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FREE: MFW Exploring Countries & Cultures (My Father's World)



I am sure you have heard of My Father's World and have also heard rave reviews of it, too. The reviews are right. We have used MFW for two years in the past and it is a great homeschool program. However, the price is very high.  We used the ECC (Exploring Countries and Cultures) and the Adventures In US History. Both cover geography and a multitude of other material.

Today I found a free version of it. It is not exactly the same, but pretty much it is. The cool thing is that it is much BETTER than the ecc everyone has heard about. And because it is free curriculum, you cannot lose!

Personally, I would add higher level resources for older students in middle school or high school. MFW has written their version to be for grades 2-8. (I think grades 7 and 8 would be a serious stretch for their program because it is so "light".)
Good news! Your library is an excellent resource. Don't forget Ebay, HomeschoolClassifieds, Vegsource, Project Gutenberg, and a really awesome place is Exodus Books.

The gal who wrote this great free program calls it "Countries & Cultures Of The World".
- FREE: Country & Cultures curriculum 
 

ANOTHER GREAT RESOURCE...



Country and Cultures Lapbook
(http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/lapbooks/lapbook_country_and_culture.html)

For information about lapbooking and links to more freebies, please visit Jimmie's excellent Squidoo lens!
Pretend printable passport Pretend printable passport
This printable passport has 3 PDF pages: a cover, an inner page spread with eagle graphic (like the real thing!) and room for your "personal" information as well as an inner blank page spread for your country "stamps".
Lapbook printable - prayer needs Prayer needs / Religion
This lapbook printable features folding hands and a boy in prayer. Write the prayer needs of your country inside or use the space to write about local religion(s).
lapbook booklet
Booklet cover

Booklet page 1: per capita income, jobs and responsibilities for men/boys and women/girls

Booklet page 2: time zones, famous landmarks

Booklet page 3: wild animals, pets, crops and plants

Booklet page 4: lined page for narration
Handwriting Without Tears Style
Wide Rule Style


The lapbook booklet has a current total of 5 pages. Staple the pages together and place it on a large space in your lapbook or place it in a binder pocket. You can run off extra copies of the narration page.
flag matchbook Flag matchbook
Create a flag matchbook with a lined interior for writing down facts about the flag, a country's anthem or other interesting information.
Highest point flap book Highest point flapbook
This flap book features a bar graph showing off the tallest mountains from each continent. There is room at the end for your student to enter in the information about the highest point of the country you are studying. There is also a cover graphic.
lapbook menu lapbook menu page 2
Shutterfold menu
This 2 page lapbook printable features a fold open menu. Inside there is room to write what people in a country would eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
lapbook - names Popular names booklet
Use this 3 page mini-book to write down the popular boy and girl names from the country you are studying.
lapbook - traditional clothing Traditional clothing figures & pocket
I've created 2 blank person figures for students to draw and color in traditional clothing and/or features onto. Once the people are finished, there is a pocket to make for them to go into.
lapbook postcard
Postcard & pocket
Have your students make a postcard and combine an art project with a bit of writing too! After you are done, place it in the "You've got mail" pocket.
lapbook - resources Hexagon resources
This hexagon accordion book has room to write the different types of natural resources: things that grow, animals raised for food and minerals. There is a cover graphic of an ore cart to cut & paste.
lapbook - statistics People statistics
This triangle flap book has a cover graphic as well as areas to write in information about population, average amount of children per family, life expectancy, etc.
lapbook temperature booklet Temperature booklet
Cut out these blank thermometers and make a little booklet that tells the average temperature in either Celsius or Fahrenheit for spring, summer, fall and winter.
lapbook timeline Accordion timeline
Use this accordion timeline to record important or interesting events about the country you are studying.
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Flash Cards for ALL GRADES and ALL SUBJECTS


Free World U: (Pre-school – Medical School)
This site offers “flash cards” for all grades in all subjects. I prefer to call them lessons, because that’s what they are. I love that they include character building, health and wellness, and manners in their subject line-up! Homeschoolers will love this!

From their website:
"nonprofit online school offering our students a complete preschool through 12th grade curriculum. Our proven program is supported by research that shows that children can learn faster and enjoy learning more using our methods. The curriculum is taught via flashcards that break subjects down into small, easily assimilated fact units. The flashcards are presented through a program that remembers what each student has learned and what he or she needs to keep working on."

http://www.freeworldu.org/static/index.aspx

Grades:
prek k4 k5 k
1 2 3 4 5 6 elementary
7 8 middle school junior high
9 10 11 12 high school
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FREE - Books of the Bible Lapbook Game


This is a file folder game or lapbook game to learn the books of the Bible. 

