Spelling can be fun! • Do you have a student who struggles with spelling? • Have you wondered how to teach your student the difference between similar words? • Would you like a spelling program students enjoy using? Spelling Made Easy is what you're looking for! Spelling Made Easy uses homonyms and puzzles to make spelling instruction easy and painless for middle-grade students. As a bonus, students build vocabulary as they are studying each homonym group! There are 290 homonym groups in the book. Every ten groups form a lesson, which includes the list of homonyms with word definitions plus four puzzles. I have placed suggested assignments on every lesson page. They're suggestions only, but they may make your life a little easier. Daily assignments are adaptable to your student's pace. Spelling Made Easy is designed to be used over two years, but is flexible enough to be done in more or less time. Connie Schenkelberg has taught English in a variety of settings. She worked in private and public schools. She also home schooled her own children in the upper grades and served as a co-op teacher for a home school group. As an English teacher, she was expected to teach reading/literature, writing, research skills, grammar, and spelling.

Spelling Made Easy: The Homonym Way to Better Spelling

Children's Books

Schenkelberg, Connie

Education & Reference

Everyday Education, LLC

Homeschoolers need to know how to keep simple, accurate high school records in order to create a transcript that will "wow" college admissions counselors. Transcripts Made Easy is designed to be simple and doable, even for parents who are getting a late start in record-keeping, or who aren't completely comfortable with using the computer. This third edition of the classic Transcripts Made Easy covers everything parents need in order to assign grades, grant credit, and keep the right records. New in this edition is a chapter on Records and Transcripts for Special Needs Students, quotes from college admissions counselors on what they want to see in the homeschool transcript, and more information on granting credit and weighted grades for AP and honors courses. Transcripts Made Easy provides clear, step-by-step instructions for creating several types of transcripts using simple word processing software that most people already know how to use. This compact book is all homeschool parents need to know about keeping records and creating a transcript for high school!

Transcripts Made Easy: The Homeschoolers Guide to High School Paperwork

Education & Teaching

Campbell, Janice

Schools & Teaching

Excellence in Literature Reading and Writing Through the Classics

Janice Campbell

McGuffey's First Reader begins with the alphabet, then quickly moves to spelling, reading, and writing short words, sentences, stories, and poems. Lessons are brief and easy to use with Charlotte Mason-style copywork and recitation. Focus: Reading and Spelling Grade level: Pre-K-1 or as needed Content: 57 lessons, 102 pages This charming little first reader begins with the alphabet, presented in upper- and lower-case formats. Carefully chosen engravings (pictures) provide memorable clues to letter sounds, making the illustrated alphabet useful for quick reference. Beginning with the very first lesson, students practice spelling short words, then reading the resulting sentences. These simple first sentences begin by using two-letter words to form questions and answers, allowing the student to learn in context right from the beginning. As a result, they begin to see how word order can change meaning. Before the first lesson is a Pronouncing Exercise, a simple list of the words to be studied. In each lesson where new words are introduced, a similar list is provided. This makes it easy to present new letters, sounds, and words, or to use the words in a spelling quiz. At the beginning of the lesson, McGuffey instructs the teacher to “Let the child spell each word in the line, then read the line.” Each lesson will be practiced this way, unless different instructions are provided or you choose to approach the lessons differently. An introduction has been added with instructions for using Charlotte Mason's methods of copywork, recitation, and narration with the readers. Instructions for each of these methods is found in the new 18-page introduction that has been added to this edition. Like Miss Mason, Mr. McGuffey believed in short lessons, learned well, so the readers provide a convenient source for material to use with Miss Mason’s methods.

McGuffey First Eclectic Reader 1857: With Instructions for Use with Charlotte Mason Teaching Methods (McGuffey's New Eclectic Readers)

McGuffey, William Holmes

History

McGuffey’s Second Reader begins with a lesson on articulation, with instructions for the teacher, seven exercises, and a model for class drill. This is followed by 71 lessons, which include stories, essays, and poetry. Focus: Reading and Spelling Grade level: K-2 or as needed Content: 71 lessons, 180 pages McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader begins with a lesson on articulation, with instructions for the teacher, seven exercises, and a model for class drill. This is followed by 71 language arts lessons, based upon character-building stories, essays, and poetry. Each paragraph or stanza is numbered, which makes it very easy to assign portions of a passage or poem as copywork, recitation, or narration. In this reader, students will find spelling words listed at the beginning of each lesson. Many stories and nonfiction pieces are followed by a few questions. You may choose whether or not to use these or to simply substitute narration or a simple conversation about the story or poem. The second reader, like the others in the series, can be adapted of to fit classroom or homeschool needs. An introduction has been added with instructions for using Charlotte Mason's methods of copywork, recitation, and narration with the readers. Instructions for each of these methods is found in the new 18-page introduction that has been added to this edition. Like Miss Mason, Mr. McGuffey believed in short lessons, learned well, so the readers provide a convenient source for material to use with Miss Mason’s methods.

McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader: With Instructions for Use with Charlotte Mason Teaching Methods (McGuffey's New Eclectic Readers)

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

McGuffey’s Third Reader begins with lessons on articulation and marks and pauses (punctuation), then moves into 86 language arts lessons, each based upon character-building stories, essays, and poetry. Focus: Reading and Spelling Grade level: Mid to upper elementary or as needed Format: Paperback; 5 x 7.75" Content: 86 lessons plus introductions to articulation and marks and pauses, 270 pages. The third reader begins with lessons on articulation and marks and pauses (punctuation). The articulation lesson reviews some of the words from the last half of the second reader, while the punctuation instruction provides a brief overview of the basic punctuation marks and their uses. Each of these lessons includes a note to the teacher and the articulation lesson includes a model for class drill. These introductory lessons are followed by 86 language arts lessons, each based upon character-building stories, essays, and poetry. Each paragraph or stanza is numbered, which makes it easy to assign portions of a passage or poem as copywork, recitation, or narration. Additional short lessons and teacher notes are found throughout the text. In this reader, students will find spelling words listed at the beginning of each lesson. The first spelling and vocabulary lesson in the third reader contains words from the story that follows, including learn, richly, culling, harvest, cause, wintry, engage, livelong, youth, summer, leaving, and brightest. Practice Spelling with McGuffey Readers provides an overview of how to use these spelling words. Most stories and nonfiction pieces are followed by a few questions about the text. In her review of the 1857 Readers, Cathy Duffy writes about a question in the third reader, "The first instruction, to relate the story, is essentially asking the child for an oral narration. The following two questions require students to think beyond the content of the story for their answers. This guided discussion stretches beyond narration but still fits the spirit of Charlotte Mason’s ideas." You may choose whether or not to use the provided questions. I would not use any that were simply questions of fact, but would instead substitute narration or a simple conversation about the story or poem. The nice thing about the third reader, as with the rest of the series, is that you may adapt it to suit your needs.

McGuffey Third Eclectic Reader 1857: With Instructions for Use with Charlotte Mason Teaching Methods (McGuffey's New Eclectic Readers)

McGuffey’s Fourth Reader begins with exercises in punctuation, editor’s marks, articulation, accent, and inflection, followed by 80 literature-based language arts lessons. Lessons are brief and easy to use with Charlotte Mason-style copywork and recitation. Focus: Vocabulary, Spelling, and Articulation Grade level: 6-7 or as needed Format: Paperback; 5 x 7.75" Content: 80 lessons, 270 pages The fourth reader begins with exercises in marks and pauses (punctuation and editor’s marks), articulation, accent, and inflection. These exercises are followed by 80 lessons—51 in prose and 29 in poetry. Complexity and vocabulary level has increased dramatically since the first reader, and you will see increasing evidence that the language usage in these McGuffey Readers is helpful to your students in all the subjects they are studying. By the end of the fourth reader, your student will be reading words such as bayonet, lingering, matted, delicate, wandering enshrined, wafted, and yearning. They will have studied poems, dramatic dialogues, essays, stories, and passages from classic literature, including a few stories from the Bible. The student will read about "How a Fly Walks on the Ceiling," find a botany and herbal medicine lesson wrapped in the story of a nettle, and other nature tales. There are stories about animals, including a story about elephants that uses words such as quadruped, sagacious, stratagem, and proboscis. Charlotte Mason’s language arts methods of copywork, recitation, and narration can easily be used for these lessons. Instructions for each of these methods is found in the 18-page introduction that has been added to this edition. Like Miss Mason, Mr. McGuffey believed in short lessons, learned well, so the readers provide a convenient source for material to use with Miss Mason’s methods. Features of the fourth reader In the preface to the fourth reader, the original publisher of the 1857 edition describes what has been expanded and improved since the first edition. "This volume, the fourth in the remodeled series of the Eclectic Readers, contains a large amount of primary matter, much of which is new. "Articulation and Pronunciation are treated of systematically and thoroughly in the introductory pages, and exercises for practice, numerous and varied, will be found interspersed between the lessons. "Exercises in Spelling and Defining are placed at the head of the lessons, and are intended not only as valuable practice and information for the pupil, but also as specimens of the manner in which the lessons should be studied and recited. The teacher should add to the list all important words. "Lessons on Marks and Pauses, and on Inflection and Accent, are contained in this volume. The questions in this, as in the other volumes of the series, are intended to suggest rather than prescribe the method of examination. They can be varied at the teacher’s pleasure. "The Reading Lessons are drawn from a great variety of sources. Many are translations. They have been extensively remodeled, and some of them re-written. The names of the authors, from whom they are derived, are therefore omitted, they not being responsible for them in their present form. "The present edition is considerably enlarged, the additional selections being all new, and several of them relating to recent historical events, of enduring interest to all Americans." Reading level The easiest selections from this reader tested at Flesch-Kincaid grade level 4.8 with selections toward the end reaching grade level 8.9 in a readability scorer. The elephant story referenced above measured at a 10.1 grade level. Reading level rises fairly quickly, so remember to proceed at a comfortable pace. There is a lot to learn in each book!

