30 Multiplication Tables, Activities, Lessons, Problem Solving Docs

30 Multiplication Tables, Activities, Lessons, Problem Solving Docs - Grades 1-5

These multiplication activities, lessons and tables will greatly help with learning the basics and then to understand how to apply multiplication concepts to solve and reason out problems. They include the basics for those just beginning all the way to lessons for 5th grade.

• Beginning Multiplication
• Blank Multiplication Charts to 12 & 15, answers at end
• Grade 2 Block 1 Multiplication and Division
• Grade 2 Block 4 Multiplication and Division
• Grade 2 Foundations of Multiplication and Division
• Grade 3 Block 1 Multiplication and Division
• Grade 3 Block 3 Multiplication and Division
• Grade 3 Properties of Multiplication and Division and Solving
• Grade 4 Block 4 Multiplication and Division
• Grade 4 Multi Digit Multiplication and Division
• Grade 5 Block 1 Multiplication and Division
• Grade 5 Block 4 Multiplication and Division
• Learning to Think Mathematically with the Ratio Table
• Let's Learn Times Tables
• Multiplication Activities
• Multiplication and Division, A Guide for Teachers
• Multiplication Drill Sheet Packet
• Multiplication Drills with separate answer sheets
• Multiplication Flash Cards 0-12
• Multiplication Games
• Multiplication Study Guide 1-12
• Multiplication Table 1-12
• Multiplication Table Worksheet Packet
• Multiplication Worksheet Packet, answers at end
• Multiplying and Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
• Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Rules
• Multiplying and Dividing Integers, answers at end
• Superheroes Math Practice Book
• Ten Frame Multiplication Flash Cards
• Times Table Square and Multiplication Tricks

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Bible Stories Written for Younger Readers

Bible Stories Written for Younger Readers

“The Children’s Bible”, by Henry A. Sherman And Charles Foster Kent, is illustrated and written in easy-to-understand language so it can be read by and to younger readers. These important timeless stories from the Old and New Testaments are a rich inheritance from the past and are still important to understand today. New words and idioms are introduced throughout the stories, so they are gradually learned as being read. This book is available in both transcribed and scanned versions.

Also available at the above bible stories link are the following Bible Stories and narrated Coloring Books:

• A Favorite Son Becomes a Slave
• A Man Sent From God
• A Temple Leader Visits Jesus
• A Terrible Time for Jesus
• Beautiful Queen Esther
• Daniel and the Lions Den
• Daniel and the Mystery Dream
• David the King Parts 1 and 2
• David the Shepherd Boy
• Elisha Man of Miracles
• Ezekiel Man of Visions
• Forty Years
• From Persecutor to Preacher
• Gideon's Little Army
• God Honors Joseph the Slave
• God Tests Abraham's Love
• Gods Promise to Abraham
• Goodbye Pharaoh
• Heaven Gods Beautiful Home
• Isaiah Sees the Future
• Jacob the Deceiver
• Jeremiah Man of Tears
• Jesus and Lazarus
• Jesus Chooses 12 Helpers
• Jesus Heals the Blind
• Jesus Stills the Stormy Sea
• Jesus the Great Teacher
• Jonah and the Big Fish
• Joshua Takes Charge
• Noah and the Great Flood
• Paul's Amazing Travels
• Pilgrims Progress Parts 1-6
• Rich Man Poor Man
• Ruth A Love Story
• Samuel Gods Boy Servant
• The Birth of Jesus
• The Birth of the Church
• The Church Meets Trouble
• The Farmer and the Seed
• The Girl Who Lived Twice
• The Good Samaritan
• The Handsome Foolish King
• The Men Who Would Not Bend
• The Miracles of Jesus
• The Prince Becomes a Shepherd
• The Prince From the River
• The Prodigal Son
• The Start of Mans Sadness
• The Woman at the Well
• When God Made Everything
• Wise King Solomon

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Over 200 Engineering Activities, Lessons, and Units

Over 200 Engineering Activities, Lessons, and Units - Grades 3 through H.S.

Here is an amazing collection of Engineering learning materials consisting of Activities, Lessons and Curriculum Units, listed here in three groups of the following three grade levels.

65 Engineering Activities, Lessons, and Units - Grades 3-4

• All About Electrical Attraction and Repulsion
• Architects and Engineers - Working Together
• Blackout
• Build a Charge Detector
• Build a Toy Workshop
• Build an Anemometer to Measure Wind Speed
• Bulbs & Batteries in a Row
• Bulbs & Batteries Side by Side
• Bumps and Bruises in Sports - Protect Your Egg
• Capturing the Sun's Warmth
• Cars from the Future - Eco-Friendly Design Ideas
• Chemical Wonders - Materials and States of Matter
• Completing the Circuit
• Conductivity
• Construct Simple Electrical Switches
• Cooking with the - Comparing Solar Cooker Designs
• Creating an Electromagnet
• Design and Test Model Solar Water Heaters
• Design-Build a Series Circuit Flashlight
• Energy - Entire Curricular Unit
• Energy Detectives at Work
• Energy, Fuels and Emisisons
• Engineering and the Human Body - Entire Curricular Unit
• Falling Water
• Get Your Motor Running
• History and Testing Shapes of Strength for Buildings
• How Much Heat Will It Hold
• Let's Move It
• Magnetic Attraction
• Magnitude of the Richter Scale
• Natural Disasters_Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tornadoes - Entire Curricular Unit
• Pitch and Frequency
• Potato Power
• Powerful Pulleys
• Put a Spark in It - Electricity - Entire Curricular Unit
• Put a Spark in It - Electricity - Unit Overview
• Pyramid Building - How to Use a Wedge
• Renewable Energy
• Requirements & Constraints - Making Model Parking Garages
• Seeing and Feeling Sound Vibrations - worksheet
• Seeing and Feeling Sound Vibrations
• Simple Machines and Modern Day Engineering
• Simple Machines
• Slide Right on by Using an Inclined Plane
• Solar System - Entire Curricular Unit
• Solid, Liquid or Gas - Material Identification Using Five Senses
• Static Cling
• Stations of Light
• Stop Heat from Escaping - Testing Insulation Materials
• String Telephones
• Swim to and from the Sea
• Technical Writing about River Current Power
• The Path of Electrons
• The Science of Swinging
• Traveling Sound
• Two-Cell Battery
• Wasting Energy at Home
• Water Filtration Project - Make Your Own Water Filters
• Waterwheel Work - Energy Transformations and Rotational Rates
• What Is Energy - Short Demos
• What Is Energy
• What Is the Best Insulator - Air, Styrofoam, Foil or Cotton
• Will It Conduct
• Wind Power - Designing a Wind Turbine
• Windmill Distributed Energy