It includes 84 Bible trivia questions (easy and medium levels) and blank cards to make your own questions. 

Availble to download and assemble.


How to Play

Player move around the board from Genesis to Revelation.
84 Bible Trivia Questions come in Easy and Medium Levels

Robin's boys playing the first draft

Players learn the 66 books of the Bible and the 10 divisions without knowing they are learning.



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Cheap Printer Ink

I have bought from a seller on Ebay a couple times and have had good results and scored great prices. If you are interested, you may want to check it out yourself. These are not refills.

Seller user ID: uniq.blues

http://www.ebay.com/sch/uniq.blues/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686


Basic Homeschool Workshop by Gregg Harris

Basic Homeschool Workshop

by Gregg Harris

Description

FREE RIGHT NOW
(for a limited time only)
 
This is the workshop that launched the Christian home schooling movements in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Australia. Over 180,000 families attended The Basic Home Schooling Workshop between 1981 and 1995. It also helped to establish Christian Home School Associations in 35 states and provinces. Now you can listen to this classic presentation on eight MP3 files. [Running Time: 9 hours - File Size: 123.8 MB]

 
SESSION TOPICS:
1. Why Home School?
2. The Battle for Your Child
3. Child Training God's Way
4. How to Do a Great Job
5. Delight-Directed Studies
6. The Battle for Your Rights
7. Teaching History in the Home
8. Home School Hazards 


State Study - 13 Colonies Notebooking Pages



FREE this week only!

13 Colonies Notebooking Pages

20 notebooking pages decorated with a 13 Colonies theme to accompany your state studies of the original 13 colonies!

Perfect for studying the United States or early American History and our founding fathers.

Check them out here!

See my previous post for extensive links to study in depth.



Thankfulness - giving thanks

So comes the time of year where we endeavor to reminisce about what the Lord has done for us this last year. We think about the blessings He has laid upon us. As King David laid awake in bed at night, he remembered and recounted the goodness of the Lord in his life:

 On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. Psalm 63:6 

What a wonderful thing to do- to meditate on His faithfulness, His goodness. And a wonderful thing to teach our children to do as well. Not only at night in our beds, but all the day long. (Deut 6:6) In our family we do not celebrate hallow33n or the controversial "harvest parties" that coincide with Oct 31st. If Christian families wanted to celebrate the harvest of the Lord or play dress-up, why on THAT night when there are 364 others? I am not really asking anyone that question, I know that if they really are honest with themselves and God, they will know the answer. But I digress...

However, we DO spend a great deal of time in October and November preparing our hearts for the coming King, which we celebrate in December (although not like you may presume). Much time is spent giving thanks, reflection and in praise before December.

This year in particular, we have a long list of thanks and praise. I personally just had a near miss with death and will be with my family here on earth longer. A couple months ago, my grandmother gave her life to Christ only 3 days before she died. My husband has had a major financial breakthrough at work last week and our list of praises goes on.
Two days ago, I was literally laying in my bed as King David did. I was alone and thinking in the dark and suddenly became overwhelmed at how thankful I am that the Lord has spared my life to stay and serve my immediate family longer. In that moment, I had no thought for myself whatsoever, after all I would have been in Heaven. Nothing bad about Heaven, folks! No loss for me to go- only gain. BUT... my only thoughts were of how my immediate family needed me and I was truly humbled right then and there. Humbled by the honor to be reserved here to continue to serve them.
It was a God moment.
A moment like that is hard to really convey to another person the depths... or rather how deep and wide the implications and understanding you had in that tiny instant. True revelation, I guess you could say. In any case and however you might say, I have been made keenly aware once again how
not even a day is guaranteed to us;
how good through and through the Lord is;
my conviction to press on toward the mark has been rekindled
and also, interestingly and unexpectedly, I saw myself in the mirror in this last couple weeks. I was disappointed in a few things, but I was surprised at how clear and unpolluted my motives were in the rest of my "closet" when the Lord shone His light in there. Maybe that was an additional gift from God. How could that be a gift? Reason why is that, honestly, I doubt myself and my personal walk a lot. I always wonder in the back of my mind somewhere, "Am I really desiring what the Lord wants? Am I selfish in these ambitions? Is my heart truly running after Him?" He has eased my fears of this, at least for now, and at the same time He gently showed me my weak areas to work on. What a good Father He is.

