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Using a pared-down just the facts approach, Zike and Simpson present 24 complete lessons you can tailor to meet your needs, as you guide your 5 to 13 year olds to an understanding of human anatomy. Includes black and white illustrations, lab activity suggestions, teacher pages, vocabulary words, assignments for all grade levels, and more. 167 pages, softcover from Common Sense Press.Discover The World of Tools and Technology through the fun, unique approach used in the Great Science Adventures Series.

Organized around 24 lessons, each with a mini-book project, lab activity, and graphic organizer project, students will learn about the various human systems (lymphatic, immune, reproductive, etc.), five senses, and more.

Lessons are written to the teacher and tie together the various elements of the curriculum. Each features primary concepts to teach, vocabulary words, a note on which "Lots of Science Library Book" mini-book to make & read, lab activities, graphic organizer instructions, and "Experience, Investigations, and Research" enrichment/extension projects. Clear directions with step-by-step, leveled instructions, pictures, and helpful information make presenting lessons easy once the pre-lesson preparation is completed. A final cumulative project completes the course.

Each "Lots of Science Library Book" mini-book is numbered to match a lesson, and when completed, features the content for each lesson. Books are designed to be read to students, read independently, or used as research materials. Teachers will need to photocopy pages in order to create the booklets.

The 3D Graphic Organizers are also organized by lesson number, and provide pictures and graphics to be duplicated and used as manipulatives or other forms of visual reinforcement. These allow students to break down complicated information into an easy-to-remember format they can then analyze and review.

This flexible book is designed to be used as a multilevel resource or as a curriculum guide for a single student. In the "Lots of Science Library Books," the large print designates text for all students, while additional smaller print is given for older learners. Within the lessons for the teacher, pencil icons denote beginning (K-1st Grade), Primary (Grades 2 & 3) and Intermediate (Grades 4-8) levels.

This book is organized by section type (Teacher's Section, "Lots of Science Library Books" section, graphic organizer pages). Lessons take 1-3 days to complete. Grades K-8. 65 pages plus reproducible section; softcover and non-consumable if pages are reproduced. Pages are not perforated for removal.

Students learn and review grammar as they search for the errors in these exciting adventures. Volume I contains 3 separate stories with a total of 90 lessons. Editing exercises teach and review grammar, writing mechanics, spelling, vocabulary, finding synonyms with a thesaurus, and dictionary use. Written by the creators of Learning Language Art Through Literature. The Great Editing Adventure Series Volume I is for 4-6th grade skills, 7-8th grade review. If you decide to use this manual every day, you will have enough lessons for half of the school year. If you don't have time to get those sentences on the board each day, purchase this Student Activity Book, which has each day's sentences printed on a page. Underneath them are lines for students to write their corrected versions.

Kids coming into college and even high school often struggle with their writing skills and ability. Stand against the current with targeted writing exercises that are enjoyable and effective! Wordsmith's creative writing course gives students solid instruction in writing-techniques, emphasizing building strong sentences, description, narrative, dialogue, and revising/proofreading. Humorous examples and integrated practices help kids to remember what they've just leaned and figure out how to apply it. This new Edition of Wordsmith includes more exercises, examples, and explanations, as well as review and practice quizzes. Grades 7-9. Some exercises may be completed in the book, but for others a notebook or additional paper will be necessary. 100 pages, softcover.