte Mason method of instruction we've seen. The short daily lesson may include a picture study with a full-color painting, poetry appreciation, narration, copy work, or more. With only a few minutes of work, your child will review the language arts she's already learned, then be introduced to new topics. Language Lessons for the Secondary Child 1 covers such topics as advanced grammar instruction, writing (with a focus on poetry and creativity), picture study, intense copy work, narration, writing prompts, and more. What a great way to cultivate language skills in your fifth-grader!
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Your child will continue with Sequential Spelling 4. It is not only the most logical spelling program we've seen, but it is also one of the easiest to use. Using the computer DVD, your child will type in each spelling word on his daily list and correct any mistakes. That's it! The sequences are based on building from easy words to advanced words such as from all, to tall, stall, install, installment, and installation; this is an intuitive approach with no memorization required. |
The Word Roots series teaches children the meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes commonly used in English. Learning word elements dramatically improves spelling and the ability to decode unfamiliar words. Plus, it is now considered a mandatory topic in many states, so you'll want to be sure you cover it. |
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This year your child will continue with our favorite math program ever. Teaching Textbooks Math 5 is a full-year curriculum designed to be completed on the computer. The friendly lessons and automatic grading mean that this program will be a blessing to both you and your child! (Not sure if this is the correct level to start your child in? Have him take this free placement test and make sure.) |
From brainteasers and logic puzzles to mazes, Venn diagrams, and secret codes, Critical & Creative Thinking Activities has a wealth of mind-boggling activities that your child will enjoy. Exercises include thinking fluency, originality, generalizing, patterning, and problem-solving. Every lesson is based on grade-appropriate themes and is correlated to state standards. Just as important, the presentation is appealing, and many students will find that thinking skills are the highlight of their schoolwork. |
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Basic geography is essential, but done in large, infrequent doses it can become tedious or, worse yet, too quickly forgotten. Daily Geography uses a short daily lesson approach that avoids both pitfalls. |
Editor-in-Chief provides your child with a fake newspaper article and picture in each lesson, and then asks him to find and correct the errors. What a fantastic way to take the drudgery out of applying his budding language and spelling skills, while also enhancing his critical thinking and observation skills! |
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(also includes everything in Basic Package) |
| Timberdoodle's Complete Curriculum Kits include everything listed above plus science, history, construction, readers, and additional hands-on tools to add sparkle to your learning time. |
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Designed to be used in Amish classrooms, these basal readers are solidly wholesome, with none of the fantasy that is commonplace in both Christian and secular readers. Because the Amish don't use electricity, you won't find stories dealing with the latest in films, computers, or TVs. Instead, the stories are centered on farm life, with horse auctions, harvests, and LARGE families. With simple typesetting and a few black-and-white sketches, these hardback books are not splashy, but are lovely in their simplicity.
One note: While we believe that reading is the single most important skill to foster in your fifth-grader, you'll notice that we did not include many traditional readers. Don't let this puzzle you. Our experience is that the best way to help your child become an eager reader is to constantly supply him with reading materials that interest him. Future doctors may want to read up on anatomy, young explorers are drawn to the escapades of adventurers young and old, and the baby-lover in your family will be captivated by adoption stories. Assign reading if you must, but encourage it at all costs; a child who enjoys reading will find it easier to excel in every area. |
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Spectrum Test Prep offers a comprehensive and sequential way to practice the content areas offered on the following standardized tests: the California Achievement Tests® (CAT/5), the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS/4), the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills® (ITBS, Form K), the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT/7), and the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT/9). The up-to-date content reflects national standards and includes practice tests in the following subject areas: reading, language arts, and math. |
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A colorful, conversational approach to science, Exploring Creation with Zoology is also very easy to teach. This program uses a notebook-based approach, meaning that as you go through the course your child will be asked to write, draw, or dictate the results of his experiments into a notebook. Not only will this help him retain what he learns, but at the end of the year you will have a lovely record of his work! The hands-on experiments sprinkled throughout the book are sure to be a highlight for both of you. Your Complete Curriculum includes the Exploring Creation with Zoology 3 hardbound textbook and a Notebooking Journal. One note: Don't feel you need to fill in every spot in the notebook; pick and choose what your time and your child's interest allows! |
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All the complexities of cells can be hard to digest with just book learning. So the Animal Cell Model provides a unique way for learning the essential components to these building blocks of life. Each six-inch Cell Model contains twenty-four super-detailed, detachable pieces and features cutaway sections of the various cell parts. Assemble and disassemble as many times as you like, as these science puzzles are made to last. |