Clearly I have a lot to be thankful for. I know you do too. Won't you make these two months special and tell God how much you love and appreciate Him? Sort of like a romantic anniversary you may have with your husband. Love on Him!


Aside from talking about the Lord all the time and praying and thanking Him, we try to learn more about Him as much as we can. During ThanksGiving we spend extra time on thankfulness and do some crafty things for fun. I'm not really crafty, but these are some neat ones I came across.

Here are some nice printables for this time of ThanksGiving. I printed ours off on some orange construction paper I had trimmed down to the A4 size (common copy paper). This way I could use the black and white option to print and our ink was saved but still had beautiful orange pumpkins. There are several pages. HERE



Our next project is this one from Valerie at "Christian Preschool Printables".

Pumpkin Pocket Craft
http://www.christianpreschoolprintables.com/Pages/Thanksgiving/PumpkinPocketCraft.html

Valerie at ChristianPreschoolPrintables is really sweet. She lived and homeschooled in our area and it was a joy to get to know her. She does all that she does for the same reasons I do all that I do here- to serve the homeschool community.

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Geometry - printables, tutorials, worksheets, textbooks, games and more


GRADES: Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School.

Geometry seems to be one of those subjects that either clicks automatically for the student or takes a bit more working it out until it clicks. (Math in general, seems to be that way!)
BUT... I have textbook downloads here for you! I also have videos, printable manipulatives, worksheets, online games and more right here for YOU. FREE.

Let me know you liked these links by commenting!

Tips from my house-
Hands on cubes and pyramids you print out and tape together help. You can create your own from graph paper.
Legos, unifix cubes and Math-U-See blocks can bring about visualization of the math problem or math concepts.
Some people might have sugar cubes on hand.
Don't forget that cans are great cylinders and a tangram set can be great resources.


Geometry Concepts covered here in this post among others: Line, Segment, Ray, Point, Angle, Acute, Scalene, Equilateral, Isosceles, Obtuse, Area, Volume, Solid, Plane, Perimeter, Surface, Polygon, Quadrilateral, Parallelagram, Circle, Cylinder, Prism, Fractal, Cube, Pyramid, Congruent, Symmetry, Parallel, Perpendicular, Trapazoid, Sphere, Coordinate, Axis, Pythagorean Theorem, 2D, 3D.

Printable 3D shapes patterns (a.k.a. Net)
Senteacher
AtoZ Cube
PBS Nova pyramid

Worksheets
HelpingWithMath

All around geometry and worksheets
MathATube
Math-Aids
AtoZ area and perimeter
AlgebraForChildren
FunMaths
FunMaths geometry

Online manipulatives (like video games)
USU.edu

Tangram (Not just for the little kids anymore! Check it out!)
GSTboces.org tangram printables all kinds
Tangram activities


Handmade manipulatives
GMU.edu

Coolest graph paper ever
Incomptech

Regular graph paper
Graph paper standard

Printable shapes
123rf
Math-Salamanders (scroll down)

Geometry Math Formulas
MathaATube formulas on one sheet


Pythagorean Theorem
Math About

Geometry tutorial:
Tutorial

Videos for math concepts, including Geometry:
MathPlayground videos
JediTeacher videos
MathTrain videos
Emarcos videos

Printable game
ClassroomConfections
Math4Children

Trigonometry:
BLTrig
FunMaths Trig
Sine & Cosine
Sine & Cosine

Geometry Textbook library:
FreeBookCentre
NYU.edu
FreeOnlineTextbooks
Euclidean:
E-BooksDirectory

Let me know in the comments if a link is "broken" or changed.

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Bible Class Curriculum - ALL AGES - Elementary Class, Junior High, High School

This is a great website with a ton of free materials on it. They have a page devoted to Bible class for young people aged elementary, middle school and high school. They note that it would be good for homeschool.
Let us know if you use it!