127 Engineering Activities, Lessons, and Units - Grades 5-8

• A Good Foundation
• A Tornado in My State
• Action-Reaction Rocket
• Airplane Tails & Wings - Are You in Control
• Airplanes Everywhere
• Are Dams Forever
• Biomedical Engineering and the Human Body - Entire Curricular Unit
• Blow-and-Go Parachute
• Breaking Beams
• Bridges - Entire Curricular Unit
• Bridging the Gaps
• Build It Better
• Can You Take the Pressure
• Carbon Cycles
• Catapults
• Chromatography Lab
• Clay Boats - Activity
• Collisions and Momentum - Bouncing Balls
• Compound Machines - Not So Simple
• Cosmic Rhythm
• Couch Potato or Inertia Victim
• Crash Bang Momemtum
• Creating Model Working Lungs - Just Breathe
• Dam Impacts
• Design a Parachute
• Designing Bridges
• Drifting Continents
• Earthquakes Living Lab - The Theory of Plate Tectonic
• Earthquakes Living Lab Designing for Disaster
• Energy and Motion - Putting It All Together
• Energy Forms, States and Conversions
• Engineering to Prevent Natural Disasters
• Exploring Light - Absorb, Reflect, Transmit or Refract
• Facts Lesson about Forces and Structures
• Fault Movement
• Floodplain Modeling
• Forces All Around - Entire Curricular Unit
• Forces of Friction, Roads & Tires
• Fun with Bernoulli
• Future Flights - Imagine Your Own Flying Machines
• Gravity and Slinky Spring Scales
• Greenewables - Making Renewable Energy Poster
• Heavy Helicopters
• Hovercraft Racers
• How a Faucet Works
• How Do Sensors Work - Entire Curricular Unit
• How Do Things Fall
• How Does a Color Sensor Work
• How Does a Rotation
• How Does a Sound Sensor Work
• How Does a Touch Sensor Work
• How Does an Ultrasonic Sensor Work
• How Mountains are Formed
• Hydropower
• It Takes Two to Tangle
• Just Plane Simple
• Kinetic and Potential Energy of Motion
• Laser Types and Uses
• Launch into Learning - Catapults
• Leaning Tower of Pasta
• Levers That Lift
• Locks and Dams
• Make Your Own Temperature Scale
• May the Force Be with You_ Drag
• May the Force Be with You_ Lift
• May the Force Be with You_ Thrust
• May the Force Be with You_ Weight
• Measuring Friction Using Different Materials
• Mercalli Scale Illustrated
• Mini-Landslide
• Motion Capture Video Animation
• Motion Commotion
• Naked Egg Drop
• Newspaper Tower
• Paper Airplanes - Building, Testing, & Improving
• Perching Parrot
• Physics of Roller Coasters
• Power to the People
• Properties of Mixtures vs Solutions - Mix It Up
• Ready to Erupt - Volcanos
• Red Cabbage Chemistry
• Riding the Gravity Wave
• Rock Solid
• Rube Goldberg and the Meaning of Machines
• Saltwater Circuit
• Scale Model of the Earth
• Seismology in the Classroom
• Simple Machines - Entire Curricular Unit
• Soil Investigations
• Solving Everyday Problems Using the Engineering Design Cycle
• Sound Visualization Stations
• Spaghetti Bridges
• Spin Me a Story - Angular Momemtum
• Strength of Materials
• Stress, Inc
• Strong as the Weakest Link
• Super Spinners
• Surgical Device Engineering - Entire Curricular Unit
• Swing in Time
• Take Off with Paper Airplanes
• Team Up
• Testing Model Structures - Jell-O Earthquake
• The Advantage of Machines
• The Big Mo
• The Grid - Technical Writing
• The Rock Cycle
• Tightrope Trials
• Tornado Damage
• Tsunami Testing Model Villages in Big Waves
• Up, Up and Away! - Airplanes - Entire Curricular Unit
• Water and Dams in Today's World
• What a Drag
• What Are Gears and What Do They Do
• What Floats Your Boat
• What Is a Sensor
• What Is Engineering and What Is Design
• What Is Heat
• What Is Newton's First Law
• What Is Newton's Second Law
• What Is Newton's Third Law
• What Makes Airplanes Fly
• Where Has All the Water Gone
• Why Do We Build Dams
• Will It Fly
• Windstorm
• Work and Power - Waterwheel Worksheet
• Work and Power - Waterwheel
• You Are There - First Flight

12 Engineering Activities, Lessons, and Units - High School

• Archimedes Principle, Pascals Law and Bernoullis Principle
• Building a Piezoelectric Generator
• Element, Mixture, Compound
• Insulation Materials Investigation
• Math Relationships - Scale Model Building Project
• Measuring Distance with Sound Waves
• Measuring Viscosity
• Next-Generation Surgical Tools in the Body - Entire Curricular Unit
• Projectile Motion
• Reaction Exposed - The Big Chill
• Triangles & Trusses
• Volume & Data - Build the Biggest Box Using One Piece of Paper

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Prealgebra Textbook for Middle School and Above

Prealgebra Textbook for Middle School and Above

This text covers many topics of Prealgebra for middle school and above students. Each chapter below is broken in to several pdf documents, viewable and downloadable in this folder. In addition, there are sub-folders of both editable and pdf files for Chapter Lessons, Final Exams with and without answers and Classwork. Each chapter section includes "You try it" problems with answers, and also answers to odd-numbered problems are given in each section. A zip file of all folders is available here. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, and is copyrighted 2009, Department of Mathematics, College of the Redwoods.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Solving Equations with Whole Numbers, Mean, Median, Mode
• Chapter 2: Integer Operations and Equations
• Chapter 3: Math Expressions
• Chapter 4: Fraction Operations and Equations
• Chapter 5: Decimal Equations, Square Roots, Pythagorean Theorem
• Chapter 6: Ratio, Rates and Conversion
• Chapter 7: Percents, Interest, Pie Charts
• Chapter 8: Coordinate Plane and Linear Equations
• Metric American Conversion
• Unit American Conversion Notes
• Scientific Notation notes

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Earth Science Text For High School with Workbook, Tests & Teacher Editions

Earth Science Text For High School with Workbook, Tests & Teacher Editions

This is a nicely illustrated and well written High School Earth Science textbook, with editions for Workbook, Teacher, and Tests. The workbook and tests versions are available with and without answers for each chapter. (say thanks)

Titles of books to view and download:

• Earth Science For High School - 150mb, better graphics
• Earth Science For High School - 43mb, less quality graphics
• Earth Science For High School Workbook - with and without Answers
• Earth Science For High School Quizzes and Tests - with and without Answers
• Earth Science For High School Teachers Edition

