Books in 10 minutes a day series

Make learning French fun every day! Reinforces your child's skills and knowledge through 10 minutes of daily practice at home. The easy-to-use 10-minute timer will have your child eager to get started. Little and often keeps learning fun, fresh, and focused. Developed by a team of language-learning experts.• Boosts confidence in speaking, reading, and writing French.• Builds vocabulary.• Explains important grammar rules.• Conversational texts focus on everyday topics such as family, friends, school, and hobbies.• Helps your child understand and practice key concepts.• Includes parental notes and answers.

Math Word Problems in 15 Minutes a Day makes conquering intimidating word problems more manageable by presenting a small part of the problem-solving process at a time and building upon it each day. This helpful book also includes lots of valuable memory hooks and shortcuts that help students retain what they are learning. Filled with proven strategies to improve performance, Math Word Problems in 15 Minutes a Day includes: A pretest to help students focus on where to put their efforts Content review, detailed lessons, and practice exercises modeled on the skills tested by standardized tests A post-test, which reveals how much the student has improved A glossary for subject-specific vocabulary Advice on taking standardized tests for each subject

Your child doesn't have to be an English genius to write like a pro-he or she can do it in just 15 minutes a day! It's true: mastering writing doesn't have to take a long time-and it doesn't have to be difficult and boring! In just one month, students can gain the expertise and skill to tackle the wide variety of writing challenges they will face in school and life. How? Each lesson in Junior Skill Builders: Writing in 15 Minutes a Day covers one small part of the larger writing process, so that each day builds upon the previous day's knowledge. Before long, writing well becomes effortless-one step at a time. In just 15 minutes a day, students learn everything they need about: The parts of speech Sentence structure Punctuation Avoiding the five most common grammatical errors Getting started Techniques for choosing a topic Finding, developing, and supporting a thesis Organizing The common essay types How to figure out what's expected Paragraphs Creating a framework: The five-paragraph essay Writing a strong conclusion Proofreading and spell checking: Editing In addition to all the essential writing practice that kids need to ace classroom tests, pop quizzes, class participation, and standardized exams, Junior Skill Builders: Writing in 15 Minutes a Day provides parents with an easy and accessible way to help their children excel. All it takes is just 15 minutes a day!

You don't have to be a genius to become a math master-you can do it in just 15 minutes a day! Packed with short and snappy lessons, Junior Skill Builders: Basic Math in 15 Minutes a Day makes learning basic math quick and easy. It's true: making sense of basic math doesn't have to take a long time . . . and it doesn't have to be difficult! In just one month, students can gain expertise and ease in a wide array of common (and even the not-so-common) middle-school math challenges. How? Each lesson gives one small part of a bigger math problem, so that every day a student builds upon what was learned the day before. Fun factoids, catchy memory hooks, and valuable shortcuts help make sure that what is learned stays for good. With Junior Skill Builders: Basic Math in 15 Minutes a Day, before you know it, a struggling student becomes a math pro-one step at a time. In just 15 minutes a day, students master: Integers and operations Factors and divisibility Rational numbers Solving equations Fractions, decimals, and percents Inequalities Ratios and rates Powers and exponents Scientific notations Square roots Lines and angles Perimeter and area Classifying triangles and quadrilaterals The Pythagorean Theorem Volume and surface area of solids Graphing Probability And much more! In addition to all the essential practice that kids need to ace classroom tests, pop quizzes, class participation, and standardized exams, Junior Skill Builders: Basic Math in 15 Minutes a Day provides parents with an easy and accessible way to help their children excel.

Reading is an essential skill for any student at every point of their education, and absolutely critical for high school, college, and future career success. But reading is more than knowing the meaning of words on a page-it's being able to identify concepts, analyze arguments, and respond to questions, retain information, and apply what you've read-all the essential skills that compose solid reading comprehension. Junior Skill Builders: Reading in 15 Minutes a Day will show you how to become an active reader-someone who not only reads, but connects with what's written. That's the goal, to be involved with what you read and to think about what the writer's really trying to communicate to you. What's the best part? Mastering reading doesn't have to take a long time . . . and it doesn't have to be difficult! In just one month, students will gain expertise and ease in understanding and remembering what they read, which will set them on a course for success for the rest of their lives. How? Each lesson breaks the reading process down into smaller parts, so that each day builds upon what was learned the previous day. Before long, a student's reading comprehension has increased remarkably-one step at a time. In just 15 minutes a day, students gain an essential understanding of: Words with multiple meanings Synonyms and antonyms Prefixes and suffixes Context clues Denotation and connotation Genre: Fiction and nonfiction Style and tone Text features Main idea and supporting details Chronology Comparing and contrasting Cause and effect Fact and opinion Making inferences Drawing conclusions Summarizing Character and setting Plot: Conflict and resolution Point of view Theme Imagery Flashback and foreshadowing Idiom, personification, hyperbole Similes and metaphors In addition to all the essential practice that kids need to ace classroom tests, pop quizzes, class participation, and standardized exams, Junior Skill Builders: Reading in 15 Minutes a Day provides parents with an easy and accessible way to help their children excel. All it takes is just 15 minutes a day!

This book presents students with the history behind the ratification and drafting of U.S. Constitution, laying the groundwork material that is likely to appear on standardized tests including the AP U.S. History exam. Twenty easy-to-digest lessons cover each amendment in depth, discuss the history behind the amendments, define key vocabulary, and highlight the Constitution's relevance to the present day.

These two new additions to the bestselling Math Made Easy 10 Minutes a Day series are the perfect at-home reinforcement for math homework. Designed to help Canadian children improve their math abilities without growing bored or restless, these helpful math workbooks each feature 10-minute exercises consisting of word problems (story problems) like time problems, working with money, weights and measures, conversion problems and area and volume problems that allow kids to apply what they've learned in math class in real world situations. + Each exercise takes a maximum of ten minutes to complete + Parents notes are included with tips, guidance and answers

It's true: building your vocabulary doesn't have to take a long time-and it doesn't have to be boring! In just one month, students can have an impressive number of words in their repertoire, which sets them on a course toward success for the rest of their lives. How? Short, easy-to-understand lessons and fun factoids drawn from popular TV, music, sports, movies, and more make learning new words a pleasure rather than a memorization chore. Most lessons are reinforced by sample questions for students to try on their own, with clear, step-by-step techniques for retaining information used throughout. In just 15 minutes a day, students learn everything they need about: Synonyms Antonyms Related words and meanings Vocabulary from a variety of subject areas, including language arts, math, social studies, and science How words are often used on standardized tests In just 15 minutes a day, students learn everything they need about: Synonyms Antonyms Related words and meanings Vocabulary from a variety of subject areas, including language arts, math, social studies, and science How words are often used on standardized tests

These two new additions to the bestselling Math Made Easy 10 Minutes a Day series are the perfect at-home reinforcement for math homework. Designed to help Canadian children improve their math abilities without growing bored or restless, these helpful math workbooks each feature 10-minute exercises consisting of word problems (story problems) like time problems, working with money, weights and measures, conversion problems and area and volume problems that allow kids to apply what they've learned in math class in real world situations. + Each exercise takes a maximum of ten minutes to complete + Parents notes are included with tips, guidance and answers

An introduction to the confusing world of geometry, this guide offers a step-by-step approach for middle school students (and their parents) who want and need more geometry practice outside of the classroom. Geometry Success in 15 Minutes a Day is an easy-to-read resource that supplements the instruction young students receive in class and provides a working knowledge of geometry that is a key to success on many standardized exams.