Home schooling / home education Books
Research Press Inc.,U.S. Skills for Living 2 Group Counseling Activities
Book SynopsisHelps counsellors provide young adolescents with the opportunity to learn new ideas, skills, behaviours, perspectives, and attitudes in a group setting. Part one provides specific do's and don'ts and many other useful guidelines for running a successful group. Part two contains detailed procedures for conducting groups on eight topic areas.
£36.05
NAFSA - Association of International Educators Guide to Education Abroad
Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of this best-selling book is a comprehensive update organised to assist education abroad professionals in all stages of their career. Extensive chapters on comprehensive internationalisation, partnerships and advocacy, and post-study abroad advising have been added, while a significant section is devoted to health, safety, and risk management.
£101.00
Jodi Dee Publishing Create a Home of Learning The Right Toys
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£18.04
BookBaby Hurt Equipping Children for Loss
£12.59
£23.24
BookBaby The Outlook Book
£16.79
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Secrets of College Success
Book SynopsisAre you among the 22 million students now enrolled in college? Or a high school student thinking of joining them shortly? Or perhaps a parent of a college-bound junior or senior? Then this book is just for you. Written by college professors and successfully used by tens of thousands of students, The Secrets of College Success combines easy-to-use tips, techniques, and strategies with insider information that few professors are willing to reveal. The over 800 tips in this book will show you how to: pick courses and choose a major manage your time and develop college-level study skills get good grades and manage the core requirements get motivated and avoid stress interact effectively with the professor or TA prepare for a productive and lucrative career New to this third edition are high-value tips about: undergraduate and collaborative research summer internships staying safTable of ContentsPreface to the Third Edition xiii Introduction xv Top 10 Reasons to Read This Book xvii The Professors’ Guide™ Icons xix 1This Is College 10 Things You Need to Know About College (But Probably Don’t) 3 The 15 Habits of Top College Students 7 The 10 Worst Self-Defeating Myths 11 10 Ways to Get Motivated at College 15 The 11 Secrets of Getting Good Grades in College 18 14 Ways to Ensure You Graduate in Four Years 22 Top 10 Tips for Community College Students 27 10 Best Tips for Engineering School 32 The College Student’s Bill of Rights 36 2 In The Beginning . . . 8 Things to Do the Summer Before College 40 15 Things to Do the Week Before College 45 Do’s and Don’ts for Picking Your Courses 49 Top 12 Tips for Picking a Major 53 Top 10 Secrets of the Syllabus 59 10 Questions to Ask Yourself the First Week of Classes 63 13 Warning Signs of a Bad Professor 66 Tips and Tricks for Improving Your Course Schedule 70 3 Skills 3.0 Top 10 Time-Management Tips 77 Top 10 Reasons Never to Procrastinate 82 The How Not to Study Guide 86 10 Must-Do’s in Lecture 91 10 Secrets of Taking Excellent Lecture Notes 95 15 Ways to Read Like a Pro 100 15 Strategies for Painless Presentations 105 15 Ways to Build Your Confidence 110 4 Specialties of The House 10 Ways to Whip the Freshman Comp Requirement 117 10 Tips for Taming the Math Requirement 122 Top 10 Tips for Mastering the Foreign (or World) Language Requirement 126 10 Ideas for Learning to Love the Lab 130 10 Tips for the First-Year Experience Course 134 Facing Up to Remediation: Top 10 Strategies 137 10 Tips for Online Courses 142 5 It’s Showtime! 12 Tips for A+ Test Preparation 148 "So What’s Going to Be on the Test Anyway?" 153 Top 13 Test-Taking Tips 156 10 Tips for Constructing the Perfect Paper 161 10 Things Your Professor Won’t Tell You About Grading 167 How to Turn a B into an A 171 14 Techniques for Doing Research Like a Professor 172 Top 10 Tips for Doing E-Research 178 6 Overcoming Challenges 10 Strategies for Staying Safer on Campus 185 8 Strategies for Students from Underrepresented Populations 190 10 Tips for Dealing with Disabilities 195 Top 10 Tips for International Students 200 7 Interfacing with The Professor 15 Ways to Make Your Professor Love You 209 10 Biggest Hesitations About Going to See the Professor—and How to Get Over Them 214 The 14 Secrets of Going to See the Professor 218 Etiquette for E-mailing Your Professor 223 10 Surefire Ways to Piss Off Your Professor 227 Top 10 Things Professors Never Want to Hear—and What They Think When They Do Hear Them 231 8 In Case of Emergency . . . 10 Things to Do When You Can’t Keep Up with the Lecture 235 8 Things to Do When There’s Too Much Reading 240 Top 10 Signs You’ve Been Cutting Too Many Classes 244 What to Do When You’ve Bombed the Midterm 245 7 Best Last-Minute Strategies for Saving Your Grade 248 10 Signs You’re in Real Trouble at College 253 What, Then, to Do? The 7-Step Approach 256 9 The Second Half 10 Must-Do’s At The Halfway Point of College 261 12 Skills You’ll Need for a Career—and How to Get Them at College 265 Top 10 Tips for Doing Undergraduate Research 269 10 Strategies for Women Considering a Career in STEM Fields 274 Do’s and Don’ts for a Summer Internship 278 Summer School Pros and Cons 281 Top 10 Myths About Study Abroad 285 10 Tips for the Senior Thesis 289 10 Moving On The 10-Step Program for Thinking About Grad School 296 Top 10 Tips for Getting Bang-Up Recommendations 301 8 Tips for Finding a Job 305 How to Ace the Job Interview 309 The End—And The Beginning The 3 Most Important Tips 315 Index 317 Notes 329
£12.34
Cengage Learning The Confident Student
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£118.75
Teaching Strategies Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Inclusive
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£22.49
B&H Publishing Group Therapeutic Expedition Equipping the Christian
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£41.79
Saint Benedict Press The Story of Civilization Teacher's Manual:
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£18.95
Saint Benedict Press The Story of Civilization Activity Book: Volume I
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£14.95
Saint Benedict Press The Story of Civilization: Volume II - The
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£18.95
Saint Benedict Press The Story of Civilization: Volume II - The
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£14.20
Saint Benedict Press The Story of Civilization: The Making of the
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£22.46
Saint Benedict Press Story of Civilization: Making of the Modern World
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£14.20
Saint Benedict Press Story of Civilization: Making of the Modern World
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£18.95
Saint Benedict Press Story of Civilization: Making of the Modern World
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£14.20
Saint Benedict Press The Story of Civilization: Vol. 4 - The History
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£999.99
Rowman & Littlefield Seven Steps to College Success
Book SynopsisThis book's overall goal is to educate readers about the college disability services system and to help students prepare for success at college.
