My Book Of Words For School Workbooks

Description

I love Kumon workbooks for their engaging graphics, ease of use and targeted practice. This vocabulary series teaches your child/student to read and write over 50 important words. The words are grouped by the 4 core subject areas: math, science, language arts and social studies. Rather than showing you a definition, or having the student look up words in a dictionary, you have illustrations. I would not just hand a student these books to work on without any guidance. What if they have no idea what an eclipse in and can't understand the picture? This will benefit your talkative child (auditory) and certainly your right-brain visual learners as well.You start by tracing letters in boxes to make words (it looks a bit like a crossword puzzle.The next step is to write the letters in the boxes with a tiny letter cue in the corner, followed by writing the word in blank boxes. They have to read the words with a picture cue and write them again. Then a review at the end of the book has them writing the words without tracing them first. Some Level 1 words are hard, soft, sun, moon, first, second, circle, park, store, what, where, etc. Level 2 words include sound, light, cube, sphere, addition, plus, west, south, wants, needs, etc. Examples of Level 3 words are sunrise, eclipse, melting, ice, minute, hour, hexagon, goods, services, nouns, pronouns, etc. Typical Level 4 words are pulley, wedge, gram, kilogram, equator, globe, rural, urban, singular, plural, planning, editing, etc. 78pp, each with a certificate of achievement in the back, not perforated, not reproducible, aligns with Common Core standards, 8.25"x11.5".~Sara

Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
Other
Other methodologies
Religious Content
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
A mix of teacher-led time and independent student work.
High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
Other Materials Required
There are additional required resources that are a separate purchase.
Other Materials Optional
There are additional resources mentioned or recommended but are not absolutely necessary.
Consumable
Consumable
Designed to be written in; not reusable.
Non-Consumable
Not designed to be written in; reusable.