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Homeschool bundle includes:•Student Worktext
(as an eBook DVD for grade K)•myStory Video DVD•Teacher Resource Library DVD
P A R E N T G U I D E
myWorld Social Studies
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ThankyouforchoosingPearsontohelpyouonyourhomeschooljourney.Makingtherightdecisionabouthomeschoolingcansetyourchildonanexcitingpathtoalifetimeoflearningandsuccess.Pearsonmakesiteasyforyoutoinspireajoyoflearningwithflexibleprogramstofityourchild’suniquelearningstyle.Thisbuilt-inflexibilityletsyousetthescheduleandthepacethatworksforyouandyourchild.Asyoureadthroughthisguideandreviewtheincludedmaterials,you’llexperiencehoweasyitistopersonalizethecurriculumtomatchyourchild’slearningstyleandensuresuccesswithourengagingprograms.
Plus,youcanrestassuredthatallofthefundamentalsforsuccessareincluded.Thehomeschoolcurriculumyouhavechosenhasbeenthoughtfullydevelopedandtestedbyseasonedprofessionals,tomakesureyourchildreceivesthefinesteducation.
Because You Know WhatMatters Most
WelcometoPearsonHomeschool!
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PreparationItisalwaysanexcitingtimewhenyougettoopentheboxwithyournewcurriculum.Allofthebooksandmaterialsarecolorful,thepagesarecrispandtheyarefilledwiththepossibilitiesofthecomingyear.Theanticipationofusingthebooksandteachingyourchildisnewandfresh.Liketheairafteraspringshower,itisinvigorating.Youcan’twaituntilyoucangetstarted.
Openthebundleofmaterials,flipthroughthepagesofeachbook,takeinhowtheylookandfeel.Getfamiliarwithallofthecomponents.Letyourchildshareintheexcitementandcatchtheenthusiasmyouhaveforstartingthisnewadventure. Thesewillbeyourcompanionsoverthecourseofthenextyear.
Onceyougetfamiliarwiththematerial,youmayexperiencetheoverwhelmingfeelingthatiscommontohomeschoolparents:“HowwillIevercoverallofthismaterial?”Youmaybefloodedwithinsecuritiesthatyoudon’tknoworrememberthesubjectorcontent.Allofthesearenormalthoughtsandexperiencesforanyonewhohashomeschooled.
Rememberthevalueofthejourneyyouareon.Focusonthereasonsyouchosetohomeschoolinthefirstplace,thedailyinteractionwithyourchild,andteachingthemhowtolearn.Asthetutor,youastheparentdon’thavetoknowallofthematerial.It’sfinetolearnitwithyourchildasyougothroughthematerialtogether.Youaretheguideforyourchildasyoujourneywiththemthroughthelearningprocess.
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OverviewThe myWorld Social StudiesHomeschoolBundleincludes:
• StudentWorktext (as a Student Edition DVD-ROM for grade K) •myStoryVideoDVD •TeacherResourceLibraryDVD
Everyone has a story. What’s yours?
myWorld Social StudiesutilizesstorytellingtobringSocialStudiescontenttolife.Ourinnovativeinstructionisseamlesslyintegrated,providingablendedprogramthatisengaging,effectiveandeasy touse.myWorld Social Studiesisdesignedto:
• ConnectSocialStudiescontentwithliteracyinstruction •Engageyourchildandadvancetheirachievement •Reduceyourpreparationtime
UsingtheMaterialsStudent Interactive Worktext
TheStudentWorktextencouragesgreaterinteractionwiththecontentandmoreactivereadingleadingtolongtermretentionofskillsandconcepts.Yourchildwilllovewriting,drawing,circlingandunderliningcontentasthey connect, experience and understandtheworldofSocialStudies.PleasenotethatforKindergartenyouwillhavetoprintofftheworktextpages
fromtheDVD-ROM.
EachchapterbeginswithamyStoryfeature,areallifestorythatrelatestothelessonprovidingthebasisfordiscussionandcriticalthinking.Associated
vocabularywordsforthatlessonarehighlightedatthebeginningofthelesson.FollowingthemyStoryistheGotIt?sectionwhichpromptsyourchildwithquestionstoensureunderstanding,andtheTryIt!activity,whichgivesyourchildanopportunitytointeractwiththematerialtoapplytheirknowledge.
Throughoutthelessonareanumberofadditionalactivitiesthatwillstimulateyourchildastheyreadthroughthelesson.Attheend,ofthelesson,istheReviewandAssessmentactivity,whichallowsyourchildtoreviewtheirunderstandingofthematerial.
myWorldSocialStudiesutilizesstorytellingtobringsocialstudiescontenttolife.ThemyStoryIdeawritingpromptswithintheworktextaretiedtoeachlesson’sBigQuestionandallowyourchildtomakepersonalmeaningofthecontentinthechapter.ThemyStoryBookcomponentispoweredbyTikATok™.Visithttp://www.tikatok.comdirectlytosignupforthisfeatureatnoadditionalcost.Yourchildwillbeabletowrite,illustrateandpublishtheirownbookonline.Yourfamilycanchoosetoprinteitherasoftorhardcoverversion,ofthebook,tokeepathomeforanadditionalfee.