Elementary Class, Middle school, Highschool, Home School

Bible Class Curriculum For Sunday School
by F.L. Booth

F.L. Booth has been a Bible class teacher in the Zion, Illinois congregation for over 40 years. The brethren in Zion have always taken their Bible classes seriously, and as a result, our teachers have written a lot of excellent material for Sunday School and Bible classes. Over the years, F.L. Booth has put together a marvelous Bible class curriculum for our students. In my personal opinion, the material Booth has written is better than anything you can purchase at one of the "brotherhood" bookstores. This Bible class curriculum can be easily adapted for use by any age group from fourth grade through high school. You are welcome to make copies of these books, but you are not allowed to sell them or place them on other Web site. This curriculum is designed to be covered in four years, plus there is one extra quarter of study available.
Old Testament Bible Class Curriculum

The Beginning (Year 1, Quarter 1)
This thirteen lesson Bible class curriculum covers: The Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah, the Tower of Babel, the Call of Abram, Abram and Lot, Abram is Promised a Son, Abraham is Visited by Angels, Sodom and Gomorrah, Hagar and Ishmael, and Abraham Offers Isaac (PDF file size: 1.1 MB).

The Patriarchs (Year 1, Quarter 2)
This thirteen lesson Bible class curriculum covers: Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Esau, Jacob Receives Isaac's Blessing, Jacob's Dream, Jacob and Laban, Jacob Meets Esau, Joseph Is Sold, Joseph In Prison, Pharaoh's Dream, Joseph Reveals Himself To His Brothers, and Jacob Moves To Egypt (PDF file size: 1.1 MB).

Moses and the Exodus (Year 1, Quarter 3)
This thirteen lesson Bible class curriculum covers: The Birth of Moses, Moses Kills An Egyptian, The Burning Bush, Moses Meets Pharaoh, The Plagues, The Passover, Crossing The Red Sea, Quails And Manna, Water From The Rock, The 10 Commandments, The Golden Calf, The Tabernacle, Nadab And Abihu (PDF file size: 1.5 MB).

Wilderness Wanderings and Conquest of Canaan (Year 1, Quarter 4)
This thirteen lesson Bible class curriculum covers: Miriam Becomes Leprous, The Twelve Spies, Rebellion Of Korah, Dathan, And Abiram, Moses Smites The Rock, The Brazen Serpent, Balaam And Balak, Death Of Moses -- Joshua Chosen Leader, Rahab, Israel Crosses The Jordan, The Battle Of Jericho, Defeat At Ai, The Sun And The Moon Stand Still, Land Promise Fulfilled and Joshua's Farewell (PDF file size: 1.3 MB).

The Judges -- The First King (Year 2, Quarter 1)
This thirteen lesson Bible class curriculum covers: Ehud's Dagger, Deborah And Barak, An Angel Visits Gideon, Gideon And The Midianites, Jephthah, Samson's Riddle And Revenge, Samson And Delilah, The Story Of Ruth, The Birth Of Samuel, Samuel Hears A Voice, Israel Wants A King, Saul Chosen As King, Saul Disobeys God (PDF file size: 1.2 MB).

The United Kingdom (Year 2, Quarter 2)
This thirteen lesson Bible class curriculum covers: David Anointed King, David And Goliath, David And Jonathan, David Finds Saul In A Cave, Saul And The Witch Of Endor, The Death Of Saul -- David Becomes King, Uzzah And The Ark, David And Absalom, Solomon Anointed King, Solomon's Dream, Solomon's Judgment, Solomon's Kingdom -- The Queen Of Sheba, Solomon's Wives -- Ahijah's Prophecy (PDF file size: 1.4 MB).

The Divided Kingdom (Year 2, Quarter 3)
This thirteen lesson Bible class curriculum covers: The Division Of The Kingdom, Jeroboam And The Man Of God, Elijah And The Widow Of Zarephath, Elijah And The Prophets Of Baal, Jezebel And Naboth's Vineyard, Elijah And Elisha, The Widow's Oil And The Shunammite Woman, Naaman The Leper, Miracles Performed By Elisha, Joash The Boy King, Hezekiah And Sennacherib, Hezekiah's Life Is Lengthened, Josiah (PDF file size: 1.6MB).

The Prophets and Nehemiah, Esther and Job (Year 2, Quarter 4)
This thirteen lesson Bible class curriculum covers: The King Burns Jeremiah's Book, Jeremiah In The Dungeon, Daniel In Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar's Dream, The Fiery Furnace, Belshazzar's Feast, Daniel In The Lion's Den, Jonah And The Great Fish, Nehemiah Rebuilds The Walls, Esther Becomes Queen, Haman's Plot, Esther Saves The Jews, Job (PDF file size: 1.5 MB).