Table of Contents of High School Earth Science textbook:
1. What Is Earth Science
2. Studying Earth’s Surface
3. Earth’s Minerals
4. Rocks
5. Earth’s Energy
6. Plate Tectonics
7. Earthquakes
8. Volcanoes
9. Weathering and Formation of Soil
10. Erosion and Deposition
11. Evidence About Earth’s Past
12. Earth’s History
13. Earth’s Fresh Water
14. Earth’s Oceans
15. Earth’s Atmosphere
16. Weather
17. Climate
18. Ecosystems and Human Populations
19. Human Actions and the Land
20. Human Actions and Earth’s Resources
21. Human Actions and Earth’s Waters
22. Human Actions and the Atmosphere
23. Observing and Exploring Space
24. Earth, Moon, and Sun
25. The Solar System
26. Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
27. Earth Science Glossary

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27 Phonics Worksheets, Activities & Instructional Docs

27 Phonics Worksheets, Activities & Instructional Documents

Teaching Phonics when to children learning to read can be challenging. These worksheets and activities, along with a few instruction and informational documents, will assist in this important schooling endeavor. Included also in the download folder are two phonics videos: "The Synthesis of Sounds.mp4" and "Onset-rime Word Building.mp4".

• 37 Most Common Word Families
• A Phonics Guide for Parents
• Alphabet Phonogram Flash Cards
• Alphabet Wheels
• Approaches to Phonics Instruction
• Consonants and Blends
• Consonant Clusters Flash Cards
• Five Finger Phonics
• How to Use Synthetic Phonics
• Initial Blend Dominoes & Matching Game
• Initial Blends Dominoes Printable Phonics Game
• Learn the Alphabet, Letters and Sounds
• Letter sounds s, a ,t, i ,p, n and decoding them
• Letters and Sounds Phonics Information
• Literacy Teaching Guide Phonics
• Onset and Rime Activities
• Onset and Rime Cards
• Onset and Rime Tiles
• Onset Rime Cards
• Onset Rime Endings
• Onset Rime Flashcards
• Parents Phonics Booklet
• Phonemic Awareness
• Phonics Activities
• Phonics, Syllable and Accent Rules
• Short Vowel Onset Rime Charts
• Systematic Synthetic Phonics
• Workbook for Teaching Phonics

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62 Algebra References, Reviews and Cheat Sheets

62 Algebra References, Reviews and Cheat Sheets

Here are the best available algebra reference, formula and fact sheets and review documents,all available for your viewing and download. These also include some great practice review tests with the answers or solutions provided.

• ACT Math Cheat Sheet
• ACT Math Formula Sheet
• Algebra 1 Practice Test with Solutions
• Algebra 1 Study Guide with Answers
• Algebra 2 Facts You Must Know
• Algebra 2 Final Study Guide with Answers
• Algebra 2 Formula Sheet
• Algebra Basic Properties and Facts Reference
• Algebra Cheat Sheet -2 pages
• Algebra Cheat Sheet
• Algebra Cheat Sheets
• Algebra Facts to Know
• Algebra Formulas -1
• Algebra Formulas -2
• Algebra Formulas and Rules
• Algebra I Graduation Reference Sheet
• Algebra II Formula Sheet
• Algebra II Test with Answers and Commentary
• Algebra Properties
• Applied Algebra Practice Test with Answers -1
• Applied Algebra Practice Test with Answers -2
• Applied Algebra Practice Test with Answers -3
• Applied Algebra Practice Test with Answers -4
• Basic Math and Pre-Algebra Cheat Sheet
• Beginning Algebra Review Sheets with Answers
• College Algebra Formula Sheet
• College Algebra Practice Exam with Answers
• College Algebra Quick Reference Sheet
• Combining Like Terms
• Common Core Practice Exam with Answers
• Common Mistakes in Algebra
• Conic Sections Formulas
• Elimination Method for Systems of linear equations with Answers
• Essential Formulas for Algebra 2
• Exponent Rules and Practice
• Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
• Factoring Cheat Sheet
• Intermediate Algebra Final Exam Review - with Answers
• Intermediate Algebra Final Exam Review with Answers -1
• Intermediate Algebra Final Exam Review with Answers -2
• Intermediate Algebra Formula Sheet
• Intermediate Algebra Practice Packet with Answers
• Intermediate Algebra Practice Test with Answers
• Intermediate Algebra Practice Test with Explanations & Answers
• Intermediate Algebra Review 1 - with Answers
• Intermediate Algebra Review 2 - with Answers
• Intermediate Algebra Review 3 - with Answers
• Intermediate Algebra Review Guide with Answers
• Intermediate Algebra Review with Answers
• Intermediate Algebra Sample Questions with Explanations & Answers
• Intermediate Algebra Sample Test with Answers
• Linear Algebra Cheat Sheet
• Multi-Step Equations
• Polynomials Cheatsheet
• Practice Problems for Algebra Competency Exam with Answers
• Pre-Algebra Fractions - Review and Practice with Answers
• Prealgegra Practice Tests with answers
• Quadratic Formula
• Review of Elementary Algebra with Explanations & Answers -102 pages
• Review of Intermediate Algebra with Explanations & Answers -118 pages
• SAT Math Formula Sheet
• Two-Step Equations

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38 Coloring Books - with Narration

38 Coloring Books - with Narration

This is a nice collection of 38 coloring books for children from pre-school through 4th grade. Most of these include narrations which the child can read or be read to. Many of these books also have activities interspersed with the coloring pages.

• 63 Pictures to Color
• Air Bear Coloring Book
• Animal Care Coloring Book
• Aquarium Coloring Book
• Bear Aware Coloring Book
• Birds Coloring Book
• Boating Color Book
• Boating Safety Coloring Book
• Book of Mormon Coloring Book
• Career Coloring Book
• Christmas Activity Sheets
• Christmas Pictures to Color
• Elks I Choose Not to Use Coloring Book
• Floral Design Coloring Book
• Florida Scrub Coloring Book
• Hayden Library Design Coloring Book
• Kansas Coloring Book
• Kids Against Bullying Coloring Book
• Learning About Leaves Coloring Book
• Louisiana Coloring Book
• Minnesota Bird Coloring Book
• Mississippi Coloring Book
• NASA Spinoff Coloring Book
• Nature Recycles Coloring Book
• Neuroscience for Kids Coloring Book
• Nevada Wildlife Coloring Book
• Recycling Guys Coloring Book
• Salmon Coloring Book
• Sam Safe Coloring Book
• Sammy Soil Coloring Book
• Sibling Coloring Book
• Spuddy Buddy Coloring Book
• St. Jude Trike-A-Thon Coloring Book
• Stress Relief Coloring Book
• US Dept of Energy Coloring Book
• Wallys Adventure Coloring Book
• Wetlands Coloring Book
• Young Beekeepers Coloring Book

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45 Poem, Poetry and Prose Books

45 Poem, Poetry and Prose Books

These books of poems and poetry will provide reading practice and enjoyment for young people, easily accessible here to view and download, with some also including prose sections. These were published before 1923 - however, good poetry is timeless and some of these also give one a good sense of what life was like a hundred or more years ago.

