Books published by publisher Amsco School Publications, Inc

Level Two is designed to follow Level One. Students are not equipped to do this level until they have completed Level One of the Phonics Road to Spelling and Reading, where they have learned and applied 90% of the Rules of the English language. If you have an older student (8-11 years or older) please give us a call before making your purchase. Thanks! This year there are 3 sections of study each taking about 20-30 minutes each day. Complete Package Includes: Foreman's Construction Guide: the teacher's 3-ring binder containing... Plot Plan - the teacher's complete video text on 10 DVDs. Blueprints- completed spelling list for the year with Rule Tunes Building Codes - completed charts illustrating various spelling rules. Framing Codes completed charts illustrating various parts of speech with Grammar Tunes. Composition - completed sentences to be recorded by student to analyze various parts of speech. Student portion of package includes: Apprentice's Building Manual: the student's 3-ring binder containing... Blueprints - customized paper for recording all spelling words. Building Codes - blank custom charts for recording various illustrations of spelling rules. Framing Codes - blank custom charts for recording illustrations of various parts of speech. Composition - place for recording all dictated sentences. Little House Study - a place to keep his literature and composition activities from his study of Little House in the Big Woods. Little House Reader - includes the edition that corresponds to the lesson plans. Reading and Composition Guide for Little House in the Big Woods: a 3-ring binder containing... Completed Teacher's Notebook Pages: daily reading schedule and 64 completed notebook pages. Blank Student Notebook Pages: 64 custom activity pages to build.

The book begins with a study of "the people as creative artists". Unit two concentrates on the myths of Greece and Rome. Unit three takes you to the "windy plains of Troy". Unit four takes you to Scandinavia. Unit five concentrates on folktales with talking animals magic spells, voyages and tall tales. Unit six is a continutation of unit five with an emphasis on the magical, the mysterious and the impossible-made-possible. And finally unit seven is the folklore of our own country.

According to the authors, this book was written to show students that the study of the past is not just memorizing names, dates, battles, and treaties. To make history come alive for the student they have written 91 stories about the people and events of the past. Many of the characters in the stories are or were real people; some of the stories are fictional but many did happen. Those stories that are imaginary are based on solid historical evidence. They might very well have occurred. They have used a variety of literary forms-short stories, plays, newspaper reporting, interior monologues, letters. The illustrative materials-maps, charts, cartoons, line drawings-are the basis for comprehension questions following each story. The stories are introduced by a short historical narrative which sets the time and place and explains in easy-to-understand terms the political, social, and economic setting. Short-answer questions follow each of the stories. Ten different types of questions are used throughout the book. In addition, the Activities and Inquiries sections provide opportunities for student research and the development of social studies skills. It is the authors hope that the stories in this text will interest students and give them insight into how people lived and the forces that shaped their lives so that they can gain an understanding of the contemporary world.