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In well over twenty years, we have never before offered an American history program so complete, so captivating, and so well-conceived. Similar in many ways to the highly popular Mystery of History series, All American History is written in a friendly tone and packed with hundreds of first-rate black-and-white illustrations. Much more thorough than typical curricula, All American History covers thirty-two weeks studying not only the events themselves, but also the environment in which each event occurred and the impact this event has had on America. Covering exploration through 1840 in this volume, each week's lesson includes a chapter from the reader, maps, forms, review questions in the activity book, and plenty of hands-on and research ideas in the teacher's guide. The activity book is more of a workbook with review exercises, unit wrap-ups, plenty of useful maps, and more. |
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Clever! Just when you think there are no new ways to craft a United States jigsaw puzzle, someone proves you wrong. In this case, it is the same company which produces the widely popular, 600-piece Global Puzzle included in fourth grade. What makes the United States Puzzle so distinctive? First, the United States Puzzle is in fact shaped like the United States, with all its beautiful contours. If you have only experienced puzzles with straight edges, you are in for a treat. Second, each state is a puzzle in itself; for example, the state of Washington is made of eight pieces, those pieces together forming the actual shape of Washington. Finally, a surprising bonus is that each state is overlaid with its own symbolic flag. Imagine how much your fifth-grader will learn about the USA this year! |
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Smencils (Scented Pencils) are made from 100% recycled newspapers; you can even see the layers of recycled newspaper when you sharpen them! Individually packed in their own freshness tubes (made of corn-based biodegradable plastic), the "scent-sational" fragrances are guaranteed to keep their delicious aromas for two years. (One Smencil included with each Complete Curriculum). |
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When one of our children was a preschooler, we received the best advice a parent of a kinesthetic child could receive: Let her wiggle. And wiggle she did. I don't think she sat for schoolwork for many years. Thinking Putty offers your child a way to move without becoming a distraction. An impressive, adult-sized handful of high-quality, moldable putty, the non-toxic, non-gooey Thinking Putty will bounce, stretch, tear, drip, snap, even shatter. Finally, your little wiggler will be able to sit and listen! |
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The goal is simple: Choose a challenge from the glossy, spiral-bound booklet and then make the right connections to build a path by arranging the sturdy plastic maze tiles. Challenges seem simple at first: Build a road from the white cat to the gray mouse. But keep in mind that all roads must connect to something with no dead ends and you'll find that even the "simple" challenges take some brain-power. There are forty-eight multi-level challenges with over 1,000 solutions ranging from easy to difficult. (Challenge twenty: Both dogs to the bone. Mouse to the garbage. Dogs must not be able to get to the mouse.) |
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(also includes everything in Basic and Complete Packages) |
| Our Elite Curriculum Kits include all of the materials listed above along with even more bells and whistles such as a survival book, a movie-making kit, Kids' Translations of USA documents, and even a build-your-own Animal Virus model! |
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Unlike conventional dot-to-dot puzzles that reveal too much of the picture and ruin the mystery, the Extreme Dot-to-Dot puzzles are intricate and so challenging that when your child looks at a page, he will have no idea what the result will be. And you're not only reinforcing numbers and number order--these are each effective brainteasers which many an adult has found both provoking and relaxing! This will be a treat for sluggish minds or weary bodies, a great way to start a slow-moving school day. |
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We want kids to read, so we move mountains (of books) looking for any title that will cause a reluctant reader to crack open a book. Show Me How to Survive is one such title. This is not necessarily because your child will need to know how to disarm a shooter, survive a shipwreck, or rescue-breathe for a dog, but because its hundreds of illustrations and sparse text make for an irresistible mix for readers and non-readers alike.
Colorful, insightful, and maybe just a bit quirky, this visual guide demystifies 175 events, everything from the essential to the unusual, each explained in nearly wordless, step-by-step illustrations. You'll also find this to be the perfect idea generator for Movie Maker! |
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When you pledge your allegiance what exactly are you saying? When a flag is spangled is that good or bad? Does the Declaration of Independence promise happiness to all USA citizens? Kids' Translations Collection answers these and other questions in a format that children will find simple, engaging, and memorable, with timelines, a glossary, lots of illustrations, photos, and even a "Why do I care?" section. |
Small, simple, and dangerous, a virus produces weapons of micro-destruction. Adenoviruses, while rarely lethal to humans, are extremely hardy and are found everywhere in both human and animal populations. With Zometool Animal Virus, your child can make his own 3-D model and take a peek at the intriguing simplicity and brutal effectiveness of this virus. |
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Is it art? Writing? Entertainment? Yes, yes, and yes! Movie Maker has everything an aspiring filmmaker needs to make a captivating movie using a digital camera or cell phone. The director's handbook takes him step by step from pre-production to screening the finished movie, all while explaining the insider terms. Movie Maker also includes a CD with sound effects, paper props, and even tickets for the premiere of the movie. In addition, the box can be used as a clapper-board – essential to all good filmmaking. Let your child explore the possibilities, or ask him if he can create a movie themed around USA history or what he's learning in science. |
 CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3yrs.
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