What can you learn from a book? A great deal if you choose the right book. Two of our newest teachers know this well. Learning About Character Traits with Lynda Ackert is a course designed to help students in third through sixth grade begin to think about and discuss forty different character traits, both

  When I had my first child, I had never changed a diaper. The only baby-sitting I had ever done was my neighbor’s nine-year-old. For me, knowing what to do with a baby was not second nature. Some of you might be like me. Baby Beginnings with Erica Thomas is a series of 24 lessons

  When we study history—truly study it—and discuss it, we can learn more than we thought possible. When we take the time to learn about the struggles people went through and the sacrifices they made, we can’t help but be thankful for their courage. It helps history come alive. American History: From Columbus to 1914

  Not all places have the same value. Students will learn this in our brand new Whole Number Place Value Workshop. Sally Winchester has provided parents with eleven lessons that are designed to help them teach their students place value through examples and practice problems. This is a review unit of third and fourth grade

  Sounds like the title of a new television show, doesn’t it? But, alas, it is real life for some of us. Our young ones are sometimes a bit reluctant to read or work on their math. SchoolhouseTeachers.com has some new courses that can help. Growing Readers with Erin Dean is geared toward elementary and

  An A+ is the best grade one could hope to receive on a test. Nobody says, “I think I’d rather have a B. Please, give me a B instead.” For a limited time, SchoolhouseTeachers.com is giving you an A+—A+ Interactive Math Online for 6th Grade, that is. This is a highly animated, comprehensive way

  When our students study history, it is sometimes hard to put it in perspective. It seems like an abstract concept because it is not in the here and now. There are two new courses on SchoolhouesTeachers.com that will help your student see history in a different light. Stepping through History: Starting with You! with

  We’ve just added some fabulous electives to our course lineup. If you have a student who enjoys taking photographs or designing eye-catching graphics, these two courses will increase her knowledge and skills, maybe even help her to build a portfolio, if that’s a goal. Image Editing and Creation with Deanna Galgano is a 36-week