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Homeschool bundle includes:•StudentEdition•Teacher’sEditioneText
P A R E N T G U I D E
Interactive Science
ThankyouforchoosingPearsontohelpyouonyourhomeschooljourney.Makingtherightdecisionabouthomeschoolingcansetyourchildonanexcitingpathtoalifetimeoflearningandsuccess.Pearsonmakesiteasyforyoutoinspireajoyoflearningwithflexibleprogramstofityourchild’suniquelearningstyle.Thisbuilt-inflexibilityletsyousetthescheduleandthepacethatworksforyouandyourchild.Asyoureadthroughthisguideandreviewtheincludedmaterials,you’llexperiencehoweasyitistopersonalizethecurriculumtomatchyourchild’slearningstyleandensuresuccesswithourengagingprograms.
Plus,youcanrestassuredthatallofthefundamentalsforsuccessareincluded.Thehomeschoolcurriculumyouhavechosenhasbeenthoughtfullydevelopedandtestedbyseasonedprofessionals,tomakesureyourchildreceivesthefinesteducation.
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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.
OverviewYourInteractiveScienceHomeschoolbundleincludesthefollowingcomponents: • StudentEdition •Teacher’sEditioneText
InteractiveScienceengagesstudentsandgivesyouthetoolsyouneedtocaptureyourchild’sinterestandkeeptheminvolvedinlearningscience.Organizedintotwodistinctpathways,readingandinquiry,InteractiveSciencemakeslearningandteachingsciencepersonal,relevantandengagingforbothyourchildandyou.
UsingtheMaterialsStudent Edition
InteractiveScience’sinnovativewrite-instudenteditionallowsyourchildtogetallofthecontent,interactivity,andpracticewhattheyneedbetweenthecoversofasinglebook.Thewrite-inStudent Editionnurturestheinquisitivesideofyourchildandengagestheminnewandvariedways.
Thebeginningofthestudentbookprovidesareviewofthechapterorganizationandnumerousactivities.EachStudent Editionhas8to12chapters(dependingonthegrade)coveringfourdistinctunits:
• UnitA:ScienceEngineeringandTechnology • UnitB:LifeScience • UnitC:EarthScience • UnitD:PhysicalScience.
Atthestartofeachchaptertherewillbetwoquestions:anEngagingQuestionthatallowsyourchildtoapplytheirexistingknowledgeandaBigQuestionforyourchildtoconsiderthroughoutthechapter.Next,eachchapterpresentsaTryIt!activitythatwillsetthefoundationforthechapter.
Thechapterlessonsarepresentednext.Eachlessonwillincludeanumberofengagingactivitiesandquestionsthatwillchallengeyourchildtothinkdeeperaboutthematerial.Yourchildwillcomplete
thesewhilereadingthroughthematerial.LessonsbeginwiththeExploreIt!labthatsetsupthelesson.Throughoutthelessonareadditionalquicklabactivitiesthatshowthelessoninaction.KindergartenEditionhasInvestigateIt!TryIt!AndDesignIt!activitiesthatwillcaptivateyourchild’sattentionandthinking.Finally,thelessonsfeaturequestionsandactivitiesthatensureyourchildunderstandsthematerialbeforemovingon.
EverychapterendswithanInvestigateIt!projectthattiesthelessonstogether.Additionally,therearevocabularycards,games,astudyguide,andchapterreviewquestionsattheendofthechapter.
Teacher’s Edition eText
TheTeacher’s EditionisprovidedinaneTextversionthroughtheaccesscardincludedinyourhomeschoolbundle.Simplyfollowtheonlineregistrationinstructionsandenteryourcodetoaccessalloftheinstructionmaterials.
OnceyouhaveaccessedyoureText,youwillseeatableofcontentstoyourleft.Hereeachchapterinyourchild’sStudent Editionisshownprovidinganoverviewlistingthechapterandlessonsubjectsandactivitiesinaclearoutline.Clickonthechapterandlessonlinkswithinthistableofcontentstoaccessthematerial.Thennavigateforwardandbackwardbyclickingontheleftandrightarrowsintheupperleftcorneronthetoolbar.Youcanusethemagnifyingglass
iconstozoominoroutorsimplyselectthe“fittopage”icon.
