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

ThankyouforchoosingPearsontohelpyouonyourhomeschooljourney.Makingtherightdecisionabouthomeschoolingcansetyourchildonanexcitingpathtoalifetimeoflearningandsuccess.Pearsonmakesiteasyforyoutoinspireajoyoflearningwithflexibleprogramstofityourchild’suniquelearningstyle.Thisbuilt-inflexibilityletsyousetthescheduleandthepacethatworksforyouandyourchild.Asyoureadthroughthisguideandreviewtheincludedmaterials,you’llexperiencehoweasyitistopersonalizethecurriculumtomatchyourchild’slearningstyleandensuresuccesswithourengagingprograms.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Asyouprogressalongthejourney,youwillhavemomentsoffrustrationandmomentsthatmakeitallworthwhile.Remembertokeepitinperspective.Homeschoolparentsliveforthosemomentswhentheirchildrenaremostteachable.Youwillknowwhenthosemomentshappenasyoucanseethelightgoon,theyreallygetit.Cherishthosetimesandusethemasthefueltomotivateyouthroughthetoughtimes.

ThankyouforchoosingPearsonasapartnerinyourhomeschooljourney.Weknowtheimportancethatyouplaceintakingthetimetoteachyourchildandweappreciate yourtrustinustohelpyouandyourchildachievethebesteducationpossible.

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