• A Child's Garden of Verses
• A Cluster of Poems
• Beauty and the Beast, Comic Nursery Tales in Humorous Verse
• Cathcarts Literary Reader, selections from some of the best British and American authors
• Daisies from A Child's Garden of Verses
• Father Goose, His Book
• Forty Thousand Quotations, Prose and Poetical, Ancient and Modern
• Four American Poets, Bryant, Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes 
• Golden Numbers Poems for children and young people
• House of Play, verses-rhymes-stories for young folks
• Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know
• Little Ann and Other Poems
• Little Folks Own Stories, Sketches, Poems, Designed to Amuse and Benefit the Young
• MacMillans Reading Books
• Nature Study in Elementary Schools Second Reader, Myths, Stories, Poems
• Old Fashioned Stories and Poems
• One Hundred and One Famous Poems, With a Prose Supplement
• Picture Poems for Young Folks
• Poems
• Poems for Children
• Poems for Reading and memorizing
• Rainbow Gold, and Other Poems
• Rainbow Gold, Poems Old and New Selected for Boys and Girls
• Scottish Nursery Songs, and Other Poems
• Simple Rhymes and Poems for Young Children
• Swintons Book of Tales, Readings, Imaginative and Emotional in Prose and Poetry
• Tales from English History in Prose and Verse
• Tales of Wonder in verse written and collected by MG Lewis
• The Children's Book, A Collection of Short Stories and Poems, a Mormon Book
• The Children's Book, a Collection of the Best and Most Famous Stories and Poems
• The Children's Hour and Other Poems, Paul Reveres Ride and Other Poems
• The Eugene Field Book, verses, stories
• The First Book of Poetry for the use of schools, intended as reading lessons
• The Golden Treasury, Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems
• The Gospel From the Beginning
• The Happy Sunday Book of Painted Pictures with Verses
• The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
• The Old Farm Gate, Containing Stories and Poems for Children and Youth
• The Pied Piper of Hamelin And Other Poems
• The Step-ladder a Collection of Prose and Poetry
• Verse and Prose Reading for Beginners
• Verses and Rhymes by the Way
• Very Short Stories and Verses For Children
• Young Folks Book of Poetry, a collection of the best short and easy poems for reading
• Young Folks Speaker, collection of prose and poetry

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33 Drawing, Sketching and Painting Books

33 Drawing, Sketching and Painting Books

Here are 33 books that teach and demonstrate budding artists how to draw, sketch and paint (all in the public domain, published before 1923). Some are more illustrative than others.

• A Guide to Landscape Drawing in Pencil and Chalk
• A Manual of the First Principles of Drawing, with the Rudiments of Perspective
• A Practical Treatise on Drawing, and on Painting in Water Colours
• A Series of Easy Lessons in Landscape Drawing Contained in Forty Plates
• A Treatise on Landscape Painting In Oil, in a Series of Easy Examples
• Advanced Perspective, Drawing of Objects
• Drawing from Nature, A Series of Progressive Instructions in Sketching
• Elementary History of Art, Architecture, Sculpture, Painting
• Elements of Perspective Drawing, or The Science of Delineating Real Objects
• Freehand Perspective and Sketching
• Handbook of Elementary Drawing
• How Children Learn to Draw
• Introduction to the Art of Painting in Oil Colours
• Mechanical Drawing Self Taught
• Practical Directions for Portrait Painting in Water Colours
• Practical Drawing, A Book for the Student and the General Reader
• Practical Hints on Colour in Painting
• Practical Hints on Composition in Painting
• Practical Hints on Light and Shade in Painting
• Pupil Teachers Handbook for Teaching Elementary Drawing
• Simple Lessons in Landscape Painting
• The American Drawing Book, a Manual for the Amateur, and Basis of Study for the Professional Artist, Vol 1
• The American Drawing Book, a Manual for the Amateur, and Basis of Study for the Professional Artist, Vol.2
• The Art of Landscape Painting in Oil Colour
• The Art of Painting Portraits, Landscapes, Animals, Draperies, Satins, etc
• The Art of Painting Restored to Its Simplest and Surest Principles
• The Art of Sketching from Nature
• The Book of the Cat With Facsimiles of Drawings In Color
• The Early Drawing Book
• The Handbook of Pencil Drawing
• The Theory and Practice of Water Colour Painting
• Vere Fosters Painting for Beginners, Stage 1 2
• Wild Animals I Have Known, and 200 drawings

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30 Art Lesson Activities and Projects - All Grades

• 3 Art Lesson Activities and Projects - K-Grade 2
• 9 Art Lesson Activities and Projects - Grades 3-4
• 10 Art Lesson Activities and Projects - Grades 5-8
• 8 Art Lesson Activities and Projects - High School

These are wonderful lessons plans detailing art lesson activities and projects for all grade levels, from kindergarten through high school. A total of four pdf documents covering all 30 art lessons.

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Physical Science For Middle School Text with Workbook & Teacher Edition

This is a great Physical Science For Middle School Textbook, including the Workbook and Teacher editions. Answers to all problems are given in every chapter of the workbook, quizzes/tests book and teacher edition, along with versions without the answers.

Middle School Physics Textbooks to view and download:

• Physical Science For Middle School – 98mb, better graphics
• Physical Science For Middle School – 26mb, less quality graphics
• Physical Science For Middle School Workbook – with and without Answers
• Physical Science For Middle School Quizzes and Tests – with and without Answers
• Physical Science For Middle School Teachers Edition – with and without Answers
• Physical Science For Middle School Workbook – with and without Answers

Table of Contents of Physical Science For Middle School textbook:
    1. The World of Science
    2. Scientific Research and Technology
    3. Introduction to Matter
    4. States of Matter
    5. Atoms
    6. Periodic Table
    7. Chemical Bonding
    8. Chemical Reactions
    9. Chemistry of Carbon
   10. Chemistry of Solutions
   11. Nuclear Chemistry
   12. Motion
   13 Forces
   14. Newton’s Laws of Motion
   15. Fluid Forces
   16. Work and Machines
   17. Introduction to Energy
   18. Thermal Energy
   19. Waves
   20. Sound
   21. Electromagnetic Radiation
   22. Visible Light
   23. Electricity
   24. Magnetism
   25. Electromagnetism
   26. Glossary

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Music Appreciation: Its Language, History and Culture

Music Appreciation: Its Language, History and Culture

This music course textbook has a number of related goals:  1) to learn a variety of music traditions in Western Europe, the United States (art music, jazz, folk, rock, and musical theater), and from Africa, India, China, South America, and the Caribbean; 2) to understand concepts of melody, rhythm, harmony, texture, timbre, and form used by musicians; and 3) to understand sources of musical sounds, instruments and voices from different cultures, electronically generated sounds, and principles that determine pitch and timbre.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Elements of Music
• Chapter 2: Musical Instruments and Ensembles
• Chapter 3: Composer, Performer, Audience
• Chapter 4: European Art Music: Middle Ages to Romantic 
• Chapter 5: European and American Art Music since 1900
• Chapter 6: American Vernacular Music
• Chapter 7: Jazz
• Chapter 8: World Music
• Appendix 1: Musician Biographies
• Appendix 2: Glossary

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15 Learning Docs for Maps and Geography

15 Learning Docs for Maps and Geography

These are colorful and detailed presentations and a worksheet for grade 2 through high school that will help students learn about world geography, using maps and their elements, and understanding geography as it relates to people and history.

