ebook (not print version)
The Teacher Book provides all necessary background and instructional information; laid out step-by-step for the teacher. This contains all the content from the Student Book in 2/3 page width columns placed side-by-side in the center of the book (two-page spread). These inside columns sometimes contain information not found in the Student Book such as the introduction and background information for the book studies. The outside 1/3 page contain teachers notes as well as all the answers.
An e-book version of the Teacher Book is now available. All content from the hardcopy book is available as pdf files for download. In 1-2 business days after order is processed, the customer will be sent an email with information on how to access the files, and will then have 14 days to download the material. Once downloaded, they never expire from the customer's computer and can be read from any device. (Access will come from the following email address: orders@commonsensepress.com.)
Covers grammar (parts of speech, punctuation, modifiers, diagramming, participle phrases, possessives, prepositional phrases, sentences, quotations, titles, verb tenses and much more), vocabulary, reading skills (book reports, character development, comedy/tragedy, comprehension, figurative language, historical fiction, metaphors, similes, poetry), spelling skills, penmanship, composition (analogies, bibliography, topic sentences, persuasive writing, outlining, note-taking, theme and much more), poetry, research, and higher order thinking skills. Includes excerpts from literature and the Psalms as well as three full-length book studies. Passages from: Black Beauty, Borrowers, Devil in Print, Around the World in Eighty Days, Eight Cousins, Psalm 1, and Story of the Treasure Seekers.
The three full-length books studied in this level include: Star of Light, The Mysterious Benedict Society, and Much Ado About Nothing. You can purchase these novels as part of the Complete Package with the Teacher and Student books, buy them separately, or source them from a local library.
Changes to the 3rd edition include: The Mysterious Benedict Society has replaced Adam and His Kin book study; several lessons have been replaced and reading comprehension and writing activities have been added to many lessons.
We used your sample to see if my son liked it and he loved it!! Loved the short straight forward no fluff lessons that used beautiful literature to teach the concepts simply.