Making the Grade: Everything Y

A brand-new title in this important series gives parents easy-to-apply methods for helping to educate their children who are starting in kindergarten. It's a combination manual and advice book, suitable both for parents cooperating with their child's teachers in standard classroom settings, and for home schoolers, where parents take direct control of their child's studies. Making the Grade books are not textbooks, but practical curriculum guides. Written by authorities in elementary education, they advise parents on books, software, and other teaching tools. Each book presents guiding principles for teaching reading, writing, math, social studies, and science. Pages are perforated for multipurpose use. Each title in the series contains four curriculum sections:
* Promoting literacy-reading, writing, listening, and speaking
* Math-number patterns, problem solving, and other math-related concepts
* Science-life, earth, and physical sciences
* Social Studies-history, geography, economics, and culture
Each section outlines subject matter to be covered, augmented with planning and implementation strategies for parents and teachers. Advice includes ways to explain difficult concepts to children, suggestions for interactive learning in music and art, activities to promote hands-on learning experiences, and more. Sections titled In Your Community describe ways to integrate local cultural affairs, business activities, environmental concerns, and government functions with a child's education. Though written primarily for parents, this book will appeal to kindergarten teachers looking for new ideas and methods. It features maps, photos, and illustrations, many in color.

Making the Grade


Books in this important new series give parents easy-to-apply methods for helping to educate their children, whether as parents cooperating with their child’s teachers in standard classroom settings, or as home schoolers taking direct control of a child’s studies. Separate titles are available focusing on different grade levels.
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Everything Your Kindergarten Child Needs to Know

Reading and Writing—comprehension and proficiency at the third-grade level

Math—number sense, problem solving, and other math-related concepts

Science—life, earth, and physical sciences

Social Studies—history, geography, economics, and culture



Also Features Maps, Photos, and Illustrations—Many in Color


Daniel A. Van Beek has educated children of all ages in many different environments. Also involved in the educational publishing industry, he has developed literacy and mathematics textbooks for several grades, from kindergarten through middle school.