Customer Reviews
Africa:
This was a SUPER VALUE!! I had purchased another well-known company's pre-made lapbook kit and I found this one to be far more helpful for what I was looking for. I really like how it covered the landmarks of the continent as well as the people. It even touched on slavery in a way appropriate for elementary children. There is A LOT of colorful clipart included. It is perfect to use to make a lapbook of Africa--or just to get a broad study of the continent. It does a great job of overviewing the animals found in the different regions. It includes some fun game activities with a passport and such that we don't have time to use--but they look fun. I only wish I had found it sooner!
Bird Order Chart:
This is a wonderful study for my son. He is being homeschooled and wants to start photography, starting with birds. This will give him a big help in identifing the different birds. Thanks you so much for your offer.
Birds:
Great unit study on birds! Well put together and has so much information! Great job! I would go so far as to say this is a better purchase than the expensive lapbook kits and much more informative! Thank you for creating this product.
Gingerbread Boy Primer:
This is just excellent. I love using these old, and much loved stories in my homeschool. This publisher has reproduced these stories to make them fit into my curriculum. I printed this out and the story made a perfect reader for my son. The matching sheet and handwriting practice makes the reader even more personalized. Included is also a copywork page and coloring page that we will complete after reading the story. I am actually considering printing this out in mini-format and attaching them to the other children's gifts at family gatherings during Christmas! Thanks to this publisher for taking the time to reproduce these, and offer them at such low prices. I am very pleased!
Huckleberry Finn Reading Comprehension Worksheets:
The Teacher's Desk.info has produced a great list of reading comprehension questions in worksheet form (and answers) for the book "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. At only $2 it is a great value as well. Great for groups or individual students, these worksheets are perfect for the homeschooled student, book club or traditional classroom.
In addition to just the worksheets, there are also maps that show places Huck Finn travelled. There are also forms for a book review.
Several other titles by The Teacher's Desk.info on Currclick caught my attention. They all seem priced very reasonably (some even free) and would make life easier as a teacher!
I give this 5 stars for the ease of use and how easy it is to understand and implement as well as the price.
Little Red Hen Primer:
The Little Red Hen is a story I have read with many different animals character in its place, but the underlining lesson is the fact that if you do not work you do not get to reap what is sown. I actually really like this book a lot. After the story there are several pages for your child to learn to write the word hen as well as other words related to the story, a coloring/dot to dot page, as well as a mini book to put together. Lots of fun and learning in one small book. Oh and did I mention the illustrations are so pretty. I highly recommend this for your beginning reader.
Mummies in the Morning Reading Comprehension Worksheets:
I've never been disappointed with this publishers resources. These comprehension worksheets were a great help to have while reading our fist Magic Tree House book. My children enjoyed them, and they were able to complete them without my help. The questions are clear and easy to understand and follow. My daughter loved the chance to write her own 'review' of the book on the last worksheet. Answers are included for the worksheets, which is a very important time saver in my opinion. I will continue to use any other worksheets this publisher provides for the Magic Tree House series :-)
Native American Regions Chart:
What a great resource for studying Native Americans. I am going to file this away for next year when I hope to study them with my daughter. I like the chart and colorful images.
Thank you for this resource! Great for early elementary visuals in studying Native American cultural differences.
I enjoyed studying this resource. Some time frame would be helpful, but once that is established, it is really a quite accurate map of early native tribes of much of North America. If you read some of the other reviews, you might be misinformed. Maine did not exist at the time that these tribes lived in these locations. Maine is also much lower on the map than the reviewer suggests. What later becomes Maine is correctly located in the Eastern Woodland section of what later becomes North America. Igloos and polar bears are placed correctly in the northern regions above what later becomes the United States, in the upper regions of what later becomes Canada.
I love the icons used to designate the habitats, resources, homes, and food. My favorite part is the final page which is an excellent spring board for native group locations when they came in contact with English, French, and Spanish explorers. Placed in the context of a timeline and a specific time frame, this is a very good resource. It makes a child analyze the content and ask questions. It is really quite good. Thanks should go out to the publisher for providing this free to homeschool families. Well done!
The North American Regions Chart is a simple resource that can be used in a number of ways. The download consists of a 4-page document, and features a very attractive map that shows several regions of North America, and the indigenous peoples who first lived in each place. The first page is a colour comparison chart of six regions, with pictures to show where each group of peoples lived (on the map and in what type of habitat,) what sorts of food & natural resources they relied on, and the type of homes they constructed. It can be printed off for use in a student's notes or in a project, included in a lapbook, or hung on the wall.
The two middle pages consist of a blank version of the chart on page one, and the images that belong on the chart. This version could be given as a cut and paste activity. It could also be printed on stock, laminated & used as a puzzle or game to reinforce learning about the aboriginal peoples of North America.
The map on the last page is done in subtle earth tones and shows the homelands of dozens of nations, from the Haida and Apache in the west, to the Mohawk and the Delaware in the east. Also included are images associated with the various peoples: modes of transport, natural resources, types of dwelling, etc. The map fits on a regular sheet of paper or stock, like the chart pages, and can be used in a notebook or posted for reference use.
