WORLD BOOK KIDS
This classroom-tested site offers:
- Simple navigation
- Easy-to-read articles
- Thousands of illustrations
- A wealth of engaging activities
- Teacher resources for each learning activity provide assessment guides and printable worksheets.
Description:
One year subscription. World Book Kids, based on the award-winning World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, is
the premier general reference Web site developed especially for younger
users. The site offers simpler navigation, easier-to-read content,
brighter colours, and a graphical design. Thousands of colourful
illustrations, diagrams, and maps enrich thousands of articles selected
for appeal and curricular relevance.
Activities provide
instructive and stimulating ways to use the content in the classroom or
home setting. Great for visual learners of any age.
World Book
Kids’ activities offer fun and useful teaching tools. Four categories –
“Think It!” “Be It!” “Make It!” and “Play It!” – cover a variety of
curriculum topics. Our Teachers’ Resources, attached to each activity,
provide a full description of the objectives, materials, procedures,
and discussion questions.
Features:
- Elements
found in adult reference works, such as cross-references, guide words,
and pronunciation guides help develop necessary research skills.
- High-interest,
age-appropriate content to engage and inspire early learners. Entries
have been chosen with the advice and assistance of teachers, school
librarians, readability specialists, and other educators.
- Navigation options include search and browse for maximum ease-of-use.
- Bold, clean design.
- Articles that engage students in adult education and ESL programmes.
- Illustrations and photographs carefully chosen with younger readers in mind.
- Maps, tables, and diagrams are clear and easy to understand.
- Integrated
database allows users to access additional encyclopedia articles,
editor-approved Web sites, magazine articles, special reports,
questions, and suggested books to read.
- Printable worksheets are included for use in the classroom or at home.
- Biography centre
- Interactive Earth
- Lexile measures (selected articles). More information on Lexile Measures
NOT SOLD SEPARATELY
Awards & Reviews:
"...a
valuable resource for younger students, as well as reluctant readers
and English Language Learners" -- Maren Ostergard -- Booklist February
2007
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