This Pathway Reader Christian home school curriculum includes the second grade student textbooks along with complete home school teacher lesson plans.
Teaching second grade reading comprehension is made fun and simple with Pathway readers.This 80 page Teachers' Manual contains complete, detailed instructions and suggestions for teaching this curriculum and for using the CLIMBING HIGHER reader and the student workbook that corresponds with the reader. The Teacher's Edition will motivate each teacher to use her own imagination and adapt the ideas to fit her way of teaching and her students' individuality. To get full value of each lesson, teachers should follow this teacher’s edition, then allow their imagination and that of the children to lead them into deeper and more interesting learning experiences.
In the Teacher’s Edition for CLIMBING HIGHER, you will find copies of the children’s workbook pages along with teachers’ instructions and suggestions, and the lesson answers . This should make teaching this curriculum convenient and easy for the teacher.
Helping children understand what they read is a very important part of the teacher’s role. These instructions should help you to do just that.
The CLIMBING HIGHER Teachers' Manual can be purchased separately here or as part of one of the following sets.
The BUSY TIMES & MORE BUSY TIMES Reading Set is the first part of the Complete 2nd Grade Reading Set. The CLIMBING HIGHER SET is the 2nd part of the 2nd Grade Complete Set. You save 10% when you buy the complete set versus buying the BUSY TIMES & MORE BUSY TIMES Set and the CLIMBING HIGHER SETS separately. You can also purchase the 2nd grade reader textbooks without the workbooks or teacher's manuals.
No teacher should try to teach the lessons in the textbook without the help of the Teacher's Edition containing the detailed instructions and suggestions, plus many supplementary exercises.
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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. | 
