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Chess, Reading Comp., Flashmaster, Speed Reading, Memory
I have the following for sale, please cut & paste any items you are interested in & contact me directly at libertyacademy at myfairpoint dot net or PM me. The following are in very good condition unless otherwise noted. Items do not include shipping. I will calculate the weight & cost of shipping & e-mail you back. I have items posted on all years, feel free to consolidate purchases & save on shipping. I accept paypal, money orders & checks (w/appropriate time held to clear). Insurance recommended, I pay for delivery confirmation.
Thank you for your help in lightening my shelves. Check my other posts consolidate purchases and save on shipping. Thanks, Barbara in NH
Writing/Literature/Speech & Communication/Reading Comprehension/Memory & Study Skills
A Bug C with Parent Guide from Light -- $2. Nice. Up the Mind of a Child Series. Delightful rhyming book with colorful & exciting pictures that catch children's interest while teaching the letters & the sounds of the alphabet. The book also allows the teacher to talk about 'creepy crawly' insects in a positive light, enabling children to see the many wonderful, beneficial things insects do. $1.50 w/other purchase
Maximum Speed Reading DVD's + 2 -- $35. Nice. Bonus CD's. Help you read & comprehend massive amounts of information in any subject area w/unbelievable speed & remarkable retention & recall. Make the time you spend reading 100% more effective. Comprehend the complex layers of meaning in material without working harder or reading more. Experience dramatic improvements in your speed & comprehension by adding a certain kind of music to your routine & more. Orig. $89.00. $34.00 w/other
Dynamic Memory & Study Skills Course -- $36. Good. 8 CD's plus workbook. Learn specialized strategies for memorizing important information for each academic discipline. Utilize effective memory-building techniques: the Link System, the Peg System, the Loci Method, and the Phonetic Number System. A few pgs of workbook have some writing. We used this as part of an Advanced communication course for college bound students. Excellent for everyone! orig. $118.00, $35.00 w/other purchase
Essay Writing for High School Students -- $5. Nice. A Step-by-Step Guide. Indispensable guide to help students' words leap off the page. Tailored specifically to high school students, it includes: Details on how to write a winning essay, whether for the college application or for a standardized test such as the SAT or ACT; Real essays that illustrate how to develop sample ideas; Advice on how to write an essay if you're under time & space restrictions. orig. $12.95. $4.00 w/other purchase
Reading Comprehension Workshop—Insights student book. Globe Fearson. Designed to turn reluctant readers into active successful readers, Reading Comprehension Workshop focuses on skills and strategies in the context of real literature. Students learn to become active readers, applying skills and strategies to authentic short stories, magazine articles, plays, encyclopedia entries, and other types of writing. Reading Level: 3-8. Interest Level: 6-12. $7.00, $6.00 w/other purchase.
Reading Comprehension Workshop—Perspective student book. Globe Fearson.
Designed to turn reluctant readers into active successful readers, Reading Comprehension Workshop focuses on skills and strategies in the context of real literature. Level 7. $7.00, $6.00 w/other purchase.
Reading Comprehension Workshop—Spectrum—Annotated Teachers edition. Globe Fearson. Level 8
Reading Comprehension Workshop will help you become a more successful reader. In Spectrum you will learn the following skills and strategies: Determining Mood, Using Synonyms and Antonyms, Determining Points of View, Drawing conclusions, Reading Persuasive Letters, Exploring word origins, Determining Author's Purpose, Distinguishing Main Idea and Details, Comparing and Contrasting, Constructing Analogies, Finding the Subject of a Poem, Recognizing Figurative languages, Reading reference articles, recognizing key words, making judgements, using visual aids. $5.00, $4.00 w/other purchase.
Know Your Audience Set--study + game -- $16. Nice. 18-week study in Listening & Persuasion Skills & Know Your Audience: The Game. Teaches listening & persuasion as well as a bit about entrepreneurial success! Students create a product/service (the more outrageous the better!) & then learn to present their invention to different audiences using different methods of communication. Perfect for kids who are shy or have ADD because it is so much fun! $15.00 w/other purchase.
Story Stretchers, Activities to Expand -- $6. New. Children's Favorite Books. It's original, it's fun! It's 450 terrific teaching ideas that are based upon the latest research on how young children become good readers. Connects 90 of the best children's books to science, nature, math, art, music, movement, cooking & circle time. Each book is ''s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d'' five ways w/lively learning activities that heighten reading readiness & sharpen comprehension skills, too. orig. $19.99, $5.00 w/other
Everything But the KitchenSink, Favorite activities from 16 Cottonwood Press books. Lessons soup to nuts, fun writing prompts, grammar tips, makes creative thought easy! $4.00
Thematic Unit Sizes, Teacher Created Materials, Early Childhood. Sizes Thematic Unit is based on the following pieces of literature: Big Sarah's Little Boots, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Sizes Poems—Rhyming Songs. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography. Great Study! $4.00, $3.00 w/other purchase.
