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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.
High Hills continues the sweet Brambly Hedge
stories with everyone’s favorite mice! Set in the late autumn, follow Mr. Apple
and Wilfred Toadflax as they set out to deliver blankets lovingly made to keep
the vole family warm through the winter months. Mr. Toadflax is convinced there
is gold in the hills beyond Brambly Hedge and is determined to find it.
Climbing up a rock face, he is not able to get down and the two mice become engulfed
in the fog and struggle to get home! Read the book to find out how the mice
friends work together to get home safely.
High Hills is used in the 2nd
Grade Memoria Press Literature program, and may be read as a stand-alone
title. Or purchase the Complete
Brambly Collection or the Adventures in Brambly Hedge
Box Set to read it and other wonderful Brambly Hedge stories! Hardcover, 32
pgs.
Publisher's Description of The High Hills (Brambly Hedge)
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge!
It is the very end of autumn and Flax and Lily are busy making
blankets for the voles in the High Hills. Mr Apple has to deliver the
blankets to them before the cold weather sets in and Wilfred Toadflax is
eager to go along. He is convinced there is gold to be found in the
hills beyond Brambly Hedge and this is his chance to discover it.
Everything goes to plan until Wilfred scrambles up a rock face and
can’t get down. The mist begins to rise and soon Mr Apple and Wilfred
are engulfed in a thick white fog, unable to find their way home…