• Mapping It Out -G2
• Map Projections and Climate Basics -G3-4
• Big Global Geography -G3-8
• China Geography History Government Culture -G3-8
• Introduction to Maps -G3-8
• Latitude and Longitude Worksheet -G3-8
• Regional Map Templates for History and Geography -3-8
• Geography Bee Quiz -G5-8
• Political and Physical Maps -G5-8
• Reading Elements of Maps -G5-8
• The Geography of Europe -G5-8
• Geography Terms -G5-8
• Introduction to World Geography -G5-HS
• Reference and Thematic Maps & Map Skills -HS
• Human Geography -HS

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Boundless Art History - High School

Boundless Art History - High School

This art history survey text covers all the world's art history in 30 well written, detailed chapters.Each chapter contains 4-9 sub-chapters, and each sub-chapter has from 4-7 sections. Each section provides a Learning Objective, Key Points, and Key Terms. Total number of pages is 2,958 and file size is 40mb.

Contents:

1. Thinking and Talking About Art
2. Prehistoric Art
3. Art of the Ancient Near East
4. Ancient Egyptian Art
5. Art of the Aegean Civilizations
6. Ancient Greece
7. The Etruscans
8. The Romans
9. The Byzantines
10. Islamic Art
11. Art of South and Southeast Asia Before 1200 CE
12. Chinese and Korean Art Before 1279 CE
13. Japan Before 1333 CE
14. Native-American Art Before 1300 CE
15. Africa Before 1800 CE
16. Early Medieval Europe
17. Romanesque Art
18. Gothic Art
19. The Italian Renaissance
20. The Northern Renaissance
21. The Baroque Period
22. South and Southeast Asia After 1200 CE
23. China and Korea After 1279 CE
24. Japan After 1333 CE
25. The Americas After 1300 CE
26. Oceania
27. Africa in the Modern Period
28. European and American Art in the 18th and 19th Centuries
29. Europe and America from 1900-1950 CE
30. Global Art Since 1950 CE

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Intermediate Algebra Textbook – with Answers

Intermediate Algebra Textbook – with Answers

Written in a clear and concise manner, this Intermediate Algebra Textbook (pdf) builds on the basics learned in elementary algebra and introduces more advanced topics. It includes a blend of traditional and graphical approaches, introduces functions early and stresses the geometry behind the algebra. All answers to odd-numbered problems are provided. The author uses his experience working with students developing their algebra skills, so he knows just where they struggle and how to present complex techniques in more understandable ways, presenting the concepts is a student-friendly and commonsense way. This Intermediate Algebra textbook is also available in an html format in this .zip file, just unzip it and open the index.html file in your browser for the linked table of contents.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Algebra Fundamentals:
  Review of Real Numbers and Absolute Value
  Operations with Real Numbers
  Square and Cube Roots of Real Numbers
  Algebraic Expressions and Formulas
  Rules of Exponents and Scientific Notation
  Polynomials and Their Operations
  Solving Linear Equations
  Solving Linear Inequalities with One Variable
• Chapter 2: Graphing Functions and Inequalities:
  Relations, Graphs, and Functions
  Linear Functions and Their Graphs
  Modeling Linear Functions
  Graphing the Basic Functions
  Using Transformations to Graph Functions
  Solving Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
  Solving Inequalities with Two Variables
• Chapter 3: Solving Linear Systems:
  Linear Systems with Two Variables and Their Solutions
  Solving Linear Systems with Two Variables
  Applications of Linear Systems with Two Variables
  Solving Linear Systems with Three Variables
  Matrices and Gaussian Elimination
  Determinants and Cramer’s Rule
  Solving Systems of Inequalities with Two Variables
• Chapter 4: Polynomial and Rational Functions:
  Algebra of Functions
  Factoring Polynomials
  Factoring Trinomials
  Solve Polynomial Equations by Factoring
  Rational Functions: Multiplication and Division
  Rational Functions: Addition and Subtraction
  Solving Rational Equations
  Applications and Variation
• Chapter 5: Radical Functions and Equations:
  Roots and Radicals
  Simplifying Radical Expressions
  Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions
  Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions
  Rational Exponents
  Solving Radical Equations
  Complex Numbers and Their Operations
• Chapter 6: Solving Equations and Inequalities:
  Extracting Square Roots and Completing the Square
  Quadratic Formula
  Solving Equations Quadratic in Form
  Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs
  Solving Quadratic Inequalities
  Solving Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
• Chapter 7: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions:
  Composition and Inverse Functions
  Exponential Functions and Their Graphs
  Logarithmic Functions and Their Graphs
  Properties of the Logarithm
  Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
• Chapter 8: Conic Sections:
  Distance, Midpoint, and the Parabola
  Circles
  Ellipses
  Hyperbolas
  Solving Nonlinear Systems
  Review Exercises and Sample Exam
• Chapter 9: Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem:
  Introduction to Sequences and Series
  Arithmetic Sequences and Series
  Geometric Sequences and Series
  Binomial Theorem

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Shakespeare for Young Readers & H.S. Students

Shakespeare for Young Readers and High School Students

Here are 33 books, handouts, guides, and write-ups concerning Shakespeare's plays, writing and language. The first group below lists 10 easier-to-read books of Shakespeare's stories and plays for primary, middle school, high school and college students. The second list are 10 handouts and two slidedecks for learning Shakespeare's language and writing. The third list consists of 11 Guides, Write-ups and the Complete Works of Shakespeare. These are all in pdf format and are available for immediate viewing and download.

