PDF-(READ)-Planisphere and Starfinder

Planisphere and Starfinder is a practical guide to finding your way around the night sky It demystifies astronomy and introduces basic stargazing techniques enabling you to find and recognize objects with easeA section on the Solar System shows you how to observe the Moon planets and other bodies such as comets and asteroids It also gives advice on looking at eclipses and meteor showers The central section of the book is a detailed guide to the constellations Each entry in the guide is illustrated with a clear star chart supported by graphics that show where in the world the constellation can be seen and explain the symbolic meaning of its star pattern The key features for observation are presented in an accessible list supported by advice on how best to observe themThe final section is a monthbymonth guide to the night sky A doublepage spread for each month highlights the features on view while a largescale chart shows you where to find the planets and a table of special events lists the dates of Moon phases eclipses and the best times to see the planets The book comes with a removable planisphere showing you the entire sky above your head at any time of night and any time of year. Please do not alter or modify contents All rights reserved QVSIBTFE 1BJOMTT1BSOUJOHSUI1STDIMBST BDLTPU PMEF XXXMPWF E MPHDDPN 57513 2001 Jim Fay End the Bedtime Blues Parents Dont Need to Force Kids to Go to Sleep edtime is a time of frustration The fate of reading!!!. A Dialogue about Imaginative Prose. “A Good Mystery: Why We Read” . NYT. 11/2007. The NEA long-term study (1982): as of 2007 Americans continue to read less and less for fun.. Supplement your language arts block with 180 days of daily spelling and word work practice! This first grade spelling workbook provides teachers with weekly spelling and word study units that are easy to incorporate into the classroom or home. Perfect for after school, intervention, or homework, teachers and parents can help students gain daily practice through these quick activities that correlate to state and national standards. Arranged into weekly units, the worksheets feature fun activities for first grade students such as picture match, tapping sounds, word sorts, analogies, verb tenses, plural practice, sentence completions, synonyms, antonyms, and more! The repetitive structure helps students focus on the words rather than the activities and allows for more independent practice. Provide fun, engaging, and purposeful practice for your students with this must-have student workbook that includes digital materials. ABC See, Hear, Do: Learn to Read 55 Words teaches letter sounds and early reading skills. This exciting new method of teaching reading combines visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles to help increase phonemic awareness. The combination of fun animal pictures with hand motions helps young children easily remember each letter sound. After learning only four letter sounds, children can start blending words together. This method is simple and effective. It is best for children ages 2-6. Strengthen your grade 3 students\' comprehension and vocabulary skills! The 25 engaging reading selections in Read & Understand with Leveled Texts, Grade 3 are leveled according to Lexile(R) criteria, so you can easily match texts to students\' abilities. Reading selections cover reading levels 480-710 and are accompanied by follow-up activities for comprehension, vocabulary, and other reading skills. Skills covered in grade 3 include: Inferring/Drawing Conclusions Synonyms and Antonyms Recalling Information Building Vocabulary Writing Complete Sentences Using Picture Clues Organizing Information ... and more! From New York Times best-selling author and Children\'s Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman comes a new collection of fresh read-aloud takes on eight favorite fairy tales, including The Three Bears, Cinderella, and Little Red Riding Hood. Designed with emerging readers in mind, each of the tales is told in short rhyming dialogues--with each character\'s lines indicated by a different color-to be used as a script for two voices to read separately and together. Using traditional reading teaching techniques like alliteration, rhyme, repetition, and short sentences), the text invites young children to read along, while Michael Emberley\'s lively illustrations enhance the stories\' humor and high spirits. Goldilocks, the Little Red Hen, the Three Little Pigs, and many more beloved characters star in these tales-with-a-twist that are perfect for early and reluctant readers, readers\' theater, and bedtime fun.A 2005 Notable Children\'s Book in the Language Arts by the Children\'s Literature Assembly of the National Council of Teacher of English. Also chosen as a 2004 Gryphon Award Honor Book by the Center for Children\'s Books. Build science content-area knowledge with 180 days of daily practice! These quick, diagnostic-based activities focus on three strands of science: life science, physical science, and Earth and space science and align to Next Generation Science Standards. With more than one million copies sold, Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a remarkable step-by-step program that teaches your child to read in just 20 minutes a day�with love, care, and joy only a parent and child can share.�[A] magical book...I�ve seen this method work in my own home, having used it with both of my children and watched that light go on.� �John McWhorter, The New York Times

