Books in 10 Minutes a Day series

Young learners learn best when activities last five to ten minutes, before they drift off-task. The 10 Minutes a Day series takes this research to heart, providing quick math exercises for children — perfect for those time-to-fill moments at home, and based on one of the best and most effective learning strategies: little and often. Each book includes a ten-minute timer, beat the clock exercises, and easily photocopied pages, as well as tips, guidance, and answers for parents. In order to align with the Common Core State Standards, in 10 Minutes a Day: Math Fourth Grade children can develop an understanding of multi-digit multiplication, addition and subtraction of fractions with common denominators, understand concepts of angles, solve word problems, and more to build math skills.

Practice makes perfect in just 10 minutes a day!There is nothing more important than your child's education, but sometimes it's difficult to find the time to fit everything in. From DK's best-selling "Made Easy" home-learning workbooks, the 10 Minutes a Day series fits in around busy lives.Aimed at ages 5-6, 10 Minutes a Day: Phonics supports your child as they develop their first English skills in connecting sounds with their letters: identifying first-letter sounds in words, listening for middle- and end-letter sounds, writing the letters of the alphabet, making rhyming strings of words, and showing children how to connect letter sounds to make simple three-letter words.Each exercise is simply and clearly introduced and uses a variety of interesting methods to help learning, from matching exercises to learning how to pronounce and spell out new sounds and words, based on themes that a young child can easily relate to, such as food, animals, and household objects. For the eager student, there are extra "time filler" challenges on every page if they finish the questions within 10 minutes and want to continue practicing, or just want ideas for additional activities to do at home.Answers are provided, along with parents' notes that explain what your child learns from the exercise.

Help children ages 8-9 brush up on their times tables and multiplication skills with 10 Minutes a Day: Multiplication 3rd Grade. Starting with simple tasks like multiplying by 2 and working up to multiplying and dividing fractions, every aspect of the subject is covered with fun activities, word problems, and exercises to help build confidence in third graders.The 10 Minutes a Day series provides quick exercises testing a range of skills and knowledge. Each spread takes a maximum of ten minutes to complete, with a mix of problems that can be quick to answer, or take a little longer. Complete with parents' notes including tips, guidance, and answers, these workbooks are the perfect reinforcement aids for help at home.

Practice makes perfect in just 10 minutes a day!There is nothing more important than your child's education, but sometimes it's difficult to find the time to fit everything in. The 10 Minutes a Day series fits in around busy lives.Aimed at ages 6-8, Math covers a range of curriculum subjects, including addition and subtraction, 2D and 3D shapes, time, measurements, times tables, and lines of symmetry. Each exercise is simply and clearly introduced to help learning, and uses a variety of interesting methods to help learning, from filling in the gaps to matching exercises. For the eager student, there are extra "time filler" challenges on every page if they finish the questions within 10 minutes and want to continue practicing, or just want ideas for additional activities to do at home.Answers are provided, along with parents' notes that explain what your child learns from the exercise.Perfect both for the budding mathematician and those who need a little more support, 10 Minutes a Day: Math is a colorful and controlled approach to mastering math.

Fourth graders can get extra practice at spelling with exercises on prefixes, suffixes, hyphenated words, apostrophe use, and more in 10 Minutes a Day: Spelling Grade 4. Accompanied with a digital timer, the 10 Minutes a Day series provides quick exercises testing a range of skills and knowledge. Each spread takes a maximum of ten minutes to complete, with a mix of problems that can be quick to answer, or take a little longer. Complete with parents' notes including tips, guidance, and answers, these workbooks are the perfect reinforcement aids for help at home. Supports the Common Core State Standards.

Traveling to Japan? Then learning the language is at the top of your list and "JAPANESE in 10 minutes a day" is the best way to prepare for your trip! This complete program combines the ever-popular "JAPANESE in 10 minutes a day" Book with interactive software—it's the perfect blend of education and entertainment. Computer activities such as interactive Sticky Labels, Flash Cards and games add a playful twist to learning the language. With your new skills, you'll be able to shop the Ginza, see the sights and make reservations—all in Japanese! Now you're ready for the trip of a lifetime! Perfect for students, international executives and inspired travelers wishing to participate in this rich and ancient culture. The “10 minutes a day” Program: The “10 minutes a day” proven methodology guarantees success—all you have to do is set aside 10 minutes and you’ll be on your way. Why 10 minutes a day? Because 10 minutes is doable, it fits easily into your life and it’s not overwhelming. The program is created so that you can work at your own pace. You set the pace and you decide when you’re ready to move to the next Step. The book is purposely designed to look like a child’s workbook—it’s not intimidating or overwhelming. Instead, it’s approachable and engaging for everyone at any age. The book covers material equivalent to more than a year of high school Japanese or the 1st quarter of Japanese at university. The vocabulary hones in on key essential words that you’ll actually use when traveling. You’ll learn Key Question Words so you can ask for what you need; money and numbers so you can shop and pay bills; directions so you can get to your destination smoothly, and so much more that will make your experience abroad enjoyable. Study aids and fun activities such as word games, puzzles and interactive modules are academically designed and strategically interwoven into the program to help you succeed. Contents include: The 132-page illustrated workbook: Use the book to guide you, step-by-step, through learning and speaking Japanese. Full color throughout: Visually engages you and is conducive to learning quickly. Digital download of “10 minutes a day” language learning software: Use the interactive modules to hear the words, practice and play, track your score and have fun! (PC and Mac friendly) 150 Sticky Labels (both in the book and for your computer): Place the Sticky Labels around the house and office to learn new words without any extra time or effort. Use the interactive Sticky Labels module on your computer to hear the words, review, keep track of your score and improve. Ready-made Flash Cards (both in the book and for your computer): Take the ready-made flash cards with you and review your vocabulary on the go. Use the interactive Flash Card module on your computer to hear the words, practice and test yourself. R&#333maji is used throughout the book. Cut-out Menu Guide: Practice at your local restaurant and take it on your trip. Pronunciation Guide: With the Guide and simple phonetics above each Japanese word, it’s easy for native English speakers to begin speaking Japanese with the correct pronunciation. Over 300 "Free Words:" Sounding similar to their English counterparts, these Japanese words take no extra effort to add to your vocabulary. Glossary of over 2,000 new words, definitions, and pronunciation: So you can quickly look up a Japanese word, its pronunciation and definition.