Clickthefoldericonbeloweachchapter’stableofcontentstoexpandtheviewtorevealthechapter’slessons,studyguideandchapterreview,andchaptertest.Lessonplanswithinstructionnotesareprovidedaroundareducedcopyofthe Student Edition,annotatedwithanswers.Lessonsplansdetailthetimeneededforeachlessonandprovideinformationtowalkyouthroughthematerialtoengageyourchild,monitortheirunderstanding,andprovideextrasupport
wherenecessary.LookfortheContentRefreshersectionstoprovideyouwithbackgroundonthelesson’smaterial.Finally,belowallofthechapters,youwillfindtheTeacher’s Program Guide and Unit Resources.Thissectionwillguideyouthroughtheactivitieswithinthetwithdetailsaboutobjectives,expectations,materials,timeinvolved,discussionquestions,andlabanswers.
LessonPlansLessonplansareimportanttoasuccessfulhomeschoolenvironment.Theyhelpkeepyouontrack,progressthroughthematerialandprovideasteadystructureforteachingyourchild.Itisimportanttoplanoutyourlessons,butrememberlessonplansareaguide.Youshouldleaveroomtoadapttoyourchildandadjusttheplantoensureheorsheunderstandsthematerial.Theobjectiveistohaveatoolyoucanusetowatchyourchildprogressandmasterthematerialyoupresentovertheschoolyear.
Beforeyoubeginyourlessonplan,reviewthematerialstoseehowtheyarestructured.Thereareanumberofitemstoconsiderwhenpreparingyourplan.Howmanydaysperweekwillyouhaveschool?Doyouplantohaveextendedbreaksfortheholidaysorvacations?Thenumberofchildrenyouhaveandtheirageswillaffecthowandwhatyoucandoaswell.
Lessonplansingeneralshouldhavecertainvitalcomponents.Asuggestedlistwouldincludesomeorallofthefollowing:
•Theportionoftextcoveredduringthelesson •Activitiestodo•Mainideasofthelesson •Potentialfieldtripideas•Keyconcepts •Assignmentsgiven•Questionstoask •Materialsandresourcesneeded
Lessonplansareprovidedwithinyour Teacher’s Edition eText.ThedetailedlessonplansarearrangedaroundEngage,Explore,Explain,Elaborate,andEvaluatesections.Eachofthesesectionsprovidesyouwithinformationandquestionstoinstructthelessonsandengageyourchildinthematerial.
TheTeacher’s Edition eText provideslessonplansaroundareducedcopyoftheStudent Editionannotatedwithanswerssoyoucanfollowalongwithyourchild.EverychaptercoveredintheTeacher’s Edition eText includesaTeacherBackgroundsectionthatwillprovideyouwithbackgroundonthematerialsoyouarepreparedforthelessons.Additionally,throughoutthelessonsareContentRefreshersthatprovideyouwithmoreinformationaboutthelesson’scontent.Next,thechapteroverviewispresentedandbeginswithaReadAloudintroductionandPredictquestiontostimulateyourchildtothinkaboutthelesson.HereyouwillalsofindtheBigQuestionintroductiontothechapterwitheachlesson’sobjectives.Readthetextwithinthissectiontoyourchildtosetupthechapter’sobjective.
Next,theInquirylabwillbecovered.Eachchapterbeginswiththisactivitytohelpyourchildbuildaframeworkofthepracticeofscience.Detailedinstructionsareprovidedalongwithsupportquestionsandanswers.
Thelessonplansarethenpresentedanddetailoutthetimeinvolvedforeachpartofthelesson.EachlessonbeginswithanEngagesectionthatisdesignedtoactivateyourchild’spriorknowledgeandstimulatethinking.Questionsareprovidedtohelpguideyouandengageyourchild.TheExploresectionswillprovideinformationforyourchildtoconsiderwhilereadingthetext.TheExplainsectionswillbegintheprocessofensuringyourchildunderstandsthematerial,providingideastoapplytheirknowledgeandhelpdevelopcriticalthinkingskills.TheElaboratesectionsgobeyondthetexttochallengeyourchildwithadditionalactivities.FinallytheEvaluatesectionisanopportunityforyourchildtodemonstratetheirknowledge.