DK Classics Robin Hood, Timeless Classic stories for today w/CD. Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived in Sherwood Forest as an outlaw dedicated to fighting tyranny. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story. $6.00, $5.25 w/other purchase.
Thinking Biblically About Common Sense by Thomas Paine, A Discussion Guide by Jeff Baldwin, thegreatbooks.com. In Common Sense, Paine casts a vision for America that reverberated with the colonists and shaped the vision that they gave to their children. The impact of Common Sense on the American consciousness cannot be overstated: by some estimates, Paine printed 500,000 copies of this work in 1776 alone! With the possible exception of the New Testament, a greater percentage of Americans read Common Sense than any other book ever published—and at the inception of our country. Who we are today, even after the Civil War and Prohibition and Vietnam, is still due in part to what Paine called us to be in 1776. ORig. $7.00, $3.00, $2.00 w/other purchase.
Teacher Created Materials Literature Unit. variety of cross-curricular lessons to do before, during, and after reading the book. This reproducible book presents an exciting approach to teaching well-known literature! It includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, time-lines, writing, research, cross-curriculum activities, sectional activities and quizzes, unit tests, and many ideas for culminating and extending the novel. $3.00, $2.00 w/other purchase.
**Sounder, William H. Armstrong
**Dragonwings, Laurence Yep
Novel Units. Teacher Guides. Novel Units® provide everything you need to teach a book. The teacher's guides enable teachers to involve students in useful, appealing activities which enhance their reading abilities, and generate a positive reading and writing experience. Background information, pre-reading motivators, questions for discussion & writing, graphic organizers, essay & project ideas & baried activities which help give classic as well as modern literature a contemporary frame of reference. Grade 9-12. Orig. $11.99, $4.00, $3.25 w/other purchase.
**All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque
**The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells
Portals to Reading Series. Reading Skills through Literature. Reproducible activities focus on the main components of reading success. To make learning meaningful, students practice and apply skills as they read popular children's literature. Includes: author & story info., word attack skills, comprehension skills, study skills, creative skills (including writing), spelling & vocabulary lists, & supplementary activities. Nicely done! Orig. $17.95, $4.00, $3.00 w/other purchase.
**Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson
**The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin
Novel Ties, A Study Guide, Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson. Use Novel-Ties ® study guides as your total guided reading program. Reproducible pages in chapter-by-chapter format provide you with the right questions to ask, the important issues to discuss, and the organizational aids that help students get the most out of each book they read. Origl. $21.95, $4.00, $3.00 w/other purchsase.
Literature In Teaching, The Westing Game, Grade 5 & up. Each L-I-T Guide includes Story Summary, About the Author, Preparing to Read, Cooperative-Learning Projects, Vocabulary Skills, Chapter-by-Chapter Critical-Thinking Questions, Spotlight Literary Skills, Creative-Thinking Activities, Glossary of Literary Terms, and Post-Reading Activities. Four or five literary devices and skills are spotlighted in each guide. They include plot, setting, point of view, irony, tone, figures of speech, foreshadowing, symbolism, flashback, cause versus effect, fact versus opinion, main idea, theme, interpretation, and mood. Some pages are loose from binding for easy reproduction. Orig. $10.95, $3.00, $2.00 w/other purchase.
Developing Basic Study Skills, Competency Reading Series. Includes Judging & Arranging Info, Finding Patterns, Analyzing Content, Examining Words & Their Meanings, Interpreting Visual Info, Developing Basic Study & Research skills. $2.00, $1.00 w/other purchase.
A Little House Christmas, Holiday Stories from the Little House Books, Laura Ingalls Wilder. In her beloved Little House books, Laura Ingalls Wilder describes some of the Christmases she and her family celebrate on the frontier. Even if they don't have much money for presents, they always have one another, and that's enough to make any Christmas merry. This lavish gift book gathers together five of Laura's classic Christmas stories from Little House in the Big Woods, Little Houes on the Prairie, and On the Banks of Plum Creek, and is illustrated with gently colorized versions of Garth Williams' original art. Bring these stories home with you as part of your own Christmas celebration! $4.00, $3.00 w/other purchase.