McGuffey Fourth Eclectic Reader 1857: With Instructions for Use with Charlotte Mason Teaching Methods (McGuffey's New Eclectic Readers)

The Fifth Reader begins with 27 pages of instruction and examples for reading and recitation as a rhetorical exercise, followed by 101 literature-based language arts lessons. Focus: Reading and Spelling Grade level: Middle to early high school or as needed Format: Paperback; 5 x 7.75" Content: 101 lessons, 348 pages. The fifth reader begins with 27 pages of instruction and examples for reading and recitation as a rhetorical exercise, followed by 101 literature-based language arts lessons. - Conveying the meaning of the story, essay, or poem - Articulation - Inflections, including rising and falling inflections, circumflex, and monotone - Accent - Emphasis, including absolute emphasis, relative emphasis, and emphatic pause - Modulation, including pitch and compass, quantity and quality - Poetic Pauses This opening section concludes with five short literary selections with which to practice the principles taught. These include “Death of Franklin,” “Bonaparte,” “Hamlet on Seeing the Skull of Yorick,” “Description of a Battle” from Marmion, and “Lord Ullin’s Daughter.” These classic selections are both interesting and challenging, and well-suited for recitation. Exercises and teacher notes are included throughout. You may also choose to use Charlotte Mason’s language arts methods of copywork, recitation, and narration for these lessons. Instructions for each of these methods is found in the new 18-page introduction that has been added to this edition. Like Miss Mason, Mr. McGuffey believed in short lessons, learned well, so the readers provide a convenient source for material to use with Miss Mason’s methods. Features of McGuffey’s Fifth Reader In the preface to the fifth reader, the original publisher of the 1857 edition describes the book: "This, the fifth in the series of the remodeled Eclectic Readers, differs from the preceding volumes, chiefly, in its grade. The lessons are more difficult, the lists of errors in articulation and pronunciation are more extensive, and the questions, more copious and varied. "A considerable amount of new matter, derived from the best sources of English literature, has been added. "The introductory article on Reading is commended to the notice of the teacher, as containing important instruction upon that subject, with copious illustrations and exercises. Miscellaneous exercises in articulation are also interspersed between the lessons. "The Spelling and Defining Exercises, placed at the head of the lessons, are copious and select. In addition to these, words are also marked in the lessons to be spelled and defined by the pupil. "The Reading Lessons have been very carefully selected. It has been the great object of the compiler to present the best specimens of style, to insure interest in the subjects, to impart valuable information, and, especially, to exert a decided and healthy moral and religious influence. "As very little material is found in a form appropriate to practice as reading lessons, the matter has here been extensively remodeled and rearranged, so as to adapt it to its place in this volume. On this account, the lessons are credited in the contents as being the authors named." By the end of the fifth reader, your student will be working with literary selections from Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Dr. Beecher, the Bible, Washington Irving, Daniel Webster, and other well-known writers and orators. Reading level for tested selections in this book ranged from Flesch-Kincaide grade level 5.8 through grade level 10.1ı for a speech delivered by Daniel Webster at the celebration of the completion of the Bunker Hill Monument in 1843.