Is your child halfway through first grade and still unable to read? Is your preschooler bored with coloring and ready for reading? Do you want to help your child read, but are afraid you�ll do something wrong? Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a complete, step-by-step guide that shows parents simply and clearly how to teach their children to read. Twenty minutes a day is all you need, and within 100 teaching days your child will be reading on a solid second-grade reading level. It�s a sensible, easy-to-follow, and enjoyable way to help your child gain the essential skills of reading. Everything you need is here�no paste, no scissors, no flash cards, no complicated directions�just you and your child learning together. One hundred lessons, fully illustrated and color-coded for clarity, give your child the basic and more advanced skills needed to become a good reader. In How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids, New York Times bestselling author and professor Thomas C. Foster gives tweens the tools they need to become thoughtful readers. With funny insights and a conversational style, he explains the way writers use symbol, metaphor, characterization, setting, plot and other key techniques to make a story come to life.From that very first middle school book report to that first college course, kids need to be able to understand the layers of meaning in literature. Foster makes learning this important skill fun and exciting by using examples from How the Grinch Stole Christmas to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, from short stories and poems to movie scripts. This go-to guide unlocks all the hidden secrets to reading, making it entertaining and satisfying. The Reading Lesson is a bestselling program that teaches young children to read in 20 easy lessons. It is designed as a step-by-step course for parents who want to teach their young children to read at home. The teaching method is based on phonics and key-word recognition, and with its innovative and guided approach, the 20 step-by-step lessons provide an easy-to-follow recipe for teaching children to read. Developed by pediatrician Michael Levin, the program has also been used successfully for children with disabilities.How do I use the Reading Lesson?There are twenty lessons in this book. Each lesson takes about two weeks to complete (with about 15 minutes of study per day). Before starting a lesson, we suggest that you read the instructions for that lesson. Each lesson begins with an introduction and a description of how to proceed. For example, lesson two introduces the letters �m�, �d�, and �r�. At the beginning of the lesson, there is an introduction with some words of advice and thoughts on how to go through the sounds of those letters and how to read them in words.Each lesson consists of words, exercises and short stories. When reading the words, ask the child to tell you what the word means. Before you read the story, read the title and talk a little bit about the content of the story. Approximately 300 key words form the basis of reading skills in this course. Each lesson introduces a set of key words. Your child should learn them well before you proceed to the next lesson, since these words are used in later lessons.For many young readers (including children who are familiar with the alphabet), the letters in words seem to melt together. The instructions in Lesson One teach the child basic sound blending. The special typography and font style the book uses will help your child to identify and separate the letters she already knows. These bars, dots, and special graphics are there as guides and are used to blend the sounds into words. This process is called �sounding out�. At first, blending is difficult for most children. You will need to help the child but he will get better at it with practice.How fast should I go through the book? The length and the pace of the daily lessons will vary with your child\'s age and abilities. We suggest the following schedule: For children under five, one page per day will suffice and maintain their concentration on the lesson. For children between five and six, two to three pages per day will be sufficient. For children over six, three or more pages per day will be fine.Children have a very short attention span. Try to keep each lesson under fifteen minutes, and spend no more than five to seven minutes per page. If your child is young, don\'t rush! Work at a leisurely and comfortable pace. Remember: you have plenty of time to complete the course and, if necessary, to go back and repeat the course before your child starts reading instruction in school.How old should my child be when we start the Reading Lesson? The book is meant for children between the ages of 3 and 8. We do not suggest that you try to teach a child under the age of three to read. Contrary to some books that suggest that you can teach infants to read, there is no proof that such a thing is possible. Children need certain developmental skills before they can read. Flashing cards with letters and words at a baby is a fun thing to do and makes us feel like good parents, but it does not work!The Reading Lesson is a totally developmentally appropriate course that is easy to follow, and makes learning to read fun for parents and kids. The book is an easy and cheap solution