This Pathway Reader Christian homeschool curriculum includes the reading student textbooks along with complete homeschool teacher lesson plans.
Pathway readers make your reading lesson enjoyable. This delightful 284 page hardback reader is full of easy-to-read stories and illustration that will capture your students attention. The 36 stories that fill this book relate true-to-life incidents which could happen to any child. For that reason your students will identify with the characters and circumstances. This keeps their interest and focus on the curriculum. Most of the stories teach lessons in virtues that are upheld by people with Christian values. The teacher should discuss each story with the children, thus helping the children understand the lesson. It is only when the children thoroughly understand the moral of a story that it leaves a lasting impression. By working with stories they enjoy and can relate to, your students focus on English grammar, reading, spelling, writing, thinking skills, and penmanship. A child has the best advantage for learning language arts skills in this effective and lasting manner.
The NEW FRIENDS Reader can be purchased separatley here or as part of the NEW FRIENDS 3rd Grade Set or the Pathway Readers 3rd Grade Complete Set which includes workbooks, readers, and teachers' manuals, for NEW FRIENDS and MORE NEW FRIENDS!
You can also purchase the 3rd grade readers as a set without the Teacher Books or Workbooks.
NEW FRIENDS and MORE NEW FRIENDS and their accompanying workbooks follow the same pattern as those in the second grade reader. There are always at least three workbook pages that go with each story. Before the story is read, the "Working with Words" should be done. The children should be encouraged to do these on their own as much as possible but it is important that the children should know how to pronounce each new word before they attempt to fill any blanks. The The "Thinking about the Stories" pages should be done after the story has been read in class. The children should again be encouraged to do all the work on their own, using their textbooks whenever they are needed. It is important to discuss the stories and the morals in them with the children. Always be sure the lesson is clear to the children. Please note: We made a few minor changes in both the pupils’ and teachers* editions of this workbook, such as numbering some questions to make it more convenient and correcting some mistakes. If you should happen to be using pupils’ books from an older printing, you will notice these differences. Hopefully, they will all be the same in the future.
No teacher should try to teach the lessons in this book without the help of the Teacher's Edition containing the detailed instructions and suggestions, plus many supplementary exercises.
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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:
The following are some general suggestions given on teaching this curriculum.
Enthusiasm is your keyword
The attitude with which children tackle their lessons is often a reflection of their teacher's attitude. Therefore the importance of showing enthusiasm can not be overstressed.br>
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.br>
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 teach young children, the teacher must see the lessons through their 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 are ready to enjoy school. And only when they enjoy school will they tackle their lessons with enthusiasm. |