McGuffey New Fifth Eclectic Reader: With Instructions for Use with Charlotte Mason Teaching Methods (McGuffey's New Eclectic Readers)

McGuffey's Sixth Reader offers 60 pages of instruction in articulation, rhetoric, and use of the voice, followed by 179 lessons based on works by authors such as Sir Walter Scott, Shakespeare, Milton, Longfellow, Lord Byron, Patrick Henry, William Pitt, Charles Dickens, and Dr. Samuel Johnson. Focus: Rhetorical reading Grade level: High School or as needed Format: Paperback; 5 x 7.75" Content: 179 lessons, 448 pages The sixth reader is described by its publisher as "a rhetorical reading book, for the more advanced classes." It begins with 60 pages of instruction in articulation, inflection, accent and emphasis, reading verse, the voice, and gesture. This is followed by 179 literature-based lessons. These include readings from Sir Walter Scott, Shakespeare, Milton, Longfellow, Lord Byron, Cowper, Patrick Henry, William Pitt, William Cullen Bryant, Charles Dickens, and Dr. Samuel Johnson. Many selections are prefaced by brief biographical notes about the author, which adds interest and context to the reading. You may use Charlotte Mason’s language arts methods of recitation, dictation, and narration with the lessons in the sixth reader. Instructions for each of these methods is found in the new 18-page introduction that has been added to this edition. Mason’s methods blend nicely with McGuffey’s reading selections and extensive instruction on elocution, and provide a logical way to use the readers. Features of the sixth reader In the preface, the original publisher of the 1857 edition outlines the scope of the sixth reader, designed for advanced pupils: "The Principles of Elocution, in the introductory article, arc explained and illustrated in a more extended, systematic, and complete form, than in the preceding volumes. "The Reading Exercises, as far as to page 204, are especially adapted to illustrate the principles explained in the introductory treatise. For example, the first five lessons are selected for their especial adaptation to practice in Articulation, although it must be borne in mind, that every word in every lesson is an exercise in articulation. "The Inflections are illustrated, and a guide to their proper use furnished, by an appropriate notation in most of the Reading Exercises as far as to the 73d, on page 204. Among them some are, also, adapted to exemplify emphasis, some, the reading of poetry, and others, are appropriate to practice in cultivating the voice, in its high, low, or medium tones. "From the 74th Exercise onward, rhetorical notation is dispensed with, the learner being left to his own judgment, except such aid as the teacher may think proper occasionally to give. "In the preparation of this work, free use has been made of the writings of standard authors upon Elocution, such as Walker, McCulloch, Sheridan Knowles, Ewing, Pinnock, Scott, Bell, Graham, Mylins, Wood, and many others. "In the selection of articles for Reading Exercises, great care has been taken to present variety of style and subject, to attract by interest of matter, to elevate by purity and delicacy of sentiment, and especially to furnish the mind with valuable information, and to influence the heart by sound moral and religious instruction. "Considerable liberty has been taken with the articles selected, in order to adapt them to the especial purpose for which they are here designed. The lessons are therefore credited as taken "from" the author named." By the end of the sixth reader, your student will be working with literary selections from Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Dr. Beecher, the Bible, Washington Irving, Daniel Webster, and other well-known writers and orators. Reading level for tested selections in this book ranged from Flesch-Kincaide grade level 9.4 for an early selection through grade level 12.6. A few passages tested at graduate level, but they should all be accessible to a teen with a good learning foundation.

McGuffey Sixth Eclectic Reader 1857: With Instructions for Use with Charlotte Mason Teaching Methods (McGuffey's New Eclectic Readers)

In this one-year course, students study full-length classics in historic and artistic context. Modules in Introduction to Literature include: - Short Stories by Welty, O. Henry, and others - Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - Animal Farm by George Orwell - The Tempest by William Shakespeare - Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Challenging writing assignments are designed to prepare students for college writing, with a complete writing cycle, including revision, built into the study schedule. Course contains 9 four-week modules with reading and writing assignments. - Self-directed and college prep - Week-by-week lesson plans, essay models, and instructions - Honors option - Evaluation rubric and instructions

Introduction to Literature: English 1

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