There seems to be better detail in the 48 continguous states than in the other areas on the map, and I wonder about the consistent use of the word "Eskimo" in naming peoples across Alaska, Canada & Greenland. It seems a bit oversimplified & perhaps even inaccurate. In Canada, for example, the name Eskimo is considered offensive and is not used by our northern peoples. There are also northern peoples in both Canada and Alaska who do not identify as either Eskimo or Inuit (the preferred name in Canada.)
It must be said, however, that the map obviously represents many hours of research & decision-making. There are a number of different ways to refer to some nations, and the names used by the Europeans for some peoples (and therefore used in textbooks & other reference materials for generations) differ vastly from the names they call themselves. It would be almost impossible to create a resource such as this one and at the same time to avoid issues around nomenclature. I look at this as an opportunity to discuss the history of the differences with my children.
The description on the product page does not do it justice! This is a well-designed and very useful tool, and very much a bargain while it is being offered free! I hope everyone who is studying indigenous peoples will take advantage of the offer.
Very nice, and offered as a free product! This will go well with my Native American unit study. The chart would also be a great addition to a lapbook or notebook. Thanks to this publisher :-)
Old Woman and the Pig Primer:
Primers were the standard tool for teaching reading and writing at the early part of this century. Though new and novel theories and programs have evolved since then, primers remain one of the most effective ways to teach children how to read and write in an all-encompassing manner. TheTeachersDesk.info has reproduced several of these historical primers and turned them into downloadable PDF documents for easy printing and use in the homeschool classroom.
The Old Woman and the Pig Primer, originally published in 1913 by Row, Peterson and Company is a terrific primer. The original pen-and-ink illustrations with subtle tinting are intact and unchanged. The print is adequately sized and spaced, and the story is simple yet engaging. This primer is best suited for kindergarten through grade two.
The first part of the document is the story itself. The story builds upon itself with every person or thing that the old woman comes across, helping children to sharpen their memory skills as well as logical order thinking.
The latter part of the packet includes handwriting practice of several lesser known or less familiar words found within the story (such as "cheese" and "gnaw"), a word-to-picture matching exercise (helping to solidify the word definitions), traceable copywork of segments taken from the story, the main points of the tale broken into sizes suitable for sequencing cards, a dot-to-dot exercise, and a pig coloring page (which could also be used in a variety of craft experiments). This 15-page story and accompanying activities is a terrific, bite-sized tool for a mini-unit or lapbook.
Roman Empire:
This is a completely thorough, yet easy to follow unit. It is just what I needed to teach everything about The Roman Empire to my six children. I will be able to use it again and again. I was very pleased with this unit. There are nice illustrations and maps throughout. Included are many worksheets to use as you go along through the chapters. Answer keys are included for all of them. This large unit is everything that the description states and more. It is easy to teach, fun for younger and older students, and packed full of information. It is also presented in a way that an older student can complete it without the teacher's help, but not so easy that he/she would get bored with it. I looked through the other units that this publisher has to offer, and I am amazed at the affordable prices. You don't see that very much these days. I will be getting more units from this publisher in the future :-)
Spiders:
Even though it is considered a mini-unit, the information included covers the topic very well! This mini-unit doesn't take much adaptation in order to make it an interesting study for children of any age group. This topic is not a favorite of mine, by any means, but this study covers the basics of every aspect in studying this creature. When you download this information, and it is free, you are really getting more than expected!
The delightful mini-unit is an absolute treasure and I incorporated and included it into our own spider unit studies. Thank you so much for sharing.
Velociraptor:
These worksheets are simple and fun, and a great, quick review of the 'Velociraptor' book. I like the helpful answer key and informational links at the end. I will be getting more units from this publisher :-)
Excellent information provided in order to set up your own study unit based on this dinosaur. Everything is easily adaptable for all ages and comes together to make for a very interesting study. If you like to have just enough information to set up your own unit study, then this is ideal! My son and I had a fun time learning about dinosaurs based on the websites and worksheets provided here.
Thank you so much for sharing these fun and informative worksheets, with the added bonus of links.
Wampanoag:
Very nice unit study. Definately a good buy and will look at other products this company has to offer.
Waterforms Picture Activity Cards:
When I bought these, I wasn't quite sure how I was going to use them. The pictures were beautiful, though, and I was excited to have them, so I cut apart the smaller pictures and had them ready to go, for when inspiration struck.
During a geography study yesterday, we were discussing the oceans and one of the kids said, "Oh! They're the same as seas, right?" Since I didn't know the scientific difference, I grabbed these cards and we looked at them, which spawned a whole new discussion. The kids LOVE the cards and they were a lifesaver for me! They were so much better than just looking the words up in the dictionary!
I knew I wanted to incorporate these into our curriculum some way, but didn't know how I could justify adding more time to our day. Now I don't have to - the kids are excited about looking at these and learning more about water and they don't even realize it's school!
Word Families: Short E:
These phonics and word family units are excellent. They are so easy to understand and follow, and the price makes it an even better deal. In this one (Short E) there's 58 pages! The pages are a great variety and I was able to pick and choose the ones I wanted. The graphics are terrific. My kids like all of the resources that we have used so far by this publisher. The units never seem to be a dread to them, and each of the units seem to meet their learning style. I am very satisfied with this resource!