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This thoughtfully crafted anthology is perfect for children new to verse and for young poetry fans seeking out new favourites. Explore poetry from a diverse selection of contemporary and historical poets, covering a broad range of topics - from personal subjects like emotions and family, to the wonders of the natural environment. Carefully selected works encourage children to see the poetry in everything and to embrace the beauty of their everyday lives.

Born in 1800, William Holmes McGuffey had a remarkable ability to memorize, and could commit to mind entire books of the Bible. After becoming a teacher at the age of 14, classroom size was just one of several challenges faced by McGuffey. In many one-teacher schools, students’ ages varied from six to twenty-one, and few textbooks existed. In 1835, a publishing firm asked McGuffey to create a series of graded Readers for primary level students.

Spelling Seven is the seventh book in the Spelling for Kids interactive spelling workbooks series, which features spelling words that will quickly improve vocabulary, reading comprehension, and spelling skills. It makes a great addition to any school or home-school curriculum! Our fun and enabling spelling system can be used by your whole family at home, and it can also be used by schoolteachers for all children and teenagers at school or who are being home-schooled. They can start their practice one year earlier and at their own pace.

This self-teaching instruction workbook helps with pronouncing consonants (including letter blends), vowels (long, short, and vowel groups), and words with multiple syllables; describes the relationship between phonics and spelling; gives examples of tricky proper nouns; and more. This book avoids technical jargon (like diphthongs and phonemes) so that people of all ages and backgrounds can understand the ideas.

Poetry is more than rhyming words on a page. A poem is crafted by carefully selecting each word and rhythm. But how does a poet get started? Finding inspiration is as easy as looking at a picture.

You can write about the zombie in your dream. You can collect facts, maps, and ticket stubs. You can jot down thoughts that make you giggle or scream. You can write an amazing journal!

Workbooks for Kids (Math, Reading, Writing) is a comprehensive, interactive resource designed to make learning fun and engaging for children. This workbook addresses the essential skills in math, reading, and writing, and offers a balanced educational approach that stimulates curiosity and supports skill development. Children will explore key topics such as basic arithmetic, sentence structure, phonics, and storytelling through a variety of creative exercises, games, and activities.

If words describe a feeling or some words rhyme, you're listening to a poem. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you understand the beauty of poetry.

Perfect Pronunciation: The World Ocean taps into kids’ passion for the wonders of the ocean and its resident animals to turn English instruction into a pause-resister. While using modern pedagogy to ensure a proper foundation and sequencing of material, it wraps the lessons in fun detail. Kids get to use their newly-acquired English skills to find out more about bodies of water covering 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. Creating material and lessons that tap into children’s innate motivation has been shown time and again to increase commitment to language learning.

Want to boost your child’s learning even when they’re not in school? Want to help them build foundational skills? They are in the first or second grade, and this is a prime period for children to absorb new knowledge. And one of the best ways that kids can learn at this age is through listening. The more they’re exposed to talk and interaction, the more their vocabulary expands, and the better they’ll be able to communicate. If you want to encourage this habit while developing other important skills, this learning activity can help you do just that.

Are you determined to become the best speller in the class? Are you preparing for the next upcoming spelling bee? Are you looking for a way to challenge your spelling abilities? Perhaps you and your friends are looking to have a spell off! Preparing for the real world can be challenging, however. Knowing how to spell and understanding the vocabulary of each word is imperative for communication, comprehension, and literacy. In this manual, you will discover over 400 comprehensive words for grades four to six with sentences to challenge their spelling.

Are you worried about your English skills? Do you want to sound like a native speaker each time you open your mouth? Overcoming your accent and mastering the vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation can be challenging, depending on your native tongue. Listening and practicing vocally are the best ways to perfect new language skills, regardless of your current level.

Baby Talk & Tunes follows baby's day, morning through night, and teaches important language concepts along the way. Original music and melodies, from upbeat sing-a-longs to soft lullabies, make language learning playful and fun. Baby will learn such everyday phrases as "Good Morning" and "I Love You". Talk & Tunes is an innovative audio program for babies ages 0-3 that parents and baby will enjoy listening to together.

Ready to build a picture book? First, you’ll need the right tools. Listen to this title in the Writer’s Toolbox series and discover plenty of tips and tools to get you started. Soon you’ll be writing and showing stories like a pro!

Partly a how-to guide on the nitty-gritty of writing, partly a collection of inspiration to set (and meet) ambitious goals, Brave the Page is the go-to resource for middle-grade writers. Narrated in a fun, refreshingly kid-friendly voice, it champions NaNoWriMo's central mission that everyone's stories deserve to be told. The volume includes chapters on character, plot, setting, and the like; motivating essays from popular authors; advice on how to commit to your goals; a detailed plan for writing a novel or story in a month; and more!

This book is intended to create a fun experience for children as they learn their alphabets. Through this audiobook, your child will go on a fun journey with each letter of the alphabet and notice the different things that start with letters!

American Sign Language (ASL) has played a crucial role in history of the United States, from education and politics to arts and sports. Not simply a transcription of spoken English, ASL is its own language with unique grammar and structure. In this fact-filled history of American Sign Language, listeners will learn about the important figures in the development of ASL, the Deaf community and their fight not only for the right to an education but the right to use ASL at all, and the use of ASL across our country today.

Que viva la música! es una novela de iniciación. Es la invitación a una fiesta sin sosiego, donde su protagonista dejará que el mundo baje hasta el pozo sin fondo de sus propios excesos. Pero con felicidad. Con absoluta dicha. Hay un pacto secreto con la muerte en esta danza de María del...

Do you wish to help your child improve their grammar, vocabulary, as well as spelling skills, to help them in an upcoming spelling bee or simply help them improve their performance in language? If you’ve answered YES, You’ve Just Discovered The Perfect Spelling Bee Guide, With over 400+ Words (level 3) to Help Your Kid Master Comprehension, Writing, Spelling And Usage Of Each Word!

Join beloved bunny brothers Hunny and Sunny on another giggle-filled journey—the delightful companion to Hunny and Sunny Learn About Idioms! Meet Berty the Wordy Butterfly as he introduces twelve hilariously peculiar English words, exploring why “kerfuffle” sounds silly or what makes “discombobulated” fun to say.