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Using a straightforward approach, this book gives simple basics on short story writing. It includes information such as simple outlining, seven writer's skills, creating characters, and tips on getting one's point across in writing.

The 4A Reading Glossary is a compendium of "hard-to-find" words that come up in the required books on the 4A-1 and 4A-2 Reading Guides. By "hard-to -find" is meant words that students would not find in a good dictionary for their reading level. (In this case the Scholastic Children's Dictionary. Explanations are simple, conceptual and clearly written, so students don't have to look up a lot of words to understand them. This glossary puts a too...

This is a glossary of "hard-to-find" words from required books on the 3A-1 and 3A-2 reading guides, words students will not find in a dictionary for their level. All explanations are simply and clearly written for easy absorption by the student.

Heron Spelling is a comprehensive spelling program designed to work both for students who struggle with spelling and for those who pick it up quickly. With this text, along with the four accompanying learning guides and workbooks, the student learns about plurals, possessives, contractions, compound words, adding suffixes, silent e rules, commonly confused word pairs, vowel sounds in stress and unstressed syllables and Greek word elements.

One of the most important skills a student can learn is how to do research. This book helps a student understand what research is, the importance of accurate observation, first-, second- and third-hand data, fact versus opinion, and the use of references, including the internet.

In this simple book, the young student learns how to follow a simple recipe, set the baking temperature on the oven and use basic baking equipment: measuring cups and spoons, mixing bowls, mixers, cookie sheets, baking pans and cooling racks. Easy recipes included in the course are: Orange Honey Spread, Peanut Butter Squares, Baked Sliced Apples, Hobo Stew and Animal Cookies.

A supplemental course for use as needed. With the accompanying learning guide, it introduces the importance of discipline in a positive way, setting the student up for success in spelling. Best done mid spelling level 2 or later.

Heron Spelling is a comprehensive spelling program designed to work both for student who struggle with spelling and for those who pick it up quickly. Each level is accompanied by a learning guide and workbook. With this text, along with the four accompanying learning guides and workbooks, the student learns about vowel and consonant digraphs, suffixes and prefixes, silent letters, hard and soft g and c and compound words.

This book is supplemental to Heron Spelling, used to fill in a student's phonics basics when needed. There are five accompanying learning guides, thus comprising five short courses. This is not a spelling program for lower grades, but for a student who needs some repair work. Diagnostic tests in the Heron Spelling Teacher Manual can be used to establish the need for these courses, which would normally be done before

This is a glossary of the "hard-to-find" words from the required books on the 3B-1 and 3B-2 reading guides. Words explained (simply and clearly) are ones students will not find in a dictionary at their level.

Heron Spelling is a comprehensive spelling program designed to work both for student who struggle with spelling and for those who pick it up quickly. Each level is accompanied by a learning guide and workbook. With this text, along with the four accompanying learning guides and workbooks, the student learns about vowel and consonant digraphs, suffixes and prefixes, silent letters, hard and soft g and c and compound words.

Heron Spelling is a comprehensive spelling program designed to work both for student who struggle with spelling and for those who pick it up quickly. Each level is accompanied by a learning guide and workbook. With this text, along with the four accompanying learning guides and workbooks, the student learns about vowel and consonant digraphs, suffixes and prefixes, silent letters, hard and soft g and c and compound words.

Beginning with atoms and electrons, and positive and negative charges, this amply-illustrated book explains, simply and clearly, what electricity is and how it is generated and distributed through the power grid to businesses and homes. It covers circuits, circuits boxes, short circuits, switches and plugs as used in homes, and touches on alternate sources of electricity such as hydroelectric, wind and solar. A number of interesting experiment...

This is a book about maps and globes, how they work, and how to use them to find places on the earth, both locally and globally. The amply-illustrated text introduces students to map scales, symbols, directions and grids and provides activities for building familiarity by making and using maps to find their way. It explains how to use features like hemisphere, latitude, longitude and coordinates to find places on a globe and provides activitie...

The 4A Reading Glossary is a compendium of "hard-to-find" words that come up in the required books on the 4A-1 and 4A-2 Reading Guides. By "hard-to -find" is meant words that students would not find in a good dictionary for their reading level. (In this case the Scholastic Children's Dictionary. Explanations are simple, conceptual and clearly written, so students don't have to look up a lot of words to understand them. This glossary puts a too...

In the shadows of the Bismarcks totalitarian Germany in 1875, a little-known medical researcher laid the groundwork for a subject that in modern times was to bring American education to its knees--behavioral psychology. A latter-day disciple, B. F. Skinner, later wrote the book "Beyond Freedom and Dignity, " arguing that such ancient conceptions as these are luxuries our brave new world can no longer afford. Another ardent follower--John Dewey...

This course introduces the student to the piano and uses that instrument to improve the ability to read music. By the end of the course, the student can play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on the piano. The accompanying Learning Guide provides entertaining musical games and activities. Upon completion, the student has enough music fundamentals and early piano skills to go on to beginning piano books. The course requires some understanding of music...

This book contains a simple, straightforward discussion about the beginning of life and how a baby grows and develops in the mother's body. Hand-drawn, tastefully done illustrations accompany the text. The accompanying Learning Guide gives the student the opportunity to demonstrate understanding.

This book covers the major geography of Earth, including rivers, mountains, deserts and fertile plains. It gives the student an understanding of the landforms and water of Earth along with the major climate zones and biomes. Along the way the student learns to use latitude and longitude coordinates, what causes the seasons, and how climate is affected by latitude.

What is the difference between climate and weather? Why is Washington a good place to grow apples, and Florida good for growing oranges? What are the five basic elements of climate?The student who does this course will learn the answers to these questions. He will be able to explain the sun's path through the sky at various times of the year and various places on Earth, and what this has to do with the climate in each place. He will understand...