Super Reader: How to Teach Your child to Speed Read. Practical easy to follow guide to teach your student to increase their reading speed and comprehension and become a more effective reader and student. Nice! $3.00, $2.00 w/other purchase.
Learning With the Movies. A Guide for Education & Fun. Beth Holland. Learning With the Movies, is an effort to serve the home schooling, as well as classroom communities and any families who wish to "learn with the movies;" to make learning come alive through the use of drama and film. Beth has used film as a culmination to many a study. This allows her children/students to SEE the period/person/scientific discovery about which they have studied as accurately as possible in the present time in which we live.
This book is a real time-saver because it will spare you endless hours of wading through hundreds of reviews in search of the particular topic you are studying. Instead, with Learning With the Movies, you can quickly turn to the needed time period and select a suitable video. In addition to grouping videos by topic or time period, Learning With the Movies' index lists all movie titles, and there is an appendix giving information on where to find the videos/DVDs locally and online, as well as how to begin to build a video library. When you are ready to move beyond books in your home school, save yourself time, money and grief by investing in Learning With the Movies. Orig. $25.00, $10.00, $9.00 w/other purchase.
The Family Guide to Classic Movies. The Family Guide to Classic Movies is designed to help parents find wholesome entertainment for their families. The author, J.S. Ringler, began watching classic movies (produced from the 1930s through the 1950s) with her uncle, an avid movie fan. She realized that many of these movies are entertaining, teach valuable lessons, and can be enjoyed by family members of all ages. The Family Guide to Classic Movies gives you a quick and easy way to find a classic movie your family is sure to enjoy. Save hours of time you can spend enjoying movies rather than searching for them.
Movies are presented in alphabetical order in an easy-to-read format. Symbols are used to identify the theme of each movie: comedy, drama, musical, action-adventure, animal story, Christmas, military, mystery-suspense, romance, and western. In some cases, more than one symbol will apply. The listing then shows the title, black & white or color, year, studio, stars, writers/director, a brief overview of the movie, and Academy Awards (if applicable). The story descriptions include helpful comments such as "funny fight sequence" and "a few special effects scenes that could be a little scary for fearful children" about Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man and "lots of swashbuckling action and loads of colorful costumes" in regards to The Adventures of Robin Hood.. $6.00, $5.00 w/other purchase.
The Reader’s Digest Letter Writer Starter Set. 64 pages ot tips, hints & creative ideas, special fun stickers. Ages 7 & up. Put more pizzazz into your notes & letters. From the ‘nuts & bolts’of letter writing to creative & eye catching ideas on how to make your letters more fun, interesting, & informative. Orig. $8.99, $2.00, $1.50 w/other purchase.
Wherever You Are Project Book -- $2. Nice. Impressions, Holt. Topics: Everyone's a Winner (Sports, World Records, Famous Athletes); Adventures in Print (Adventure Novels, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Treasure Hunter); Creatures, Inc. (Frankenstein, Creature Novels, Monstrous Crime); Remembering the Past; & Words About Birds (Scavengers, Everything Bird). Projects include Reading Projects, Writing Projects, Language Study Projects & More Projects. $1.00 w/other purchase.
Houghton Mifflin Reading Practice Book, Vol. 1, Gr. 5 -- $2. Nice. Reading Comprehension, Writing, Grammar, Spelling. Includes: Nature's Fury; Focus on Tall Tales, Give it all you've got, Focus on Poetry, Voices of the Revolution & more. $1.00 w/other purchase
Learning to Write Paragraphs, grade -- $1. Nice. 3-5. Black line masters with prompts to help practice & refine paragraph writing. Fun, interesting writing and kids will enjoy and easily write paragraphs on a large variety of subjects
Four Square--The Total Writing -- $4. Nice. Classroom, Grade 5=9. Chock-full of projects & ideas that are tailor-made to work w/the Four Square Writing Method. Activities designed to: take advantage of the language-learning connection & help students use what they know to learn new things; provide mini lessons, warm-ups & other projects which address some of the more troublesome student writing habits; & more. $3.00 w/other purchase
Junior Great books--various -- $1. Nice, .50 w/other purchase
**Series 3, 1st Semester
**Series 3, 2nd Semester
Storybook Parties--45 Parties based on -- $4. Nice. Favorite Stories. Host a fantastic party where your child becomes part of the story. Your kids will love making special recipes, dressing up, playing games, & doing the many other exciting activities featured in this book. Each party includes homemade invitation ideas, costume suggestions, decorating tips, games & activities, refreshments & prizes & favors to send home w/your guests. organized by age too! Great way to study literature. $3.00 w/other purchase
Math
Hands-on Science Brains-on Math, Teaching Strategies Series Science & Math, Evan-Moore, Primary/Intermediate. Thematic Unit Study—Water. Many activities w/Math & Science emphasis also include writing, economic, art, & literature. Fun & you learn a lot too! Orig. $12.95, $2.00, $1.50 w/other purchase.