Shakespeare's Stories and Plays for Younger & High School Students:

• Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, by E Nesbit
• Tales from Shakespeare, for Young Readers, by Charles & Mary Lamb
• The Children's Shakespeare, by E Nesbit
• Stories of Shakespeares Comedies -scan
• Stories of Shakespeares English History Plays -scan
• Bells Readers Shakespeare Comedies, Condensed for School
• Bells Readers Shakespeare Historical, Condensed for School
• The Shakespeare Reader, Abridged Plays with Notes, Vol. 2
• The Shakespeare Reader, Abridged Plays with Notes, Vol. 3
• The Shakespeare Reader, Extracts from the Plays of Shakespeare

Handouts and Materials for Learning Shakespeare:

• Decoding Shakespeare's Language Handout
• Figurative Language of Shakespeare Worksheet
• Renaissance Humanism and Shakespeare Handout
• Seven Keys to Shakespeare Handout
• Shakespeare's Language Handout
• Shakespearean Idioms Handout
• Shakespeare’s Language What’s the Meaning Handout
• Shakespeare’s Language Using Context Clues Handout
• Shakespeare's Metaphors Handout
• Working with Shakespeare's Language Handout
• Shakespeare Slidedeck 1
• Shakespeare Slidedeck 2

Shakespeare Learning Guides, Write-ups & Complete Works:

• Shakespeare's Language
• Shakespeare's Words Write-up
• 10 Strategies for Understanding Shakespeare
• Tis Shakespearish Study Guide
• Shakespearean Quotations
• Dictionary of Shakespearian Quotations -scan
• Compendium & Concordance Complete Works of Shakespeare -scan
• Dicks Complete Edition of Shakespeares Works -scan
• Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare
• Shakespeare, by Algernon Swinburne, Oxford Press
• Shakespeare, by Walter Raleigh, Univ of Oxford -scan

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Health Activities, Handouts and Quizzes – All Grades

215 Health Activities, Handouts and Quizzes – Pre-K – Grade 2
246 Health Lessons, Handouts and Quizzes – Grades 3-5
242 Health Activities, Handouts and Quizzes – Grades 6-8
229 Health Activities, Handouts and Quizzes – Grades 9-12

These are well written Health Activities, Handouts and Quizzes for all grade levels, from kindergarten through high school. They include a teacher guide on the first page of each activity document. These are widely recommended by educators, libraries, and school associations, and they have received the “Teachers’ Choice Award for the Family” and the prestigious Pirelli Award for “Best Educational Media for Students.”

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8 Pre-Algebra Practice Tests, Reviews & Textbook -with Answers

8 Pre-Algebra Practice Tests, Reviews and Textbook - with Answers

Here are 8 documents that will help with learning, practicing and reviewing Pre-algebra math concepts and problem solving. The include a textbook, a review packet with explanations, a definition-vocabulary and several practice tests. The answers to all questions and problems are provided these prealgebra materials.

• Pre-Algebra Review Packet with answers
• Pre-Algebra Vocabulary With Definitions
• Prealgebra Textbook with Exercises and Answers
• Prealgebra Practice Questions with answers
• Pre-Algebra Diagnostic Pretest with answers
• Prealgebra & Introductory Algebra Practice Test-Bank with answers -1
• Prealgebra & Introductory Algebra Practice Test-Bank with answers -2
• PreAlgebra Final Exam with answers

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22 Lesson Units for U.S. World History & Geography - Grades 5-6

22 Lesson Units for U.S. World History & Geography for Grades 5-6

These are highly acclaimed history and geography texts and lessons the provoide a rich in-depth resource to both local and homeschool 5th and 6th grades. Two books are available for each subject area: a Student Reader and Teacher Guide, which contains Answer Keys for the unit being studied. A Timeline reference is also included for the history units.

• Grade 5 Unit-1 World Lakes
• Grade 5 Unit-2 Maya-Aztec-Inca-Civilizations
• Grade 5 Unit-3 Age of Exploration
• Grade 5 Unit-4-5 Renaissance - Reformation
• Grade 5 Unit-7-8 Early Russia - Fuedal Japan
• Grade 5 Unit-9 Geography of the US
• Grade 5 Unit-10 Westward Expansion Before Civil War
• Grade 5 Unit-11 US Civil War
• Grade 5 Unit-12-13 WestExpansionAfterCW-NativeAmericans
• Grade 6 Unit-1 World Deserts
• Grade 6 Unit-2 Ancient Greece and Rome
• Grade 6 Unit-3-4 Enlightenment-FrenchRev-Romantism
• Grade 6 Unit-5 The Industiral Revolution
• Grade 6 Unit-6 Independence-for-Latin-America
• Grade 6 Unit-7-8-9 Making-of-America

This work is based on an original work of the Core Knowledge Foundation made available through licensing under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This does not in any way imply that the Core Knowledge Foundation endorses this work.

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17 Lesson Units for U.S. World History & Geography - Grades 3-4

17 Lesson Units for U.S. World History & Geography for Grades 3-4

These are wonderful, highly rated history and geography lessons and texts that offer you an excellent resource to both local and home schools for the 3rd and 4th grade levels. Two books are available for each subject area: a Student Reader and Teacher Guide, which contains Answer Keys for the unit being studied.

• Grade 3 Unit-1 World Rivers
• Grade 3 Unit-2 Ancient Rome
• Grade 3 Unit-3 Vikings
• Grade 3 Unit-4 Earliest Americans
• Grade 3 Unit-5-6 Canada Exploration - NorthAmerica
• Grade 3 Unit-7 Thirteen Colonies
• Grade 4 Unit-1-2 Using Maps and World Mountains
• Grade 4 Unit-3 Medieval Europe
• Grade 4 Unit-4-5 Islamic Empires - African Kingdoms
• Grade 4 Unit-6 Dynasties of China
• Grade 4 Unit-7 American Revolution
• Grade 4 Unit-8 United States Constitution
• Grade 4 Unit-9-10 EarlyPresidents - AmericanReformers

This work is based on an original work of the Core Knowledge Foundation made available through licensing under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This does not in any way imply that the Core Knowledge Foundation endorses this work.

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4 Lesson Units for World History - Grades 1-2

4 Lesson Units for World History for Grades 1-2

These high-quality lessons and learning materials are an excellent resource for both local and home schools teaching history to early primary grades. Two texts are available for each subject area: a Student Reader and Teacher Guide, which contains Answer Keys for the unit being studied.

• Grade 1 Unit-2 Mesopotamia
• Grade 1 Unit-3 Ancient Egypt
• Grade 2 Unit-1 Ancient India
• Grade 2 Unit-2 Ancient China

This work is based on an original work of the Core Knowledge Foundation made available through licensing under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 4.0 International License.This does not in any way imply that the Core Knowledge Foundation endorses this work.

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100 3rd Grade Reading & Literacy Skills Activity Worksheets

100 Third Grade Reading and Literacy Skills Activity Worksheets

These third grade  reading and literacy are activities designed to help families reinforce reading and language arts skills. For each reading and literacy skill below, various activities are provided to help third grade students develop good reading and writing abilities. All of the activities are available in one pdf file, or separately in a .zip file, which you can extract to a folder and then access each activity by name by opening the "Third Grade Reading Literacy Skills Activities - Table of Contents.htm" file.