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myStory Video DVD
myStoryVideoDVDallowsyourchildtoseechildrenofhisorherownageexploretheBigQuestionandthekeyideasineachchapter,togoonvideofieldtrips,andtowatchacharacterfromthechaptercometolifeinthesamestyleasananimatedgraphicnovel.Throughthesevideofeatures,yourchildwillmakeapersonalconnectiontothelessonandbuildlong-termunderstandingandknowledge.
OnceyouloadthisDVD,youwillseeascreenthatlistsyourchoicesbychapter.Thesevideosincludeinteractivegraphicnovelsdepictingimportantpeopleofthepastand
presentandotherchildrengivingtoursofhistoricsites.AtthebeginningofeachchapterisamyStoryreading.OnthatpageisthemyStoryVideoiconindicatingthatacorrespondingvideoisavailableonthisDVD.Attheendofthevideowillbeaquestionabouthowthematerialaffectsyourchild’sownlife.Youmightpromptyourchildtothinkortalkabouthowtoanswerthisquestion.
Teacher Resource Library DVD
TheTeacher Resource Library isaneasytouseDVDthatgivesyoueverythingyouneedrightatyourfingertips.Thetableofcontentsislistedontheleftofthemainscreen.ClickonthemyWorld Social Studies Teacher Resource Library fordetailedinformationabouthowtousethisDVDandhowtoaccessthecontent.YouwillalsofindalloftheresourcesbyclickingontheResourcesbuttonatthebottomoftheTableofContentsfromthemainscreen.Eachchapterwillprovidethefollowingresources:
•ATeacher’sGuideforeachchapterbysubjectwith lessonplansummaries
•Apodcastforthatsamechaptersubject •Editabletestsforeachchapterandseparateanswerkeys •Hands-onactivitiestobuildyourchild’sunderstanding •LeveledReadingLessonplansupportforreadersof
variouslevels
Thesecarefullyplannedresourceswillguideyouwithplanning,supportingactivities,andtestingtoensurelearningispersonalizedtofityourchild.
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LessonPlansLessonplansareimportanttoasuccessfulhomeschoolenvironment.Theyhelpkeepyouontrackasyouprogressthroughthematerialandprovideasteadystructureforteachingyourchild.Itisimportanttoplanoutyourlessons,butrememberlessonplansareaguide.Youshouldleaveroom toadapttoyourchildandadjusttheplantoensureheorsheunderstandsthematerial.Theobjectiveistohaveatoolyoucanusetowatchyourchildprogressandmasterthematerialyoupresentovertheschoolyear.
Beforeyoubeginyourlessonplan,reviewthematerialstoseehowtheyarestructured.ThemyWorld Social Studies programincludeslessonplansummariesundereachchapterintheTeacherResourceLibraryDVD.ChapterGuidesandLessonPlansectionsaretheretohelpguideyouinyourinstruction.Yourpacemayvary,buteachlessonwithinthecourseisstructuredfor45-75minutes.
Usethisasaguidetohelpyouevaluateandformulateyourlessonplanforthecomingyear.Additionally,thereareanumberofitemstoconsiderwhenpreparingyourplan.Howmanydaysperweekwillyouhaveschool?Doyouplantohaveextendedbreaksfortheholidaysorvacations?Thenumberofchildrenyouhaveandtheirageswillaffecthowandwhatyoucandoaswell.
Lessonplansingeneralshouldhavecertainvitalcomponents.Asuggestedlistwouldincludesomeorallofthefollowing:
•Theportionoftextcoveredduringthelesson • Activitiestodo •Mainideasofthelesson • Potentialfieldtripideas •Keyconcepts • Assignmentsgiven •Questionstoask • Materialsandresourcesneeded
YouwillfindthelessonplansintheTeacher Resource Library DVD.ThebeginningofeachChapterResourcesectionincludesaTeacherGuideforthatchapter.Thisguidecoversthemainobjectives,andhighlightspresentationandWorktextreadingsuggestions.Then,eachofthe Student Worktextpagesisshownwithsupportingquestionsandpossibleanswers.TheTeacherGuideendswiththeLessonPlanReviewandAssesssection.Attheendofeachchapter,andattheendofeachunit,thesereviewsassessyourchild’scomprehensionofthematerial.Haveyourchildcompletethesereviewstoassesswhereadditionalinstructionmaybewarranted.Thereareextraoptionalactivitiesandreadingstoguideyourchildasnecessary.