Time Study, Milliken, Grade 7-12. 12 Transparencies, 16 reproducible pages, Teachers guide. Includes these topics: Sun’s movement, moon motions, calendars, perpetual calendar, clocks, time zones, international date Line, tides, 24-hour time system, biological rhythms, dendrochronology, radiogeology, relativity, the twin paradox & more. $4.00, $3.00 w/other purchase.
The Kids’ Book of Kaleidoscopes. Making an adventure out of science--much like The Bones Book & Skeleton--the kids' book of kaleidoscopes turns ordinary kids into masterful kaleidoscope builders. Conceived and written by Carolyn Bennett, kaleidoscope designer and authority, with Jack Romig, this illustrated full-color activity book explains the principles of light refraction and reflection, color bending and bouncing. The kit comes complete with custom components, including three high-quality plastic safety mirrors, tube and turning end, a plastic eyepiece and tube cover, colored gels, and a starter set of plastic beads, gems, chips, and other objects to put on view. It's the basis for everything kids need to make 14 scope projects and do mini-activities such as Topsy-Turvy TV, Hall of Mirrors, and Breaking Out the Colors. $3.00, $2.25 w/other purchase.
Tall-Tale Math, Data & Measurement -- $4. Nice. Grades 5-8. Highly creative story problems spark curiosity & help students appreciate math as a powerful tool for solving real-life questions. In Part 4 of the series, Data and Measurement, students will explore the fundamental principles of algebra, including equations, variables, algebraic expressions, and probabilities. orig. $14.95, $3.00 w/other purchase
Math Wizardry for Kids -- $4. Nice. over 200 Puzzles to solve, Play Games, designs & projects! Surprise yourself w/your wizardry. Use math as you: make a wheel to write secret messages in code, create your own rhythms & rhymes, discover the formula for gold, plan a math party where you eat numbers and hunt for hidden treasure, design creative circles & surprise shapes & more. $3.25 w/other purchase.
Math By All Means, Geometry, Grade 2, Gr. 2 -- $7. Good. The activities in this unit provide many opportunities for students to manipulate geometric shapes & communicate about their mathematical discoveries & understanding. Designed to serve as a complete course of instruction for its subject, and all lesson plans adhere to the NCTM standards of teaching mathematics. Problem-solving activities focus on thinking & reasoning. orig. $32.95. $6.00 w/other purchase
Math for the Very Young, A Handbook of Activities for Parents and Teachers. Four experienced teachers, who have written math curricular materials for the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project, present a comprehensive collection of innovative and fun activities easy enough for even the most math-phobic parents. Covers all math concepts appropriate for children ages 3-7 including measurement, counting, telling time and temperature, comparisons, arrays, shapes and patterns. Organized by type of activity such as cooking, taking a trip, playing games and making crafts. Orig. $17.95, $8.00, $7.00 w/other purchase
Discovering Math Numbers, David L. Stienecker. grade 3-5--These introductory math books use games to show how to apply the concepts covered in each volume. Readers are encouraged to solve many different kinds of problems while playing simple board games or deciphering well-known puzzles. There is no detailed description of how to add or subtract. All the answers are in the back of the books, along with simple explanations of how to figure them out. The bright cartoon illustrations, the large print, and ample white space add to the titles' appeal. Good additions to math shelves for those who like to have a little fun with their numbers. Hdbk, former library copy, title pg has a small rectangle cut out of the lower part of page, vg cond. Slight wear to cover. $1.00
Thomson PreCalculus text & Supplement -- $10. Good. hdbk text, 4th edition. $9.00 w/other purchase
100 Math Brainteasers -- $3. Nice. Grade 7-10, Selection of 100 arithmetic, algebra & geometry assignments, which efficiently train the mind in math skills. It will be helpful for students in High School & also in preparation for Mathematical competitions or Olympiads at a younger age. The fun and games are delightful, original, and solving them is even more enjoyable thanks to the funny illustrations. Binding was eliminated for easy reproduction of Brainteasers. $2.00 w/other
Laminated Quick Chart—Principles of Plane Geometry-- $1. New. Learn & Review in minutes, find important vocabulary, formulas, equations, verbal problem tips, relations, functions, operation tips, combinations, permutations, determinants, probability & much more. Great for studying for SAT, ACT, easy course reference or memory aid. Awesome!