Third Grade Reading and Literacy Skill Categories (all-in-one PDF or .zip file):

• Recognizes Book Titles and Authors
• Reads and Comprehends Fiction and Nonfiction
• Demonstrates Familiarity with Different Types of Text
• Reads Longer Fiction and Chapter Books
• Recognizes Common Word Endings
• Identifies Parts of Speech
• Identifies Parts of a Sentence
• Breaks Words into Syllables
• Uses Plural Nouns
• Manipulates Verb Forms
• Builds Vocabulary
• Attends to Spelling and Punctuation
• Uses Context to Understand New Words (Activity 1)
• Uses Context to Understand New Words (Activity 2)
• Infers Word Meanings from Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
• Recognizes Words by Sight
• Reads Aloud with Fluency and Comprehension
• Reads Silently
• Spells Familiar Words (Activity 1)
• Spells Familiar Words (Activity 2)
• Breaks Words into Syllables
• Places Words in Alphabetical Order
• Uses a Dictionary for Spelling
• Identifies Unknown Words
• Infers Word Meaning from Prefixes
• Infers Word Meanings from Suffixes
• Incorporates New Words in Writing and Speaking
• Incorporates New Words in Reading and Writing
• Comprehends Spoken Directions
• Uses the Correct Words in Context
• Uses the Writing Process
• Edits and Revises Writing (Activity 1)
• Edits and Revises Writing (Activity 2)
• Reviews Work for Spelling, Mechanics, and Presentation
• Creates a Word Web
• Writes Descriptions
• Writes Stories
• Writes Letters
• Writes Directions
• Keeps a Writer's Notebook
• Writes Lists and Reading at Length
• Reads Independently
• Summarizes Major Points from Fiction
• Discusses Underlying Themes in Fiction
• Recognizes Nonfiction in Book Layout
• Incorporates Reading Vocabulary into Writing and Speaking
• Monitors Comprehension While Reading
• Comprehends Written Directions

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100 2nd Grade Reading & Literacy Skills Activity Worksheets

100 Second Grade Reading and Literacy Skills Activity Worksheets

These second grade reading and literacy are activities designed to help families reinforce reading and language arts skills. For each reading and literacy skill below, various activities are provided to help second graders develop good reading and writing abilities. All of the activities are available in one pdf file, or separately in a .zip file, which you can extract to a folder and then access each activity by name by opening the "Second Grade Reading Literacy Skills Activities - Table of Contents.htm" file.

Second Grade Reading and Literacy Skill Categories (all-in-one PDF or .zip file):

• Recognizes Book Titles and Authors
• Knows the Parts of Books and Their Functions
• Reads and Comprehends Fiction and Nonfiction
• Demonstrates Familiarity with Different Types of Text
• Combines Different Letters to Create New Sounds (Activity 1)
• Recognizes Common Word Endings
• Breaks Words into Syllables
• Understands Contractions and Possessive Language
• Uses Context to Understand New Words
• Infers Word Meanings from Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
• Recognizes Commonly Used Words
• Reads with Expression and Fluency
• Reads with Precision and Blends Sounds in Words
• Combines Different Letters to Create New Sounds (Activity 2)
• Using Reading Rules to Help Spell New Words
• Reading Accurately and Spelling
• Builds Vocabulary
• Builds Vocabulary-Prefixes
• Builds Vocabulary-Opposites
• Follows Directions
• Listens for Meaning
• Listens for Information
• Prints Letters and Words Clearly
• Attends to Punctuation
• Uses Language Patterns
• Uses Writing Process--Prewriting
• Revises Writing
• Writes Sentences
• Writes Paragraphs
• Produces Written Work - Story
• Produces Written Work - Letter
• Reads and Comprehends at Grade Level
• Recalls Facts (Activity 1)
• Reads for Interest
• Rereads for Understanding
• Interprets Charts
• Recalls Facts (Activity 2)
• Comprehends Text While Reading
• Builds Vocabulary

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5 Aesop's Fables Books for Young Readers, Grades 2-H.S.

5 Aesop's Fables Books for Young Readers, Grades 2 - High School

These five books of Aesop's Fables are a treasure trove for practicing reading and becoming a better reader. They are named with the appropriate grade levels, and provide a nice way of learning from this historic literary work by an ancient Greek writer, as each fable ends with a one line learning message.

• Aesop's Fables in Words of One Syllable, scanned - 2nd-6th Grades
• 12 Aesops Fable's - 3rd-7th Grades
• Aesop's Fables for Children With Pictures - 3rd-8th Grades
• Aesop's Fables, a New Translation - 4th-8th Grades
• Aesop's Fables, scanned - High School and older

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100 1st Grade Reading Skills Activity Worksheets

100 First Grade Reading Skills Activity Worksheets

These first grade reading activities are designed to help families reinforce reading and language arts skills. For each reading skill below, various activities are provided to help young readers in first grade develop their reading skills. All of the activities are available in one pdf file, or separately in a .zip file, which you can extract to a folder and then access each activity by name by opening the "First Grade Reading Skill Activities - Table of Contents.htm" file.

First Grade Reading Skill Categories (all-in-one PDF or .zip file):

• Knows the Parts of Books and Their Functions
• Reads and Comprehends Fiction and Nonfiction
• Identifies Sentences
• Differentiates Letters, Words, and Sentences
• Blends and Distinguishes Sounds in One-Syllable Words
• Recognizes and Names All Upper- and Lower-case Letters
• Decodes Words
• Reads Common Sight Words
• Sounds Out Words
• Reads Aloud with Accuracy and Comprehension
• Recognizes Words by Sight
• Builds Vocabulary
• Creates Own Written Text
• Follows Directions
• Forms Letters
• Uses Punctuation and Capitalization
• Produces Sentences
• Produces Stories
• Organizes Ideas
• Engages in Literacy Activities
• Reads and Comprehends at Grade Level
• Monitors Own Reading
• Predicts What Happens Next
• Discusses Prior Knowledge
• Describes New Information from Text
• Answers Simple Comprehension Questions

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100 Kindergarten Reading Skills Activity Worksheets

100 Kindergarten Reading Skills Activity Worksheets

These kindergarten reading activities are designed to help families reinforce reading and language arts skills. For each reading skill below, various activities are provided to help young readers in kindergarten develop their reading skills. All of the activities are available in one pdf file, or separately in a .zip file, which you can extract to a folder and then access each activity by name by opening the "Kindergarten Reading Skill Activities - Table of Contents.htm" file.

