With literature as a basis, this innovative program uses an integrated approach as it takes your students through all the activities needed to learn reading, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, writing, research, study skills, and more. Just turn to Lesson 1 and begin teaching. The authors have done the work for you in an easy-to-follow format with little or no preparation.
Features you will find in this book:
32 weekly lessons divided into daily plans.
4 book studies (listed in the order they appear): The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner; The Wright Brothers by Augusta Stevenson: Benjamin Franklin by Augusta Stevenson; and The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare. They include reading skills, vocabulary, higher-order reasoning and more.
Everyday words taken from literature teach grammar, spelling, and writing through dictation, activities, and games.
Newspaper Unit includes paragraph writing, vocabulary, research, creating a newspaper, and much more.
Research Unit includes fact-gathering, note-taking, and step-by-step instructions for writing research papers.
Journal Writing involves map making, caption creating, perspective writing, and more.
Creating Books allows your students to make their own books with simple, clear instructions for story writing and book binding.
Teacher-friendly assessments provide everything you need to evaluate students for a letter grade. Also great for determining the areas of growth needed for each individual student.
The Orange Book has been designed for a 4th grade skill level.
Product Information
Format: Paperback Vendor: Common Sense Press Publication Date: 1998 Dimensions: 11 X 8.5 (inches)
ISBN: 1880892847 ISBN-13: 9781880892848 Availability: In Stock
Reviewed by Elizabeth Dysart (Ottawa, KS), September 02, 2009
This is the third year I have used this program, and I just love it. It is very important to have the teachers guide for this because it is more than an answer key. The teachers guide often expands on the topic you are teaching, giving you and your child a more complete learning experience. I love the way this uses books, newspapers, journal writing, the library... It moves through real world learning in a controlled way. The only slight minus this program has is that the grammar lessons are not as clear and strong as I would like them to be. I highly recommend this.