More Resources from Common Sense Press

Demystify abstract mathematical concepts by grounding them in a place your kids visit every week: the grocery store! Every shopping trip will become a scavenger hunt as your 8- to 12-year-olds compare prices, calculate weights and measures, count currency, tackle sales tax, analyze nutritional labels, and learn the value of a dollar. 38 pages, softcover from Common Sense Press.

Skip counting by 2, 5, and 10 is important-but what about the other numbers? Skip counting is the basis for multiplication and quick, agile mental math skills; learn skip counting for every number from 2-10 with this fun CD. Children will not only learn math skills, but since stories from the Gospels are used as a basis for the lyrics, these original songs provide biblical lessons as well. 9 songs on CD; lyric booklet included.

Children with a strong visual memory remember how words are supposed to look. But poor spellers may not. Graham offers a simple---and proven---solution to the problem: pull the student's own misspelled words from the context of his own writing. Then categorize and study those words using the individualized spelling notebook, Tricks of the Trade. Makes grasping spelling concepts fun and easy! Two softcover booklets, from Common Sense Press.

When the author's daughter was having an inordinately hard time spelling, she evaluated different spelling programs, eventually creating her own How to Teach Any Child to Spell method. Focusing on how words sound, and then recognizing how those sounds look when written down comprises the main theme. Children are taught to pronounce correctly and make sure they're not confusing sound-alike letters like "i" and "e" or homophones. When they--or the teacher--finds misspelled words, they are to be catagorized according to spelling error, in the students notebook (stock # 62336). This companion book provides instruction for the teacher, dispelling spelling myths, giving tips and strategies, how to teach this spelling program and the building blocks of language. 25 pages, softcover. Appendixes with rules and lists of misspelled words also included.

When the author's daughter was having an inordinately hard time spelling, she evaluated different spelling programs, eventually creating her own How to Teach Any Child to Spell method. Focusing on how words sound, and then recognizing how those sounds look when written down comprises the main theme. Children are taught to pronounce correctly and make sure they're not confusing sound-alike letters like "i" and "e" or homophones. When they--or the teacher--finds misspelled words, they are to be categorized according to spelling error, in this notebook. Pre-organized according to phonetic structure (vowels, consonants, blended sounds) the student can learn what kinds of words give them the most trouble, and create a systematic study method. 87 pages, softcover, three-hole-punched. The companion Teach Any Child to Spell Teacher's Guide is available separately.

This set of readers is part of the sold-separately Learning Language Arts Through Literature, Grade 1 curriculum. These set of readers covers consonant blends.

This set of readers is part of the sold-separately Learning Language Arts Through Literature, Grade 1 curriculum. These set of readers covers short vowels.

This set of readers is part of the sold-separately Learning Language Arts Through Literature, Grade 1 curriculum. These set of readers covers long vowels.

Nurture a love of learning with these simple readers. Part of the 2nd Grade Program of the Reading Skills Discovery Series from Common Sense Press, this Famous People reader presents the stories of Hans Christian Andersen, George Washington Carver, Anne Sullivan, George Washington and Laura Ingalls Wilder. Simple, repeated vocabulary helps to enhance and develop reading skills. 35 pages, softcover. 6" x 7.5". Grade 2.

Nurture a love of learning and scripture with these simple readers. Part of the 2nd Grade Program of the Successful Reading Series from Common Sense Press, two-tone illustrations and a gentle farm story is used to convey biblical lessons with simple, repeated vocabulary. 46 pages, softcover. 6" x 7.5". Grade 2.

Nurture a love of learning and scripture with these simple readers. Part of the 2nd Grade Program of the Reading Skills Discovery Series from Common Sense Press, two-tone illustrations and a clever underwater story is used to convey biblical lessons with simple, repeated vocabulary. 40 pages, softcover. 6" x 7.5". Grade 2.

Nurture a love of learning and scripture with these simple readers. Part of the 2nd Grade Program of the ReadingSkills Discovery Series from Common Sense Press, two-tone illustrations and clever animal stories are used to convey biblical lessons with simple, repeated vocabulary. 60 pages, softcover. 6" x 7.5". Grade 2.

Nurture a love of learning and scripture with these simple readers. Part of the 2nd Grade Program of the Successful Reading Seriesfrom Common Sense Press, two-tone illustrations and a gentle forest story is used to convey biblical lessons with simple, repeated vocabulary. 36 pages, softcover. 6" x 7.5". Grade 2.

In In, Out, And About Catfish Pond, Charlotte Graeber presents a clever story using animals to convey the truths of scripture. Jack Stockman's delightful illustrations make the reading even more fun. The simple vocabulary repeated over and over will encourage young children and help develop a love for reading.

Though meant to be enjoyed by itself, In, Out, And About Catfish Pond is also used as a reader in the 2nd Grade Program of the Reading Skills Discovery Series.