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First Grade Complete
First Grade Complete is an all-inclusive curriculum that integrates all subject areas within thematic units with a biblical worldview. The units appeal to children and provide a variety of activities for all learning styles and enrichment activities to challenge your child. The lesson plans in this curriculum cover Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Physical Development, Fitness, Fine Arts, Character Development, and Bible. 144 detailed daily lesson plans and corresponding student worksheets are included in a sturdy three-ring binder. The program is easy for the parent to follow, and truly contains everything you need for a complete program.
TeenCoder: Android Programming
This book & CD-ROM set is the second semester course of the Homeschool Programming Java and Android “TeenCoder” course-year; this book is preceded by Java Programming, which is a prerequisite for this course. Students must have a good knowledge of the content of Java Programming, be able to use application menu systems, and walk through their file system and directory structures in order to complete this book. The TeenCoder C# series may be completed before or after this years’ course. Students in grades 9-12 will learn to write their own mobile applications and understand the building blocks for Android applications by following the user-friendly book & course CD and completing the activities integrated into each chapter. Lessons written using plenty of screenshots and visually distinct programming language fonts ensure that instructions and code are clearly understood. Student activities and fully coded solutions for all activities are included.
256 pages, indexed, softcover with course CD. Reproducible for personal use only. An optional Android Programming Supplemental Instructional DVD, 2nd Edition is also available for this course, which covers every chapter and lesson with fun, animated videos (sold separately). Covers one semester. 2nd Edition.
History’s Masterminds
History’s Masterminds is a blueprint and overview from 3500 BC to AD 2010 for the middle school student. A unit style study with flexible lesson plans that lets you explore the unfolding of our world through the eyes of historical personalities as you research the people who made history. Map the world with the explorers, visit the seen and unseen with the scientists and inventors. Woven throughout are the Language art assignments and references for IEW writing structure and styles. Your scholar will create their own textbooks, timeline and see how transportation and communications has linked us into one. Set includes the Student Assignment Book & Student Pack, Teacher’s Keys and Map Keys download.
Wildlife Adventures Unit Studies
- Teach the whole family – together
- Each unit highlights a different animal and includes bible, handwriting, science, spelling, vocabulary, language arts, history, geography and more (just add math)!
- Additional links for more research, and reading suggestions included
- Hands on Learning projects and activities for art and creative homeschooling
- Save time & money and learn to use the study of God’s creation to inspire your students and help them develop a life-long love of learning!
Choose from different unit studies including Sea Turtle, Dolphin, Seashells, Jellyfish, Sand dollar, Manatee, Bald Eagle, Magnificent Frigatebird, Butterfies, and more.
Lightning Literature and Composition
Hewitt’s Lightning Lit guides use full-length novels, autobiographies, plays, essays, short stories, and poems to teach deep reading and composition skills. Unlike some literature programs that take a scatter-shot approach (where none of the literature seems connected) or that try to include too much into one book, Lightning Literature guides focus on a few classics in depth, in a systematic manner.
Handwriting Without Tears Print Version
Handwriting without Tears aims to make legible and fluent handwriting an automatic, mastered skill. Simple for home educators to use, lessons take only 15 minutes a day. The main objective for students is to achieve goals, not to finish a set number of pages.
You can purchase a student and teacher book or a complete kit.
Volumes for the print version include:
Pre-Kindergarten: Children learn joyfully with the multisensory readiness activities in My First School Book. Children of different abilities develop and practice crucial readiness and pre-writing skills.
Kindergarten: Lessons teach capitals, lowercase letters, and numbers. Activities form good handwriting habits and develop strong writers.
First grade: Lessons emphasize the correct use of lowercase letters in words and sentences. Activity pages combine handwriting instruction with other language arts lessons.
Second grade: Learn & Check helps teachers and students check letter, word, and sentence skills. Activity pages combine handwriting instruction with punctuation, paragraph, poem, and language arts activities for practice.
Note: Third through Fifth grade curriculum are also available, but are only in cursive.