In 10 Minutes a Day: Math Grade 1 first graders can practice their skills in addition, subtraction, 3-D shapes, sequences, telling time, patterns, and more.Accompanied with a digital timer, the 10 Minutes a Day series provides quick exercises testing a range of skills and knowledge. Each spread takes a maximum of ten minutes to complete, with a mix of problems that can be quick to answer, or take a little longer. Complete with parents' notes including tips, guidance, and answers, these workbooks are the perfect reinforcement aids for help at home.

A trip to China is magical, especially when you can speak the language. So before you visit the Great Wall, take the first step here. This book with its new digital download is a complete and fun, hands-on language learning experience. Useful study tools, fun interactive computer games and easy-to-use English phonetics make learning Chinese effortless and enjoyable. And with a focus on practical words and phrases, you’ll be able to order a meal, shop for those incredible bargains and find your way around town, with absolute ease. Spend just “10 minutes a day” with this program and you’ll be speaking Chinese in no time!The “10 minutes a day” Program:The “10 minutes a day” proven methodology guarantees success―all you have to do is set aside 10 minutes and you’ll be on your way. Why 10 minutes a day? Because 10 minutes is doable, it fits easily into your life and it’s not overwhelming. The program is created so that you can work at your own pace. You set the pace and you decide when you’re ready to move to the next Step.The book is purposely designed to look like a child’s workbook―it’s not intimidating or overwhelming. Instead, it’s approachable and engaging for everyone at any age. The book covers material equivalent to more than a year of high school Chinese or the 1st quarter of Chinese at university. The vocabulary hones in on key essential words that you’ll actually use when traveling. You’ll learn Key Question Words so you can ask for what you need; money and numbers so you can shop and pay bills; directions so you can get to your destination smoothly, and so much more that will make your experience abroad enjoyable. Study aids and fun activities such as word games, puzzles and interactive modules are academically designed and strategically interwoven into the program to help you succeed.Contents include:The 132-page illustrated workbook: Use the book to guide you, step-by-step, through learning and speaking Mandarin Chinese.Full color throughout: Visually engages you and is conducive to learning quickly. Digital download of “10 minutes a day” language learning software: Use the interactive modules to hear the words, practice and play, track your score and have fun! (PC and Mac friendly)150 Sticky Labels (both in the book and for your computer): Place the Sticky Labels around the house and office to learn new words without any extra time or effort. Use the interactive Sticky Labels module on your computer to hear the words, review, keep track of your score and improve.Ready-made Flash Cards (both in the book and for your computer): Take the ready-made flash cards with you and review your vocabulary on the go. Use the interactive Flash Card module on your computer to hear the words, practice and test yourself.Cut-out Menu Guide: Practice at your local restaurant and take it on your trip.Pronunciation Guide: With the Guide and simple phonetics above each Chinese word, it’s easy for native English speakers to begin speaking Chinese with the correct pronunciation.Glossary of over 2,000 new words, definitions, and pronunciation: So you can quickly look up a Chinese word, its pronunciation and definition. -- Kershul

Master fractions in just 10 minutes a day with the activities in this essential home-study workbook.10 Minutes a Day Fractions is a homeschool learning resource for 8-10 year olds that teaches fractions in short, bite-sized chunks. Children prefer to learn in short bursts, making this workbook the perfect homeschool introduction to maths and fractions. Games and tests make learning fun, leading to maximum results in just 10 minutes a day.This workbook includes 10-minute activities that cover fractions in relation to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, helping your child with schoolwork and day-to-day problem solving. The parents' notes section gives the answers, explains common pitfalls, and gives guidance on how to avoid them. 10 Minutes a Day workbooks are the perfect at-home reinforcement for subjects learned in school.

Help develop spelling skills at home with worksheets appropriate for second graders, featuring exercises on plurals, silent letters, contractions, doubling letters, and more in 10 Minutes a Day: Spelling Grade 2. Accompanied with a digital timer, the 10 Minutes a Day series provides quick exercises testing a range of skills and knowledge. Each spread takes a maximum of ten minutes to complete, with a mix of problems that can be quick to answer, or take a little longer. Complete with parents' notes including tips, guidance, and answers, these workbooks are the perfect reinforcement aids for help at home. Supports the Common Core State Standards.