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This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade five, features a story called The Video Game Hero and focuses on vocabulary, plot, and characterization. The story follows Jack, a very talented video-game player who also uses a wheelchair. Jack often feels lonely at school because he doesn't have many friends. When Jack wins a video-gaming competition, his classmates seem to take more of an interest in him. At the end of the story, Jack learns a very interesting lesson about the people around him.

Spelling for kids doesn’t have to be daunting for parents. This audiobook is perfect for kids looking to learn to spell the 200 most common sight words. Built to succeed, this audiobook is structured in a unique style that aims to help children learn to spell while making learning fun and easy. In Sight Words for Kids, you’ll find the 200 most common words used daily. This audiobook introduces learning the simple words first before moving on to the challenging sight words.

Some schools don't even teach spelling as part of their curriculum, so how can you give your child that helpful boost that can propel them to succeed? At-home spelling practice is the answer! Inside this book, you will find 36 weeks of spelling practice, designed for your Grade 2 child. Each week covers 10 new words, and when appropriate the definition is given as the sentence example to aid with vocabulary. At the end of the week, your child will be tested on each of the 10 words, so you can gauge their mastery.

It is no secret that the kids who study the hardest have the biggest chance of winning. I entered my first spelling bee when I was nine years old without studying a single word, and it is safe to say I didn’t make it very far. I spent the whole of the next summer studying, and that year, I came in first place in the county. Are you ready to be a champion, too?

Do you want to help your child improve their spelling skills and win the Spelling Bee? Above all, you feel a deep responsibility to provide the language skills your child deserves. The English language can be tricky to understand. There are so many rules and exceptions to rules that are not common sense to those learning the language. This includes our children who are learning how to spell. We want our children to feel confident in their spelling abilities and understand their own language, and that is why we created this audiobook.

In this debut children’s picture book, listeners journey through rhythmic text and artfully designed images to learn more about the word “pits” and its many variations. The clever introduction of multiple vocabulary words draws in young listeners, and contextual pictures provide clues to their meaning while creating stories beyond the words.

Маленький Леня Лейкин мечтает поскорее вырасти, стать ученым и изучать ископаемых динозавров. Он знает названия всех вымерших животных, но вот беда: не каждое может верно выговорить. На помощь Лене приходит Фея Правильных Звуков.

When cousins Mellie and Dennis decide to get a cat, they consider carefully what breed would be best for each family. For example, Mellie wants a cat that pounces, but Dennis wants a lazy cat, like his lazy dog, Clark Kent. Mellie wants a lap cat, but Dennis just wants a warm body beside him. They consider different cat personalities, family situations, and personal preferences.

When cousins Dennis and Mellie decide to get a dog, they consider carefully what breed would be best for each family. For example, Dennis wants a big dog, but Mellie wants tiny. He has no other pets, but she has other pets that a dog must get along with. They consider different dog personalities, family situations, and personal preferences. Dennis writes an opinion essay for his teacher, Mrs. Shirky. But will his essay convince his parents to get the dog of his dreams?

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.

If you know a child who has a speech coming up or is simply interested in improving their ability to speak in public, this is a useful resource filled with tips and tricks as well as numerous excerpts from presidential speeches for inspiration. This audiobook explains the key elements of speech-making to a younger audience from picking the right topic, to how to structure a speech, to offering a great delivery. The audiobook contains numerous tips and tricks to write a good speech and then perform it well.

Spelling can be very challenging for kids, especially when more videos are being watched than books are being read these days. Luckily, spelling and reading comprehension are two things that can still be taught in a fun and interactive way that people of all ages can enjoy.

Spelling can be very challenging for kids, especially when more videos are being watched than books are being read these days. Luckily, spelling and reading comprehension are two things that can still be taught in a fun and interactive way that people of all ages can enjoy.

This book will increase your child's word power, and you may learn something, too. A love of language is such an important skill, and this book explains the important of picking the right words and broadening your vocabulary with lots of examples. Learn the origins of the words gobbledygook and bop. Learn about compound words, metaphors, riddles, and even creating your own words. You'll also pick up some obscure words along the way from absquatulate to tintinnabulation and learn how lots of different words can describe similar activities.

Two- and three-letter words, spelling and pronunciation, and 500 sample sentences. This audiobook will help help kids master simple words and their pronunciation and spelling. They will learn how to construct simple sentences.

Learn How to Spell is a series of books for preschoolers to learn how to spell everyday words from various subjects. Each audiobook will focus on a given subject with an easy-to-follow way of spelling out each word. The words are repetitive for easier comprehension. The first book of the series is Pet Animal Words, and it teaches preschoolers how to spell different pet animals, from "bird" to "fish".

Children learn English differently from adults. They have an innate ability to pick up language while taking part in an activity that connects language with images. That's why connecting animals and English fundamentals is a secret way to program the language into your children's brain. Young kids are like sponges. And once your kid grows older, it becomes much harder to learn a foreign language. Don't let your fears and lack of knowledge take away your child's opportunities.

Similes are words that can make you smile. Similes (sim-uh-leez) are words that compare two different things. Similes have either the word “like” or the word “as”. Have fun making up your own similes. But be careful! Not all similes make people smile. See if you can think about and figure out the meaning of each simile before you hear the possible answers.

Hyperbole (HIGH-purr-buh-lee) are groups of words that exaggerate to make a point. If you say I have a ton of work, you don’t really have 2,000 pounds of work. You overstate to make the point that you have lots of work to do. See if you can guess the meaning of these hyperbole before you listen for possible answers. There can be many other possible answers for them that are not stated.

Spelling can be very challenging for kids, especially since they watch more videos than read books, these days. Luckily, spelling and reading comprehension are two things that can still be taught in a fun and interactive way that people of all ages can enjoy. Having a fun, educational audiobook like ours allows for a greater, unmatched, all-in-one learning experience not offered by any other book in the industry.