to teaching your children to read at home, and has been a success with families all around the world. Give it a try � you�re sure to love it. Learn to Read Activity Book delivers engaging lessons to successfully teach your child to read while having F-U-N.Your child will learn to read - and actually enjoy the process - if it\'s fun. That\'s why seasoned primary school teacher, Heather Braun, combines playful activities with effective lesson plans in Learn to Read Activity Book.Learn to Read Activity Book builds critical literary skills through a series of activities that create connections between letters and words and help your child learn to read.Helping your child learn to read is important work and Learn to Read Activity Book makes it rewarding for both of you, with:Play-Motivated Learning that includes coloring, tracing, mazes, puzzles, and word searches that entertain your child as they learn to read.An Effective Teaching Method that uses the I do, we do, you do model to build independence through practiceOver 100 Cumulative Lessons that begin with letter recognition and phonetics, and build towards reading complete wordsFrom letter recognition to word pronunciation you will witness exciting light bulb moments in your child as they joyfully learn to read with the Learn to Read Activity Book. Focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, which in recent years has been the engine of global economic growth, this volume surveys trends and prospects in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) with particular reference to achieving inclusive growth and the greening of economies. Underlying the increasing pressure for new models of TVET provision is the rapid pace of technological change, demand for a work force which is highly responsive to evolving needs and a transforming market place that calls for higher order skills and lifelong learning. The book proposes a re-engineered, modernized TVET system that fosters an innovative approach which enhances the employability of workers as well as the sustainability of their livelihoods. The book includes contributions from leading policy makers, researchers, and practitioners, including those in the private sector in analyzing and forecasting the most urgent priorities in skills development. The book argues for creative approaches to TVET design and delivery particularly with a view to improve job prospects, and meeting the goals of inclusion, sustainable development and social cohesion. Addressing issues such as the chronic mismatches between skills acquired and actual skills required in the work place, the volume proposes diversified approaches towards workforce development and partnerships with the private sector to improve the quality and relevance of skills development . The new imperatives created by \'greening\' economies and responses required in skills development and training are addressed. Developing TVET is a high priority for governments in the Asia Pacific region as they seek to achieve long-term sustainable growth since the .continued success of their economic destinies depend on it. The volume also includes an emerging framework for skills development for inclusive and sustainable growth in the Asia and Pacific region. A work of art [that] no amateur astronomer should be without. -- Astronomy ForumThe Firefly Planisphere is a valuable tool for beginner and advanced stargazers. The previous edition, published in 2013, had star maps up to 2022. This sixth edition updates the maps to 2030.Charted by the month, day, hour and minute, the Firefly Planisphere is easy to use, battery-free and weather-resistant. The stargazer needs only to turn the wheel to align the current date and time. What the see-through panel reveals will match the view of the night sky.The planisphere shows the position of the stars for every night of the year. Icons describe star magnitudes -- the larger the symbol, the brighter the star -- making it easy to locate specific stars. Stargazers will be able to identify planets, stars, constellations, globular clusters, nebulas, galaxies and other celestial wonders.Features include:At-a-glance coordinates for locating the brightest objects in the sky Planetary tables to locate Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, now improved for easier use An overlay window with a new shape for better viewing Times of sunrise and sunset for each day Declination and right ascension scales The ecliptic path.The planisphere\'s booklet provides accurate information on bright and faint stars, the Milky Way and deep-sky searching. Other topics include:How to use the planisphere Finding planets, sunrise and sunset How to read a star map Learning the sky Exploring the skies, season by season.With its improved features, sturdy construction, portability, weather resistance, smooth wheel rotation, easy-to-read booklet and protective pocket, the Firefly Planisphere is simply the handiest guide to the night sky for the amateur astronomer -- all at the same price as the previous edition, just $19.95. Now with removable planisphere!Starfinder lays out the universe clearly, highlighting the signposts in the sky and explaining the cosmology of the stars. Discover the wonders of the night sky with up-to-date information about the universe, including monthly charts to both the northern and southern hemisphere, and a section on observing the Moon, planets, and other bodies of the solar system.