Have your children heard of how God made a path through the water for the Israelites, of the boy David and the giant Goliath, and of how Jesus loves the children? In easy-to-understand words, here are 101 favorite stories from the Bible that have delighted millions of children all around the world. Even young children who cannot read will love to look at the colorful, descriptive pictures. After each story, you will find a few questions to encourage discussion and help your child remember the stories. Bible stories are timeless and true. May God use the stories in this book to refresh your and new child’s hearts!

This 112-page book teaches students the meaning and spelling of roots, prefixes, and suffixes that are the elements used to form words in English. Learning these word elements dramatically improves spelling and the ability to decode unfamiliar words.

The activities focus on using these words in context to help students incorporate each word into their vocabulary and retain the correct spelling. There are periodic reviews to make sure students retain what is taught in the lessons. Word Roots will add hundreds of words to your students’ vocabulary and greater depth to their thinking and writing.

Each lesson has the meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes used to form the vocabulary words. The activities following the lessons include:

Spelling and Defining Word
Match each given word to its correct definition.

Completing the Sentence
Complete the sentence by choosing the correct word.

Defining the Word Parts
Define the word parts.

Writing Sentences
Write sentences using the words in the lesson.

History comes alive in the stories and adventures of explorers and pioneers who saw in America the chance to live a dream to freely worship God, to have the chance to own land, and the search for wealth and opportunities. It is also the story of cultures that at times cooperated or clashed, as well as distant rulers and countries who saw a chance to expand their power through conflict or treaty.

Volume One in this series for your elementary students includes:

Beautiful historic illustrations, photographs, maps, and cultural connections

Examples of history you can still see today all across this great land

Important narratives of the people and places that stand for some of the most pivotal moments in America’s development.

This vivid collection of history is as varied and vast as the lands that stretch from the original thirteen colonies to the gold fields of California. Discover the people who braved and tamed a wilderness to form communities and eventually states that dot the landscape of this great land we know today.

In Book 3, join Charlie, Charlotte, their baby sister Ella, and their parents as they prepare and go on a mission trip to Peru. Children will review concepts from Book 2 and learn addition and subtraction up to 4 digits, rounding to 10s, 100s, and 1000s, multiplication and division up to 10s, area of rectangles and squares, place value through millions, more measurement, solving for unknowns, greater/less than, and Roman numerals.

Binney & Smith produced the first Crayola® box of eight crayons in 1903, making these crayons a true classic art tool for generations. Known for their smooth quality, rich colors, and creative color names, these are a staple for every household. Fun to use and durable too, these classic non-toxic crayons are offered in a variety of color set options beyond the original 1903 colors of the rainbow. Classic crayon size is 3 5/8″ x 5/16″.

This is the first year of cursive writing. Children will practice cursive letters, joining letters, writing words, and copying short paragraphs.

These 6-inch long scissors look the same as the teacher-recommended kid’s scissors, but have been enlarged to fit kids who have bigger hands (ages 8-12) and more advanced projects to work on. These scissors feature stainless-steel blades for easy cutting, a larger loop for fingers, and an ergonomically friendly thumb loop.

This TOOB features highly detailed miniature mammals representing the diverse region of South Africa. Included are the African Elephant, Lion, Lioness, Spotted Hyena, White Rhino, Giraffe, Zebra, Cape Buffalo, and Cape Baboon.

Take an evening stroll in the woods, and you never know what you’ll find! Featuring many of the common denizens of a forest, this Toob includes an elk, river otter, monarch butterfly, black bear, black snake, bald eagle, beaver, doe, grasshopper, frog, raccoon, and bison.

Characteristics: Meticulously hand-painted and artfully sculpted, this Toob can turn your home into dense, sunny woods. Be careful you don’t leave any food out, or you might have an unexpected guest in the curious and hungry black bear.

Size and Color: This Toob measures 1.5 inches long, 1.5 inches wide, and 12.8 inches tall, making it a touch larger than a standard American ruler. Containing 12 figurines of creatures commonly found in the woods, such as the cedar brown bald eagle with its iconic whitehead or the cinnamon-colored elk, these 1.25 to 3.75-inch tall models are both colorful and vibrant!

This TOOB features highly detailed and accurate mini-figures representing the unique animals found throughout South America including mammals, reptiles, birds and fish. Includes 8 figures: Jaguar, 3 Toed Sloth, Harpy Eagle, Giant Anteater, Capybara, Arapaima, Boto (Amazon River Dolphin) and Black Caiman.

Historical fiction account of the Pilgrims as seen through the eyes of Bartholomew, Remember, and Mary Allerton. Beginning on board the ship just before land is sighted, richly detailed illustrations and captivating narrative portray life for the Mayflower Pilgrims here in the New World. The wedding of Priscilla Mullins and John Alden, the harvest, and, of course, the Thanksgiving feast are among the events chronicled as this story of the first year of settlement at Plymouth unfolds.

Amanda Freebold’s father sails to the new colony of Jamestown, hoping to make a life there for his family. Amanda and her two siblings stay behind with their mother and work hard for Mistress Trippett to make ends meet in the meantime. After three years, the Freebold children’s mother dies and they are left alone. Amanda makes the hard decision to cross the ocean and join their father in the new world, and the children start the long, hard journey with only a brass lion that their father left to guard them.

This book has a chronological organization and a helpful table of contents to make it easier to correlate these fantastic art and art-appreciation activities with your study of history. Sharon Jeffus recommends several artists and particular artistic works to study as well. Activities run the gamut from crafts to drawing skills, from art appreciation to studies of particular artists. All are accompanied by well-researched textual information and black-and-white illustrations. These are all high- interest activities that not only expand on their history study, but teach art skills as well.