Alsoprovidedisa4–5minutepodcastthatwillfurtherdescribehowtoimplementandaddressthechapter’ssubjects.Thiswillalsocover
theactivitieswithintheStudent Worktext and Teacher Resource Library DVD.Someoftheonlinecomponentsmentionedarenotpartofthehomeschoolbundle,butthisdoesnothinderthehelpyouwillreceivefromthispodcast.
Thisisfollowedbyeditabletestsforusewitheachofthechapters.AnswerkeysarelistedneartheendoftheresourceTableofContents.AdditionalcontentfollowstheTeacher’sGuideincludingpracticeactivitiesandworksheetssupportingeachchapter.
Asyouplanyourlessons,besuretofamiliarizeyourselfwithanylegalrequirementsyoumayhaveinyourlocalareaorstate.ThePearsonHomeschoolwebsite(PearsonHomeschool.com)haslinkstoeachstateDepartmentofEducationsothatyoumayreviewthelawsandhowtocomplywiththem.
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AdapttheCurriculumOneofthegreatbenefitsofhomeschoolingisthatyouknowtheinstructionispersonal.Everythingyouteachwillbepersonalizedtofityourchild.Thelessonsprovidedwithineachcourseofthisseriesareeasytopace,andofferenrichmentactivities,andadditionalsupportwhennecessary.
PacingAsyouprogressthroughthematerialyouwillfindthatyourchildgraspscertainlessonswitheasewhileneedingmoretimeandpracticeonothersections.Adaptyourpaceaccordingly,toensureyourchildunderstandsthematerial.RefertotheChapterGuidesinthe Teacher Resource Library DVDforchapterlevelplanningandideastoengageyourchildbeyondthelessonbasics,andmeasuretheirunderstanding.Thereisplentyofflexibilitywithinthelessonstoenhancethemwithadditionalchallengingcontent.Thiswillkeepyourchildengagedandinterested.
Teaching is Everywhere
Anotherpartofthehomeschoolbenefitisthatteachingcanoccurallofthetime.Youcanincorporatelearningintoeverydaylife.Whenyouareoutsideof“school”askyourchildaboutconceptslearnedinpreviouslessons.Tiethemintolifesituationsandworldevents.Checkyourlocalmuseumsforhistoryandgeographyexhibits,andalignyourlessonplanstoincorporatethoseevents.Checkwithyourlocalgovernmentofficestoplanvisitssoyourchildcanexperiencegovernmentinaction.Useyourownresourcestocomplementthematerial,andtiethelessonsintoyourchild’sinterestsandhobbies.
Conflicting Materials
Lastly,anyhomeschoolparentwillbefacedwiththedilemmaofwhattodowhenyoucomeacrossmaterialinthecurriculumyoudon’tlikeordisagreewith.Whilenocurriculumwilleverbeabletosatisfyallthebeliefs,opinionsorvaluesheldbyeachfamily,thereareseveralapproachesthatyoucantakeinthesesituations.
Oneapproachistojustignoreorskipoverthematerialinquestion.Anothersuggestionwouldbetousethisasanopportunityforaspecialteachablemoment.Reviewthematerialwithyourchild.Checkiftheycandiscernwhatyousee.Discusswhyyoumaytakeexceptiontothematerial,ideaorvaluepresented.Taketheopportunitytosharethediversityofthought/opinionintheworldandtheneedtobediscerningofprinciplesandideasthatmaychallengeyours.
Useitasanopportunitytoaffirmtheideas,principlesandvaluesyoufindimportant,whileatthesametimeprovidinganopportunitytoseehowtodealwithdifferingonesandstillmaintainyourcoreconvictions.Youcanteachthemmuchbyreasonablyconfrontingideasthatdifferfromyours.
Thereisadefinitebalancebetweenhavingthefreedomthathomeschoolbrings,andtheresponsibilityyouassumeineducatingyourchild.Thegoodnewsisthatmostfamiliesfindthatbalanceanditworksforthem.
This curriculum has been modified specifically for homeschool families. At times, there may be references to print or digital components or activities that are not included within the homeschool bundle. This will not hinder your child’s successful completion of the course. In myWorld Social Studies Homeschool Edition, you can still have access to the myStory book by signing up at http://www.tikatok.com rather than accessing it through Pearson’s SuccessNet® Plus.
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Asyouprogressalongthejourney,youwillhavemomentsoffrustrationandmomentsthatmakeitallworthwhile.Remembertokeepitinperspective.Homeschoolparentsliveforthosemomentswhentheirchildrenaremostteachable.Youwillknowwhenthosemomentshappenasyoucanseethelightgoon,theyreallygetit.Cherishthosetimesandusethemasthefueltomotivateyouthroughthetoughtimes.
ThankyouforchoosingPearsonasapartnerinyourhomeschooljourney.Weknowtheimportancethatyouplaceintakingthetimetoteachyourchildandweappreciate yourtrustinustohelpyouandyourchildachievethebesteducationpossible.
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