Flashmaster -- $29. Nice. Make learning math basics fun! $28.00 w/other purchase
DK Chess for Kids. International Master Michael Basman puts 20 years of experience teaching children how to play chess into this systematic, succinct, and thorough book. His Simple & accessible text presents the beginner w/the rules, skills, & techniques of the game. Every aspect is illustrated w/clear step-by-step photos, from setting up the borard & basic moves, to more advanced tactics & strategy. Hdbk, orig. $12.99, $5.50, $4.50 w/other purchase.
Chess for Juniors, A Complete Guide for the Beginner. Robert M. Snyder. Robert Snyder, national chess master and noted teacher, introduces this timeless game to the young beginner. Snyder teaches the basic principles and then builds on students' knowledge, giving clear instructions on how to choose and employ opening, middle, and endgame strategies to win. In twenty graduated lessons, with over 275 diagrams, Chess for Juniors covers: Basic Rules, , Check, Checkmate & Castling, Opening Systems, including the Ruy Lopez, the Sicilian Defense, the Nimzo-Indian, The Queen’s Indian Defense, Basic Endgame Strategy, Tactics such as the Hanging piece, the Fork, and the Pin, & more. Orig. $14.00, $4.50
Brain Teasers, TCM -- $4. Good. Many of the activities & puzzles in this book can be used to teach research techniques. 276 activities are designed to help students develop the following skills: logic & other critical thinking, general vocabulary, memory, creative thinking, spelling, math & knowledge across the curriculum. Easy to locate target exercises & includes answers. Book is unbound for easy duplication of exercises. $3.00 w/other purchase
Cliffs Quick Review-Algebra I -- $3. Good. Fast, effective tutorial helps you master core algebraic concepts--from monomials, inequalities, & coordinate geometry to functions & variations, roots & radicals, & word problems. Topic-by-topic organization. Great! orig. $9.95, $2.00 w/other purchase
Mathworks! Using Math to Design a -- $3. Nice. Roller Coaster. A theme park needs a bigger & better roller coaster and want you to design it. How much airtime can you build into a 4 minute ride? How many loops and corkscrews? Discover how math works for you. $2.00 w/other purchase
Learn About Science--Magic Science -- $4. Nice. Tricks, Think Box--Activities that teach. Topics include: Science Tricks, Properties of Water, Sticking Together, Surface Tension, Why are Bubbles Round? Unbreakable Bubbles, Let's Check out Colors, After Images, Complimentary Colors, More After Images, Moving After Images, Fun With A Color Wheel, Light & Color, Separating Colors, Chromatography, Optical Illusions, Math Tricks & More. $3.00 w/other purchase
3-D Tangrams, MindWare -- $7. Nice. How fun Takes Form! Can be played alone or in pairs. Flip display for picture, build the picture in 3-D then check answers or compare with your friend and then check the answer. Fun, thinking & learning! In original box, great for travel too. $6.00 w/other purchase
Reptangles-Turtles that Snap -- $11. Good. 2010 Parents' Choice Award! Build mathematical thinking; capture imagination-2 turtles combine in 100 ways! Clever, colorful turtles snap & slide together in over 100 incredible ways! Each set of 24 Reptangles comes w/a full-color bonus activity book with 80+ puzzles to encourage young minds to explore the world of geometry, design & construction. missing one turtle. Awesome! Ages 6 + $10.00 w/other purchase
Innumerable! -- $3. Good. A Zany Numbers Game. Assemble the puzzle pieces into a square format. The sum of each row, horizontally, vertically and diagonally = 15. Box is a little worn, otherwise fine. Not as easy as you might think. Ages 6+. $2.00 w/other purchase
A Collection of Math Lessons, from -- $5. Good. grades 1-3. Teaches mathematics from a problem solving perspective. Most lessons implement the use of manipulative materials to help children think about & reflect on mathematical ideas. Lessons in this book provide experiences with sorting, number, graphing, geometry, measurement, logical reasoning, probability, & functions. $4.25 w/other purchase
Math Doesn't Suck -- $5. Nice. In this fun & accessible guide gives girls & their parents the tools they need to master the math concepts that confuse middle-schoolers most, including fractions, percentages, pre-algebra, & more. The book features hip, real-world examples, step-by-step instruction, & engaging stories of Danica’s own childhood struggles in math (and stardom). Great book! orig. $16.00, $4.00 w/other purchase
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