Canterbury Text SampleCanterbury Tales Student SampleCanterbury Teacher SampleThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is a foundational work in English poetry which every student should read. The Student and Teacher Guides will increase the student’s vocabulary and reading comprehension.
About the text:
“Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales—witty, bawdy, zany, satirical, and literary. From the late medieval period on, Chaucer has been considered the “father or English poetry.” Indeed, his Middle English verse electrified the day with its satire of English society. Writing in the later 14th century, he caused ripples with his bold move to write in the vernacular English instead of the expected literary Latin. With prophetic wisdom, he sensed the potential of English to absorb elements from many languages, making it the literary language of the future—opening the way for Shakespeare.
Michael Murphy’s deft Reader-Friendly Edition presents Chaucer’s original words put into modern spelling, thereby preserving the literal Chaucerian Middle English without the unnecessary obstacle of fourteenth century spelling. Enjoy these surprising tales told by a group of quirky medieval English pilgrims in a storytelling contest on their journey to the shrine of St. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. This volume includes Chaucer’s General Prologue, The Pardoner’s Tale, The Nun’s Priest’s Tale, and the Franklin’s Tale.”
Johan Tetzel, the indulgence pedlar, was coming to the town of Zerbst. However, Otto Maehler was forbidden to join the procession to meet this distorter of God’s truth.
Father Maehler called Tetzel a blasphemer and after going to the church to tell the people so, he lost favour with the town magistrates. Despite the fury of the magistrates, Father Maehler offered Martin Luther the cup of honour. But the consequences were harsh. Their lives were spared, but . . . Where had Martin Luther gone?
Join Otto’s family as they cling to God’s promises through all their grief and tension. Witness with joy the work of God in the lives of His children as well as in the lives of the enemies of the cross.
Princess Eilonwy hates to leave her friend Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and her beloved home, Caer Dallben. Why does she have to go to the Isle of Mona to train as a proper lady when she's already a princess?
Chebron, the young son of an Egyptian high priest, and Amuba, a young slave in the boy's household, are close friends; but their lives are greatly altered when Chebron accidentally kills a cat, an animal held sacred by the ancient Egyptians. Forced to flee for their safety, the boys and their companions begin a long and dangerous journey.
The Categorical Imperative guidebook, for both instructors and the students themselves, explores the philosophical bases behind the concepts introduced in the novel. These include the beliefs and ideas of Socrates, Mill, Kant, Rousseau, Hume, John Milton, Shakespeare, Newton, Einstein, Alan Turing, and others. It also provides a summary of the plot developments, a philosophical basis for the key concepts of each chapter, discussion questions, and more.
In this novel, three middle schoolers enter virtual reality to track down Rousseau, Hume, and Kant in order to battle skepticism. Rousseau’s concept of autonomy shows that humans should obey only their own laws. But can autonomy provide a new foundation for both science and morality, as Kant insists? The youngsters discover what it means to obey your own laws and discover that reality is more amazing than they ever dreamed.
The Cave Book
Explore deep into the hidden wonders beneath the surface as cave expert Dr. Emil Silvestru takes you on an illuminating and educational journey through the mysterious world of caves. Discover the beautiful formations, thriving ecology, unique animals, and fragile balance of this little-seen ecosystem in caves from around the globe.
The Cave Book will teach you about:
A creationary model of how caves form
A history of how caves have been used by humans for shelter and worship
How old caves really are
The surprising world of Neanderthals and their connection to modern humans
How to make a stone axe and about early tools
Just how long it really takes for cave formations to form
Unusual animals that make caves their home
Examples of how connected caves are to mythology of many cultures
The Climate and geologic processes and features of caves and karst rocks
The process by which ice caves form
Exploration, hazards, and record-setting caves
How caves form, and features about and below the surface
Filled with beautiful and fascinating color photos of caves from around the world, The Cave Book is wonderful guide to this hidden world of wonders. Enjoy learning on your journey of exploration into these exciting and mysterious places underground!
This manual offers a thorough introduction to cells. Students will learn about the cell membrane, diffusion, osmosis, cell organelles, the genetic code, and viruses. They will spend several days conducting various experiments, and they will use a microscope to view different cells. The book is filled with helpful tips for teaching this complex topic successfully.
There are lots of different characters that all play a part in the wonderful story of Christmas.
There’s brave Mary, scary King Herod, the excited shepherds, and not forgetting the most important character of all – Jesus!
Come and meet them all in this beautifully illustrated book, and learn how you too can be part of the most amazing story ever!
Come meet the characters of Christmas!
Be introduced to the prophets, Mary, and the shepherds, but don’t forget to meet the greatest character of all – Jesus!
There are lots of different characters of Christmas for you to meet in this book… there’s just one problem, they need colouring in!
Chose your best and brightest colours, and get to work bringing the characters to life.
Charlotte Mason’s beginning math lessons seem to be tailor-made for an early elementary child.
Lessons are mainly oral and are carefully graduated, with your child answering small word problems within their understanding (no reading required). They work out the problems in a hands-on way using a variety of common, everyday objects. This straightforward but interesting teaching guides your children to make discoveries on their own.
From the Publisher:
In Book 2, your student will solidify and learn the addition tables up to 10 + 10 and the multiplication tables up to 6 x 10. Addition and subtraction with three-digit numbers, including carrying and borrowing, will also be introduced with step-by-step, interactive lessons that encourage your child to work confidently with larger numbers, as well as with money.
For grade 2 you will need The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 2, and a Math Notebook for your child (3/4″ or 1/2″ grid recommended).
You and your child are sure to enjoy these simple, lively lessons that will provide further practice in the processes of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Your student will master multiplication tables for the numbers 7 through 10; delve further into division with long division and an introduction to fractions; and read, write, and work with numbers up to 10,000. She will also have an introduction to weights and measures with an active hands-on approach— including measures of volume, weight, distance, and time.
Engaging lessons that nurture mathematical thinking and help your student advance in addition and subtraction up to 1,000,000, as well as multiplication and division with larger numbers; continue work in fractions; introduce decimals; and provide a hands-on investigation of both metric and US standard measures, including measures of area, cubic measure, and volume.
Engaging lessons that nurture mathematical thinking and help your student advance in understanding decimals and fractions, working with factors and both greatest and least common measures.
Your student will also continue work with drawing to scale along with measures in decimals and fractions, using both the US standard and metric systems.