The middle school reading comprehension lessons in this Pathway Readers homeschool curriculum is filled with wholesome traditional values.
This 87 page workbook has been prepared especially for seventh graders in a home school, parochial, or other small classroom environment. The Pathway middle school reading curriculum makes teaching your reading lesson easy. Specifically designed to accompany the SEEKING TRUE VALUES textbook/reader. This workbook has been designed so as to allow the children to work independently with very little teacher assistance. There are workbook pages that correspond with each story or poem. Basing the lessons on literature the students enjoy, increases their enthusiasm for learning, which greatly enhances their learning ability and retention.
It is important to discuss the stories and the morals in them with the students. Always be sure the lesson is clear to them.
You will notice that in addition to the questions that space has been given for answers in the workbook, there are others in which the pupil must supply his own paper. These lessons may be used as supplementary lessons for the teachers who desire to use them, or the pupils who need extra work to keep themselves busy. Skipping some of these lessons will not result in blank pages in the pupils’ workbooks. Where space has been provided for the children’s answers, we do not recommend any skipping. Seventh graders are upper graders, and they should be able to read "between the lines" at times and figure things out for themselves. The practice of skipping lessons because they are too difficult will create problems, rather than solve them.
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Parents appreciate the Pathway reading curriculum for its' wholesome stories based on strong moral principles and traditional Christian values. The Pathway curriculum is published by an Amish farming community, and used for teaching in their community. The Pathway curriculum is of excellent quality and very affordable making it a great bargain.
To the Teacher: Enthusiasm is the Key!!
The attitude with which students tackle their lessons is often a reflection of their teacher’s attitude. Therefore the importance of showing enthusiasm can not be overstressed.
Learning should be an interesting, challenging experience that lasts even beyond the time the pupil attends school. If the interest and ambition to learn is not instilled into the child when he is young, there is a danger that he will never really enjoy learning. Though a child’s education begins long before he starts to school, you must remember that his first actual experience in book learning lies in his teacher’s hands. How she guides him could very easily determine the type of pupil he will be throughout his years in school. And it does not stop there. One writer said, "As the morning is to the day, so is the child to the man." As we can expect a bright, sunny morning to turn out to be a nice day, an industrious, willing pupil can be expected to become just that type of grown-up.
Since a teacher’s enthusiasm rubs off on her pupils, you should never be afraid to say, "This page looks interesting. You’ll like doing it." Never, never tell students their work isn’t hard or it isn’t important. Let them feel as if they have accomplished something, even if it is only a simple lesson. In order to be effective, the teacher must see the lessons through their students' eyes. She must imagine herself in their place and take an interest in the things that interest them. It is only when children have gained confidence in their teacher and confidence in themselves that they enjoy school. And only when they enjoy school will they tackle their lessons with enthusiasm. |
