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 Watch a video about Timberdoodle's Complete Core Curriculum here!
We believe that you are looking at the best complete curriculum package available for ninth grade. We've combined language arts, math, thinking skills, science, and history programs to make this year an engaging, memorable; yet simple-to-plan year of learning.
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Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions; we are eager to serve you in any way we can.
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 Language Arts and Reading
Most children dread grammar study because it is too complex. But Easy Grammar is just that, easy. By deleting and marking certain words or phases, Easy Grammar employs a virtually "hands on"; approach. The vocabulary has been kept simple and, in most cases, the sentences rather short. This very logical, simple, no nonsense grammar program is easy to use because each lesson focuses on just one topic. Lots of review helps to ensure comprehensive learning with excellent results.
Editor In Chief provides your student with a mock newspaper article and photo. Engaging and often entertaining, the stories suffer from multiple problems, which the child must correct; a fascinating way to review grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and attention to detail.
Write Your Roots rounds out the Language Arts section as a creative writing course designed to help your student improve their writing while documenting their family's history.
By 9th grade, your child's reading likely mirrors his interests. Whether that be firefighting or engineering, cultivate his desire to learn through reading. 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. By this grade you may also want to begin acquainting him with classical literature. If this is not his area of interest, consider the graphic novel versions, they are often a much more palatable option. |
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Math
Finally, a math text designed for homeschoolers! Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1's friendly text and often humorous line drawings are specifically written to independent learners, and contain far more explanation than any others on the market. Because the Teaching Textbooks series was designed for homeschoolers studying independently, it uses far less irrelevant jargon than other textbooks, while still retaining all the terms that students need to know for those important standardized tests.
Secondly, and ultimately what sold me on this program, are their computer CDs with down-to-earth, step-by-step multimedia solutions for every problem in the book, plus an additional CD-ROM with complete step-by-step solutions for every test problem. The lectures - one for each lesson in the textbook - provide hours of instruction. They cover the same material as the written lessons in the textbook, but many students prefer to listen to (and watch) an explanation for each lesson rather than read it out of a book. Field-tested with outstanding results this is a brilliant idea, long overdue and skillfully done, with many hours of instruction. Enjoyable, efficient, and effective, what more could you want from a math program? |
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 Thinking Skills
"A cloud is 90% water. A watermelon is 90% water. Therefore, since a plane can fly through a cloud, a plane can fly through a watermelon."
"This new book, The Fallacy Detective, must do a good job teaching logic. It has been on the best-seller list for months."
Can you spot the fallacies in each paragraph above? Could your kids? The Fallacy Detective addresses misleading notions; the most practical segment in the study of logic. By using short chapters, clear examples, a touch of humor, and interesting exercises, even reluctant scholars will enjoy learning how to identify fallacies. The practice and terminology will lay a great foundation for all other logic study. |
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Science
Start science this year with a 3D Torso Puzzle; once your student physically assembles his 'guts' he'll find it much easier to visualize and remember the way his organs fit together.
Principles, Theories & Precepts of Biology provides a strong foundation for college studies in science and theories about the origin of life. The publisher takes a refreshingly bold approach by challenging popular theories using the scientific method, application of DNA, and recent research to point out strengths and weaknesses of theories. Designed to be used in conjunction with Precepts of Anatomy and Physiology, together these two series give a thorough overview of everything from theories of life to the interdependency of body systems: the bone, tissue and organs of the incredible human body. It will also delve into that awkward topic, reproduction. All the nitty gritty details a teen needs to know, with the author's much appreciated bias as to the necessity of marriage as a prerequisite. All in all, a comprehensive, informative and fascinating look at high-school level biology, with a special emphasis on our bodies. |
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History
Written by home-school mom Linda Hobar, Mystery Of History III is one spectacular masterpiece. Not just a textbook, it is brimming with multi-age activities, book and video lists, memory helps, and timeline suggestions. Written in a conversational style; what appeals to us most about this program is its worldwide approach to history.
Covering people and events from 1455 to 1707 A.D., this volume teaches about the Medicis, the Inquisition, Martin Luther, Shakespeare, Pocahontas, and so much more. The Mystery of History Volume III looks at what was going on all over the world in the order that it happened. It brings to life the master painters and sculptors, the scientists and philosophers, and the many explorers whose adventures we still talk about today. In order to best represent the beautiful artwork covered in this time period, volume 3 has been printed in full color. Suitable for all ages, it is not necessary to have completed Volumes I or II to begin a study in Volume III, but it is recommended. Don't hesitate to call us if you need to customize this bundle.
Includes both the full-color Reader and the Companion Guide! |
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 Other
A fidget friendly, hand exercising, stress-relieving, creativity enhancing study tool! Thinking Putty helps students focus by giving their hands something to do while their brain is working.
Thinking Putty is Silly Putty but enhanced with knock-your-socks-off colors that shift or morph completely as you squeeze. This non-toxic, non-gooey putty will bounce, stretch, tear, drip, snap, even shatter. Silicone-based, it never dries out. Includes an impressive adult-sized handful of high quality moldable putty.
Many of you are required by your state to test your child yearly. AEP Test Prep gives you a way to prepare for that in a no-stress manner. Explains strategies and techniques for answering different kinds of questions as well as offering multiple tests in reading, math, and language arts to provide comprehensive practice in key subjects required for proficiency. For those of you who want to know, this is an older test guide (2001) but still the best one we've found so far. The ability to take tests is indispensible for any child so we've included AEP Test Prep for free with the recommendation that he also review any recommended study materials for the specific test he will be taking. |
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