£14.24
Hatherleigh Press,U.S. Home School Family Fitness: The Complete Physical
Book SynopsisEverything a home schooling parent needs to educate their children and meet physical education requirements.Physical fitness requirements are a part of the required curriculum for parents who want to teach their children in their homes, but it can be difficult to provide structured exercise plans. Parents homeschooling their children may be left wondering how to encourage a healthy lifestyle or teach them how to participate in team sports. Home School Family Fitness is here to answer those questions. Written by Bruce Whitney, father and home school teacher, the book provides a definitive guide with lesson plans and labs covering everything from basic games to organized sports, and is a vital resource for anyone educating a child at home. Home School Family Fitness is also for any parent who want to spend quality time with their children and see them grow up healthy and well. Home School Family Fitness explains the fundamentals of exercise in a fun way, teaching kids to achieve and maintain fitness throughout their lives. Its curriculum includes: ■ 40 weeks of lesson plans and easy-to-use fitness tests, including swimming■ Indoor, outdoor, sport-related, and snow games modified for home use■ Modified rules to make games suitable for one to four participants of mixed ages■ Sections on strength, endurance, flexibility, and aerobic fitnessHome School Family Fitness is an astonishingly complete guidebook for the homeschooling parent and makes you wish your PE teachers had been so creative.
£16.96
Shambhala Publications Inc Big Science for Little People: 52 Activities to
Book SynopsisMake your child's first forays into science fun! 52 clever and easy experiments for things that will zip, zoom, and fly, and fizz, bubble, and burst. For children ages 4 to 8.Introduce future engineers, inventors, naturalists, and artists to the physics and chemistry, biology and ecology behind everyday play. Create chemical reactions, explore gravity and friction, transform states of matter, play with air pressure, and much more through 52 simple experiments that zip and zoom, fly and fizz, bubble and burst. Geek mom Lynn Brunelle has created an interactive guide perfect for both kids and their parents: the projects will engage children, and the informative lessons will help parents when asked the inevitable question, why? The projects include: 1. The Exploding Lunch Bag: Will you get out of the way before the vinegar and baking soda react with a fizzy burst? 2. Seed Hunt: Seek out whirly, sticky, and smooth seeds for a science-filled outdoor adventure! 3. The Marshmallow Launcher: Harness energy to fling sugary treats in the name of science. 4. And many more!
£14.41
Aneko Press Write the Word on My Heart: A Bible Memorization
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£17.09
Rockridge Press Montessori at Home: A Practical Guide for Parents
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£12.34
Rockridge Press The Essential Homeschool 1st Grade Workbook: 135
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£12.99
Warner Press Holiday Extravaganza: Ideas for Connecting Christ
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£16.14
Tarquin Group Mindful Math 1: Use Your Algebra to Solve These
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£7.95
Tarquin Group Mindful Math 2: Use Your Geometry to Solve These
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£7.95
Tarquin Group Mindful Math 3: Use Your Statistics to Solve
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£7.95
Peace Hill Press The Creative Writer, Level Two: Essential
Book SynopsisComplements Peace Hill Press’s expository series Writing With Skill by providing the imaginative element that many students want. Unlike most “how to write” books, these are designed to be used in a mentor/student relationship, with teaching, guidance, and evaluation tips provided for the mentor or teacher. All exercises build towards the production of finished creative pieces. Sequential, logical, step-by-step instruction. The second level builds on the introductory volume, The Creative Writer: Five Finger Exercises, but can be started directly by older students. Instruction in the five essentials of fiction: plot, characters, dialogue, point of view, and setting. Offers guidance in the essential art of poetry: sound, rhythm, word choice, and poem construction.
£16.08
Peace Hill Press The Creative Writer, Level Three: Building Your Craft
Book Synopsis• Complements Peace Hill Press’s expository series Writing With Skill by providing the imaginative element that many students want. • Unlike most “how to write” books, these are designed to be used in a mentor/student relationship, with teaching, guidance, and evaluation tips provided for the mentor or teacher. • All exercises build towards the production of finished creative pieces • Sequential, logical, step-by-step instruction • The third level builds on the introductory volume, The Creative Writer: Five Finger Exercises, but can be started directly by older students. • Instruction in the five essentials of fiction: plot, characters, dialogue, point of view, and setting. Level Three leads students into the construction of more complex plots, evocative settings, and three-dimensional characters • Guidance in the essential art of poetry: sound, rhythm, word choice, and poem construction. Level Three draws students into even more sophisticated use of words and themes.
£15.95
Hohm Press,U.S. Joyful Toddlers and Preschoolers: Create a Life
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£21.60
National Center for Youth Issues 30Minute Groups Anxiety Management
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£19.90