Leaders In Israel (Extra Quarter)
This thirteen lesson Bible class curriculum covers: Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Gideon, Samuel, David, Elijah, Josiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Esther, Nehemiah (PDF file size: 1.8 MB).
New Testament Bible Class Curriculum

The Birth Of Jesus And The Beginning Of His Ministry (Year 1, Quarter 1)
The Birth of John the Baptist, The Birth of Jesus, Jesus in the Temple, The Baptism of Jesus, The Temptation of Jesus, The Calling of the Apostles, The Sermon on the Mount, The Death of John the Baptist (PDF file size: 1.4 MB).

People Jesus Knew And Taught (Year 1, Quarter 2)
Nicodemus, The Samaritan Woman at the Well, The Transfiguration, The Woman About to be Stoned, The Good Shepherd, The Mission of the Seventy, Mary and Martha, The Rich Man and Lazarus, Jesus Blesses the Children, The Rich Young Ruler, Zacchaeus, Jesus Anointed by Mary, The Widow's Offering (PDF file size: 1.4 MB).

The Miracles Of Jesus (Year 1, Quarter 3)
Miracles of Nature (4 lessons), Miracles of Physical Healing (7 lessons), Miracles of the Resurrection (2 lessons) (PDF file size: 2.4 MB).

The Parables Of Jesus (Year 1, Quarter 4)
Parables of the Kingdom (3 lessons), Parables of Forgiveness, Parables of the Love of One's Neighbor, Parables of Praying, Parables of Self-Righteousness and Humility, Parables of the Cost of Discipleship, Parables of the Invitation of God, Parables of Repentance, Parables of the Importance of Preparing for the Future, Parables of Individual Responsibility (PDF file size: 2.3 MB).

The Final Week (Year 2, Quarter 1)
The final week of our Lord prior to His death. The lessons start with His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, then other lessons discuss the moneychangers, the Day of Controversy, the woes pronounced upon the Pharisees, Judas' plot, the Passover, the Lord's Supper, the Garden of Gethsemane, Peter's denial of our Lord, Caiaphas and the Jewish trial, Pilate and the Roman trial, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection, post-resurrection appearances, and the Ascension of Christ (PDF file size: 1.9 MB).

The Book Of Acts, Part One (Year 2, Quarter 2)
The Ascension of Jesus and The Selection of Matthias; The Holy Spirit -- Peter's Sermon -- The Church; The Lame Man at the Temple; Peter and John Imprisoned; Ananias and Sapphira; The Apostles Imprisoned; Stephen -- The First Recorded Christian Martyr; Philip and Simon the Sorcerer; Philip and the Ethiopian Nobleman; The Conversion of Saul; The Preaching of Saul; Peter, Aeneas, Tabitha (Dorcas); The Conversion of Cornelius (PDF file size: 1.3 MB).

The Book Of Acts, Part Two (Year 2, Quarter 3)
The Persecution of Herod Agrippa I; Paul's First Journey (Parts I & I); Paul's Second Journey (Parts I, II, & III); Paul's Third Journey (Parts I & I); Paul's Arrest and Defense Before the Jews; Paul Before the Council and The Plot to Kill Paul; Paul Before Felix and Festus; Paul Before Agrippa II; Paul's Journey to Rome. This free booklet includes several charts: The Herod Family; Roman Emperors of the First Century A. D.; and Maps of Paul's Journeys (PDF file size: 2.5MB).

Living The Christian Life (Year 2, Quarter 4)
The final class curriculum book in the series: The Church/Kingdom; The Steps of Salvation; Elements of Worship (five lessons on: Prayer; Singing; Giving; The Lord's Supper; Preaching and Teaching); Love; The Family; The Armor of God; Fruit of the Spirit; Faith; and, The Second Coming of Christ (PDF file size: 1.6MB).



http://www.padfield.com/downloads/curriculum.html


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Science Unit Studies - elementary, middle school


MatchCard Science Unit Studies

For a limited time, the MatchCard Science Unit Studies free of charge. This is a full curriculum, and each unit study will take six weeks to complete. Your students will enjoy working with the MatchCards which provide a game-like activity as well as built in review. Parents like the creative but simple teaching ideas on the instructor's pages to demonstrate the concepts. This free homeschool curriculum will provide you with two years of science instruction.