Kindergarten Reading Skill Categories (all-in-one PDF or .zip file):

• Knows the Parts of Books and Their Functions
• Begins to Track Print
• Recognizes and Names All Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
• Understands That Words Consist of a Sequence of Sounds
• Learns One-to-One Letter/Sound Correspondence
• Recognizes Some Words by Sight
• Connects Information and Events in Text to Real Life
• Listens to/Retells Stories or Parts of Stories
• Listens Attentively to Books Read
• Identifies Words that Are Similar or Different
• Identifies Words that Share the Same Sound
• Merges Sound Segments into Words
• Rhymes
• Uses Sounds and Letters to Spell
• Writes to Express Own Meaning
• Builds a Vocabulary of Words
• Writes Own Name
• Writes Most Letters and Some Words
• Knows that Words Join Together to Make Sentences
• Follows Directions
• Correctly Answers Questions about Stories
• Makes Predictions about Stories

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Earth Science For Middle School Text with Workbook & Teacher Edition

This is an updated and well written Earth Science For Middle School Textbook, with editions for the Workbook, Teacher, Quizzes/Tests and Honors. Also, versions of the teacher edition, workbook and quiz-test book are available with and without answers for each chapter. (say thanks)

Titles of Texts to view and download:

• Earth Science For Middle School - 135mb, better graphics
• Earth Science For Middle School - 28mb, less quality graphics
• Earth Science For Middle School Quizzes and Tests - with and without Answers
• Earth Science For Middle School Teachers Edition - with and without Answers
• Earth Science For Middle School Workbook - with and without Answers
• Earth Science Honors For Middle School

Table of Contents of Earth Science For Middle School textbook:
    1. What is Earth Science?
    2. Studying Earth’s Surface
    3. Earth’s Minerals
    4. Rocks
    5. Earth’s Energy
    6. Plate Tectonics
    7. Earthquakes
    8. Volcanoes
    9. Weathering and Formation of Soil
  10. Erosion and Deposition
  11. Evidence About Earth’s Past
  12. Earth’s History
  13. Earth’s Fresh Water
  14. Earth’s Oceans
  15. Earth’s Atmosphere
  16. Weather
  17. Climate
  18. Ecosystems and Human Populations
  19. Human Actions and the Land
  20. Human Actions and Earth’s Resources
  21. Human Actions and Earth’s Water
  22. Human Actions and the Atmosphere
  23. Observing and Exploring Space
  24. Earth, Moon, and Sun
  25. The Solar System
  26. Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe

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Pre-Algebra Textbook

This Pre-Algebra Textbook is for all upper grade students needing to acquire these math skills. It explains the concepts in an easy to understand way while showing the solutions in detail (pdf format, 1,146 pages). The text introduces all basic concepts of algebra, and steps are given so students will obtain confidence in their ability to learn and succeed and new topics presented are related to previous ones. You can also download for free at https://openstax.org/details/books/prealgebra.

Table of Contents:
 -  Chapter 1: Whole Numbers
 -  Chapter 2: The Language of Algebra
 -  Chapter 3: Integers
 -  Chapter 4: Fractions
 -  Chapter 5: Decimals
 -  Chapter 6: Percents
 -  Chapter 7: The Properties of Real Numbers
 -  Chapter 8: Solving Linear Equations
 -  Chapter 9: Math Models and Geometry
 -  Chapter 10: Polynomials
 -  Chapter 11: Graph
 -  Appendix:
 -  A Cumulative Review
 -  B Powers and Roots Tables
 -  C Geometric Formulas

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45 Lists of Words to Practice and Know for Grades 1 - 8

45 Lists of Words to Practice and Know for Grades 1 - 8

Each grade level has six lists and a chart with instructions. Use the list until the learner has less than 5 errors three consecutive times, and then proceed to the next list in that grade.

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5 Music Fundamentals Textbooks (Grade 5 - H.S.)

5 Music Fundamentals Textbooks - for 5th grade through high school students. These 5 detailed texts teach most of the basic areas of Music Theory for learners in classrooms and homeschool wanting to study and understand music. They include solutions to all the exercises.

Music Fundamentals 1: Pitch and Major Scales and Keys (74 pages):
  - Introduction to Pitch Notation in Music
  - Clef
  - Introduction to the Piano Keyboard
  - Pitch: Sharp, Flat, and Natural Notes
  - Chromatic and Diatonic Half Steps
  - Octave Designations in Music
  - Key Signature
  - Major Keys and Scales
  - Scale Degrees of the Diatonic Scale
  - Enharmonic Spelling
  - The Circle of Fifths

Music Fundamentals 2: Rhythm and Meter (74 pages):
 - Duration: Note Lengths in Written Music
 - Duration: Rest Length
 - Dots, Ties, and Borrowed Divisions
 - Rhythm
 - Time Signature
 - Introduction to Subdivisions in Simple Meters
  -Simple and Compound Time Signatures
 - Meter in Music
 - Introduction to Subdivisions in Compound Meters
 - Pickup Notes and Measures
 - Tempo

Music Fundamentals 3: Minor Scales and Keys (29 pages):
 - Minor Keys and Scales
 - Learning Major and Minor Scales
 - Ear Training

Music Fundamentals 4: Intervals (34 pages):
 - Intervals and Inversions
 - Quickly Recognizing Simple Intervals
 - Consonance and Dissonance

Music Fundamentals 5: Triads Chords Introduction to Roman Numerals (41 pages):
 - Triads
 - Naming Triads
 - Beginning Harmonic Analysis
 - Seventh Chords and Inversions

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13 History Textbooks (K – H.S.)

13 U.S. and World History Textbooks - Kindergarten – High School

These texts can be used as a primary resource or to enhance curriculum with additional resources and many activities to practice mastery of history and civics. They are a wonderful addition to both schools and home schools for understanding history and civics for all grade and skill levels. Each book, chapter, or section provide inquiry questions to guide students through learning investigations. These are both viewable and downloadable.

 -  Kindergarten Myself and Others
 -  1st Grade Families and Schools
 -  2nd Grade Community Studies
 -  3rd Grade Michigan Studies
 -  4th Grade United States Studies
 -  5th Grade United States History
 -  6th Grade World Geography
 -  7th Grade Ancient World History
 -  8th Grade United States History
 -  High School Civic Life
 -  High School Economics
 -  High School United States History
 -  High School World History

The texts of these books by the Michigan Open Book Project are licensed under a Creative Commons NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. These teaching and learning materials are freely available for everyone to use, whether you are a school or homeschool student, self-learner or teacher.

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16 U.S. History Map Lessons

16 U.S. History Map Lessons

The following instructional items (.doc format) are contained in each census maps lesson document. Each map and lesson corresponds to the historical period addressed. Grade levels 4-8.

• U.S. map with correct names
• Blank U.S. map
• Quiz on map identification
• Critical thinking sheet for each historical U.S. map

Also included are lesson files for: U.S. State Capitals, U.S. Rivers and U.S. Mountains, Lake, Oceans.

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