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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 seventh 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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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.
Sequential Spelling is not only the most logical spelling program we've seen, but it is also one of the easiest to use. Simply read him one list of words a day to write down, correcting any mistakes as you go. That's it! The sequences are based on building from easy words to advanced words such as from all, tall, stall, install, installment, to installation; an intuitive approach with no memorization required. If your student has not yet completed Sequential Spelling books 1-5, you will want to do them first.
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.
Wordsmith rounds out the Language Arts section as a creative writing course that gives students the tools and motivation for expressing their thoughts and experiences on paper.
While we believe this is the single most important skill to foster in your seventh grader, you'll notice that we did not include any 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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Math
Finally, a math text designed specifically for homeschoolers! Teaching Textbooks Math 7's engaging and often humorous text is specifically written to independent learners, and generously illustrated with friendly line-drawings. Teaching Textbooks contain far more explanation than any math programs on the market, but because the 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.
This program is computer based, with down-to-earth, step-by-step multimedia lectures, problems and solutions. After watching the lecture, your child will complete the problems in their workbook; then enter the answers into the computer, where the digital gradebook keeps track for you. The lectures cover the same material as the written lessons in the textbook in greater depth, and 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
Building Thinking Skills 3 Figural was a favorite school assignment in our family. The comprehensive, straight forward program develops your child's ability to process visual stimuli in a way that is logical. Sound intimidating? Don't worry, the exercises are clear, with sample completed activities so that the student can see exactly what to do. The activities offer lots of variety too, from matching the congruent parts to determining the reflection of a given shape or even sorting shapes by class. |
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Science
Well-organized and easy-to-use, Christian Kids Explore Chemistry is all you need to teach a basic chemistry course. Each of the 30 weeks of straightforward lessons builds upon the last, allowing the child to develop a thorough command of the concepts. The 384-page book explains chemistry terms, notations, and rules in a conversational style most children find appealing. But even more appealing than the engaging text are the hands-on activities that include building atomic and molecular models, hunting for acids and bases, and evaluating products for macromolecules. I am quite impressed with the scope of this book and believe that children who master these concepts before high school chemistry will have a definite edge.
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History
Did you know that less than ten years after Jonah's trial in a fish, Rome was being established? Or that the last book of the Old Testament was written at about the time of Alexander the Great and that the Great Wall of China was built 200 years before the birth of Christ? As they read the Bible, Christians tend to forget that there were other civilizations warring, struggling, and searching for truth. So Mystery Of History is written with both Biblical and secular history combined. While decidedly Christian in bent, other cultures and faiths are presented with deference. Not just a textbook, it is brimming with multi-age activities, book and video lists, memory helps, and timeline suggestions.
The Mystery of History was designed with a 36-week school year in mind. Each week includes a pre-test, three lessons, a review, and an exercise or quiz. If your family is ready to study history in an in-depth, Bible-centered, chronological fashion, The Mystery of History is for you. |
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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. Spectrum Test Prep gives you a way to prepare for that in a no-stress manner. Includes actual test questions, tips on test preparation, strategies and techniques for answering different kinds of questions and full-length practice tests. |
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