Mastering Skills takes a fresh approach to the mastery of grade-specific skills. Each book uses a wide range of activities to spark students' interest in learning. As students complete the activities, they develop the skills they need to meet academic standards in reading, writing, math, social studies and science. Both teachers and parents can use the books to introduce new concepts, to assess learning and skill development, and to reinforce familiar knowledge. The versatile activities can be used for individual practice, test preparation, or homework assignments. Complete answer keys are provided. Book jacket.

Capture the adventure students feel as they advance to a new grade level, encounter new concepts, and master new skills. These motivating activities cover language arts, math, science, and social studies. A bonus section at the end of each book provides a jump start to the next grade level, with a selection of language arts and math activities.

A wide range of activities to spark students' interest in learning as they develop the skills they need to meet academic standards in reading, writing, math, and science.

This book presents current knowledge of seed fate in both natural and human-disturbed landscapes, from various regions of the world. Habitats considered range from mountain and arid deserts in the temperate zone, to savanna and lowland rainforests in tropical regions of the world. Particular attention is paid to plant diversity conservation when seed removal is affected by factors such as hunting, habitat fragmentation or intensive logging. Contributors include leading scientists involved in research on seed ecology and on animal-plant relationships from the perspective of both primary and secondary seed dispersal, and predation.

6th Grade at Home offers simple, guided lessons and activities that students and their parents can use to help keep grade-appropriate English and math skills on track. With the perfect mix of practical lessons and hands-on activities, the Learn at Home series helps keep kids engaged and up-to-date—no matter where class is held. Written to bolster independent learning, this student-centric workbook includes parent tips and simple support to help keep kids’ education on track. • Guided help for key 6th grade English and math topics • Skills broken into short, easy-to-accomplish lessons • Modules designed to encourage students to dive in, explore, and engage in interactive learning • Fun at-home learning activities using common household items • Parent tips to contextualize lessons and help assist your child 6th Grade at Home covers key grade-appropriate English and math skills including: • reading comprehension • writing, essays, and literary elements • major parts of speech • vocabulary, grammar, and editing • fractions, percents, ratios, and proportions • mean, median & mode • early algebra • equations & inequalities • graph literacy and more!

"Investigate math and develop critical thinking skills through the continuing story of Charlie, Charlotte, Natty, and Hairo. They help bring the elements of character and relationship to the study of math. Children learn best when they can learn through relationships" -- Amazon.com.