Clickonthe Teacher’s Program Guide and Unit ResourcessectiontofinddetailsaboutthenumerousactivitieswithintheStudent Edition.ThispartofyourTeacher’sEditioneTextwillwalkyouthroughthestepsinvolvedintheactivitiessoyouwillbepreparedtoincorporatetheseactivitiesintoyourlessons.
Finally,asyouplanyourlessons,besuretofamiliarizeyourselfwithanylegalrequirementsyoumayhaveinyourlocalareaorstate.ThePearsonHomeschoolwebsite(PearsonHomeschool.com)haslinkstoeachstateDepartmentofEducationsothatyoumayreviewthelawsandhowtocomplywiththem.
AdapttheCurriculumOneofthegreatbenefitsofhomeschoolingisthatyouknowtheinstructionispersonal.Everythingyouteachwillbepersonalizedtofityourchild.TheInteractiveScienceprogramisdesignedsoyoucanpaceittoyourchild’sindividualneeds.Thelessonsofferenrichmentactivitiesandadditionalsupportwhennecessary.
Pacing
TheInteractiveScienceprogramispresentedacross8-12topicsthatcoverabout40-45weeks.Asyouprogressthroughthematerialyouwillfindthatyourchildgraspscertainlessonswithease,whileneedingmoretimeandpracticeonothersections.AdetailedpacingguideisprovidedintheTeacher’s Edition eTextintheTeacher’sProgramGuideandUnitResourcessection.Additionally,thelessonplansshowestimatedtimeinvolvedforeachlessontohelpyouplanyourday.
Teaching is Everywhere
Anotherpartofthehomeschoolbenefitisthatteachingcanoccurallofthetime.Whenyouareoutsideof“school”askyourchildaboutconceptslearnedinpreviouslessons.Tiethemintolifesituationsandworldevents.Planfieldtripsandtakeyourlessonsintothefield.Checkyourlocalmuseumsforexhibitstoenhanceyourteachingcurriculum,andalignyourlessonplanstoincorporatethoseevents.Don’tforgettouseyourownresourcestocomplementthematerial,andtiethelessonsintoyourchild’sinterests.
Conflicting Materials
Anyhomeschoolparentwillbefacedwiththedilemmaofwhattodowhenyoucomeacrossmaterialinthecurriculumyoudon’tlikeordisagreewith.Whilenocurriculumwilleverbeabletosatisfyallthebeliefs,opinionsorvaluesheldbyeachfamily,thereareseveralapproachesthatyoucantakeinthesesituations.
Oneapproachistoskipoverthematerialinquestion.Anothersuggestionwouldbetousethisasanopportunityforaspecialteachablemoment.Reviewthematerialwithyourchild.Discussyourfeelingsaboutthematerial,ideaorvaluepresented.Taketheopportunitytoprepareyourchildforthediversityofthought/opinionintheworldandtheneedtobediscerningofprinciplesandideasthatmaychallengeyours.Thereisadefinitebalancebetweenhavingthefreedomthathomeschoolbringsandtheresponsibilityyouassume ineducation.
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.
Asyouprogressalongthejourney,youwillhavemomentsoffrustrationandmomentsthatmakeitallworthwhile.Remembertokeepitinperspective.Homeschoolparentsliveforthosemomentswhentheirchildrenaremostteachable.Youwillknowwhenthosemomentshappenasyoucanseethelightgoon,theyreallygetit.Cherishthosetimesandusethemasthefueltomotivateyouthroughthetoughtimes.
ThankyouforchoosingPearsonasapartnerinyourhomeschooljourney.Weknowtheimportancethatyouplaceintakingthetimetoteachyourchildandweappreciate yourtrustinustohelpyouandyourchildachievethebesteducationpossible.
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