This Social Studies Workbook for Grade 8 is based on the National Standards Curriculum (NSC). It offers an engaging and explorative approach to Social Studies at the grade 8 level. It addresses major concepts and themes on the Social Studies syllabus and provides significant support to teachers and students.
The content and activities have been aligned with current trends and events to foster an organic learning experience that students can relate to. Key features of the workbook:
Lesson introductions
Comic strips
Research activities
ICT activities
Puzzles
Discussion activities
Chapter reviews
Quotes
Assessment tests
This Social Studies Workbook for Grade 7 is based on the National Standards Curriculum (NSC). It offers an engaging and explorative approach to Social Studies at the grade 7 level. It addresses major concepts and themes on the Social Studies syllabus and provides significant support to teachers and students.
The content and activities have been aligned with current trends and events to foster an organic learning experience that students can relate to.
Key features of the workbook:
Lesson introductions
Comic strips
Research activities
Vocabulary activities
Puzzles
Discussion activities
Chapter reviews
Quotes
Charts
Assessment tests
DISCOVERING GEOGRAPHY WORKBOOK 1
The purpose of this book is to introduce students to basic map reading skills and other topics in Geography, which will help students to better understand their environment. This book will provide students with the foundation for further studies in Geography.
The need for such a text existed and the authors hope that this book will provide the necessary background information for the students of Geography.
Discovering Geography Workbook 1 has been edited to include all the topics of the new National Standard Curriculum. Worksheets and activities are provided, which the students will find useful in acquiring the practical skills necessary.
MASTERING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION MANUAL AND WORKBOOK 3 has been written to meet the needs of Jamaican students at the grade 9 level. It covers topics relating to the grade 9 Religious Education syllabus. The workbook covers themes such as personal stewardship, corporate stewardship, and how stewardship impacts the world.
Mastering Religious Education is specifically geared towards equipping students with the means of easily comprehending religious beliefs and practices. Taking into consideration the various learning styles students have, this workbook was designed with various approaches in relating the content material.
The content of this workbook was designed to encourage students to take a proactive interest in religious education. It is filled with activities such as art projects, creative writing, debates, drama presentations, and topic discussions. There are also charts, diagrams, and other image-based content to keep students busy and participative.
To add a sense of fun, each topic comes with a humorous comic strip that illustrates the core principle of the lesson. This serves as an ice breaker and will get students to think and approach the topics in a novel way. Also included in the manual and workbook are:
· Words to discuss: important words to be defined to comprehend each topic.
· Activity suggestions: ideas for presenting additional content to students.
· Questions: to comprehensively assess each student’s performance and progress.
· Notes: concise content material for students to easily grasp.
MASTERING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION MANUAL AND WORKBOOK 2 has been written to meet the needs of Jamaican students at the grade 8 level. It covers topics relating to the grade 8 Religious Education syllabus. The workbook covers themes such as worship, ceremonies, holy places, and holy books.
Mastering Religious Education is specifically geared towards equipping students with the means of easily comprehending religious beliefs and practices. Taking into consideration the various learning styles students have, this workbook was designed with various approaches in relating the content material.
The content of this workbook was designed to encourage students to take a proactive interest in Religious Education. It is filled with activities such as art projects, creative writing, debates, drama presentations, and topic discussions. There are also charts, diagrams, and other image-based content to keep students busy and participative.
To add a sense of fun, each topic comes with a humorous comic strip that illustrates the core principle of the lesson. This serves as an ice breaker and will get students to think and approach the topics in a novel way. Also included in the manual and workbook are:
· Words to discuss: important words to be defined to comprehend each topic.
· Activity suggestions: ideas for presenting additional content to students.
· Questions: to comprehensively assess each student’s performance and progress.
· Notes: concise content material for students to easily grasp.
MASTERING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION MANUAL AND WORKBOOK 1 has been written to meet the needs of Jamaican students at the grade 7 level. It covers topics relating to the grade 7 Religious Education syllabus. The workbook covers themes such as identity, socialization, worship, and the cultural impact of religion on society.
Mastering Religious Education is specifically geared towards equipping students with the means of easily comprehending religious beliefs and practices. Taking into consideration the various learning styles students have, this workbook was designed with various approaches in relating the content material.
The content of this workbook was designed to encourage students to take a proactive interest in Religious Education. It is filled with activities such as art projects, creative writing, debates, drama presentations, and topic discussions. There are also charts, diagrams, and other image-based content to keep students busy and participative.
To add a sense of fun, each topic comes with a humorous comic strip that illustrates the core principle of the lesson. This serves as an ice breaker and will get students to think and approach the topics in a novel way. Also included in the manual and workbook are:
· Words to discuss: important words to be defined to comprehend each topic.
· Activity suggestions: ideas for presenting additional content to students.
· Questions: to comprehensively assess each student’s performance and progress.
· Notes: concise content material for students to easily grasp.
The Poetry Zone: A Practical to Unlocking the Enigma of Poetry, has been aligned with the eclectic approach to pedagogy (a combination of S.T.E.M , Cooperative Learning ,Modelling, Language Across the Curriculum, Reader Response, Constructivism and Communicative Language Teaching) and the latest research on best practices in the teaching of poetry.
It is teacher, parent and student friendly. Teachers now have an excellent opportunity to use The Poetry Zone: A Practical to Unlocking the Enigma of Poetry to construct pupil’s poetry writing skills as well as analytical skills using creative hands-on activities and exercises that students of both genders will enjoy. The Poetry Zone: A Practical to Unlocking the Enigma of Poetry is craftily divided into three sections :
Section One: a general introduction to poetry which provides information and activities that will equip students with the basic tools and knowledge that are needed to develop both an understanding
and appreciation for poetry.
Section Two: uses executive and innovative pedagogical principles for students to explore both poetry and its versatility as well as the poet within.
Section Three: facilitates immersion into poetry through models/samples in conjunction with the knowledge, literacy skills, critical thinking skills learned to fulfil a variety of poetic tasks.
Holistically The Poetry Zone: A Practical to Unlocking the Enigma of Poetry offers the necessary scaffolding for all students to master poetry.