Units in MatchCard Science
There are twelve units in this homeschool science curriculum. These are the "trunks" of the unit study, and each would take between four and eight weeks to complete. The twelve science unit studies are:

Light and Energy

Weather

Force and Motion

Geology

Oceanography

Human Anatomy

Chemistry

Astronomy

Botany

Zoology

Nutrition, Health, Safety

Technology

These twelve unit studies are divided into two volumes: The Blue Volume covers the first six (Light and Energy through Human Anatomy) and the Grey Volume covers the last six units (Chemistry through Technology.) The order of these units corresponds to the Biblical account of creation, with the exception of Human Anatomy.

Who Can Use This
MatchCard Science is designed for students in 3rd to 8th Grade.
Families can use this science unit study for multiple children of different ages studying the same unit. The objectives may be different depending on the student's grade level.

http://www.kid-friendly-homeschool-curriculum.com/MatchcardScience.html

(Elementary, Junior High, middle school, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Bible, Creationist, Creationism)

Grammar Curriculum - complete ALL GRADES



How does an entire free english grammar program sound?


FREE is GREAT!


KISS Grammar is a specific set of grammatical terms and an instructional sequence for teaching students how any word in any English sentence functions to convey meaning. As such, it addresses questions of errors, style, and logic that most approaches to grammar cannot touch. The logic of the KISS instructional sequence is explained in the "How to Use KISS Grammar." The sequence is extremely important. For example, students can not truly understand clauses (KISS Level 3) until they can comfortably identify the subjects, verbs, etc. in KISS Levels 1 and 2. It is this building on what students have previously learned that makes KISS so powerful and so distinct from other approaches to grammar.


Elementary, junior high, middle school, high school, grade: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/kiss/wb/PBooks/index.htm



Here is a list of some of the curriculum you can download and print:


How to Use KISS Grammar
Background Essays
The KISS Psycholinguistic Model
The KISS Grammar Game (with the "Gettysburg Address" Edition)
Grade-Level Workbooks
To jump right into KISS instruction, all you need is a Level One grade-level workbook (for the students) and its corresponding teacher's analysis key (AK) book (for you). If you want to know more about how KISS works before you begin, browse How to Use KISS Grammar.
Check here for the Current Status of the on-line "Grade-Level" Workbooks. KISS Level 1 (The Basic Concepts)
By the time they finish this book, students should be able to identify most subjects, verbs, complements, adjectives, adverbs, coordinating conjunctions, and prepositional phrases in almost any text that they read or write.
In these tables, the links in the left column lead to the on-line versions of the instructional materials, exercises, and analysis keys. For the MS Word printable books, these materials are divided into two books. The column with "doc" links will give you the printable students' version of the instructional materials and exercises. The "AK" links will give you the printable version of the analysis keys plus important suggestions for teaching. (The suggestions are the same across grade-levels, so you will not be missing anything, no matter which grade-level book you use.)
Link to on-line materials
For Students in Second Grade
This book for second graders was designed at the request of a teacher of second graders. It presents the main concepts of KISS Level One, but in a different, and slower sequence. If you are working with first or second graders, you should be able to start with this book, and then breeze through most of the Level One book for third graders. This second grade book covers everything in the level one book for third graders except Level 1.7 - Punctuation and Level 1.8 - Vocabulary and Logic. (If you are working with third graders, start with the Level 1 book for third graders.)
For Students in Third Grade
For Students in Fourth Grade
For Students in Fifth Grade
For Students in Sixth Grade
For Students in Seventh Grade
For Students in Eighth Grade
For Students in Ninth Grade
For Students in Tenth Grade
For Students in Eleventh Grade
KISS Level 2 (Expanding the Basic Concepts)
In addition to addressing most of the complexities of S/V/C patterns and of prepositional phrases, this book adds three simple Level Five constructions: 5.1 Nouns Used as Adverbs, 5.2 Interjections, and 5.3 Direct Address.
Link to on-line materials
For Students in Third Grade
For Students in Fourth Grade
For Students in Fifth Grade
For Students in Sixth Grade
For Students in Seventh Grade
For Students in Eighth Grade
For Students in Ninth Grade
For Students in Tenth Grade
For Students in Eleventh Grade
KISS Level 3.1 - Adding Clauses (Subordinate and Main)
A clause is a subject / verb / complement pattern plus all the words that chunk to (modify) the words in the pattern. Students who have mastered KISS Levels One and Two are therefore ready to comprehend (not just be taught about) the basic types of clauses -- main, and the three primary types of subordinate clauses (noun, adjectival, and adverbial). In addition, this book focuses on the important question of embedded clauses (clauses within clauses within clauses).
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For Students in Fourth Grade
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For Students in Tenth Grade
For Students in Eleventh Grade
KISS Level 3.2 - Advanced Questions about Clauses
This book deals with advanced questions about clauses that you probably will not find discussed in most grammar textbooks. For students who have mastered KISS Level 3.1, these questions are not very difficult. This book therefore includes four Level Five constructions: 5.4 Appositives, 5.5 Post-Positioned Adjectives, 5.6 Delayed Subjects and Sentences, and 5.7 Passive Voice and Retained Complements. All four of these have important stylistic implications. The first three are not very difficult for students who have mastered the previous KISS Levels. Passive Voice may require some time and attention.
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KISS Level Four - Verbals (Gerunds, Gerundives, and Infinitives)
Plus KISS Level 5.8 (Noun Absolutes)
Verbals are verbs that function as nouns, adjectives or adverbs. In KISS Level Two, students should have learned how to distinguish verbals from finite verbs (the verbs that create clauses). Having learned that, they should not have much trouble with this book which simply deals with the finer points of the three types of verbals (gerunds, gerundives, and infinitives). Students should therefore have plenty of time in a school year to also master the final Level 5 construction -- noun absolutes. Noun absolutes really need to be addressed last because they consist of a noun plus a gerundive.
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The KISS Master Books
The KISS Master Books are for those people who want to work with their own exercise materials, including the writing of their own students. You'll find that the on-line versions of the Master Books include links to all of the exercises in the various Grade-Level books. You can use these to find additional exercises for any KISS Level. The printable versions include sample exercises from different grade levels. Unlike the grade-level books, in these Master Books the analysis keys immediately follow each exercise. If you choose to use the grade-level books, you can ignore the Master Books.
Level One - The Basic Concepts
1.1. - Identifying Subjects and Verbs
1.2. - Adding Adjectives and Adverbs
1.3. - Adding Complements (PA, PN, IO, DO)
1.4. - Coordinating Conjunctions, Compounds, and Style
1.5. - Adding Simple Prepositional Phrases
1.6. - Pronouns (Case), Number, and Tense
1.7. - Focus on Punctuation and Capitalization
1.8. - Vocabulary and Logic
Level Two - Expanding the Basic Concepts
2.1 - The Complexities of S/V/C Patterns
2.1.1 - Understood "You"
2.1.2 - Varied Positions in the S/V/C Pattern
2.1.3 - Expletives (Optional)
2.1.4 - Palimpsest Patterns
2.1.5 - Phrasal Verbs (Preposition? Or Part of the Verb?)
2.1.6 - Distinguishing Finite Verbs from Verbals
2.1.7 - The KISS Perspective on the Subjunctive Mood
2.2 - The Complexities of Prepositional Phrases
2.2.1 - The "To" Problem & Verbs as Objects of Prepositions
2.2.2 - Preposition or Subordinate Conjunction?
2.2.3 - Embedded Prepositional Phrases
2.2.4 - Advanced Questions about Prepositional Phrases
2.3 Adding Three Level Five Constructions
[Nouns Used as Adverbs; Simple Interjections; Direct Address]
Level Three - Adding Clauses (Subordinate and Main)
3.1 - The Basics of Clauses
3.1.1 - Compound Main Clauses (Punctuation and Logic)
3.1.2 - Subordinate Clauses
3.1.3 - Embedded Clauses and the Analytical Process
3.2 - Advanced Questions about Clauses
3.2.1 - Ellipsis in Clauses
3.2.2 - "So" and "For" as Conjunctions
3.2.3 - Interjection? Or Direct Object?
3.2.4 - "Tag" and Other Questions about Clauses
5.4 - Appositives
5.5 - Post-Positioned Adjectives
5.6 - Delayed Subjects and Sentences
5.7 - Passive Voice and Retained Complements
Level Four - Verbals (Gerunds, Gerundives, and Infinitives)
4 - Verbals (Gerunds, Gerundives, & Infinitives)
Level Five - The Final Construction
5.8 - Noun Absolutes
Level Six - Exercises in the "Practice/Application" Booklets
6.1 Studies in Punctuation
6.2 Style- Focus, Logic, and Texture
6.3 Style - Sentence Combining Exercises
6.4 Research Projects
6.5 Statistical Stylistics
6.6 Syntax and Writing
6.7 Mixed Review & Additional Passages for Analysis
6.8 Assessment Quizzes