* Supports Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum * The Maths section looks at properties of shapes, co-ordinates, multiplication and division * English section focuses on sentence construction, improving writing and understanding grammar * The interactive science world covers curriculum topics of forces, materials, light and sound * The progress chart monitors each of the activities and allows you to assess your child's strengths and weaknesses * For ages 9-10
Learning Ladder: year 3Learning Ladder Year 3 is another excellent product from Dorling Kindersley. This CD-ROM is packed with a good range of activities tailored to support the Year 3 school curriculum. Children can navigate their way around the playroom, looking for fun activities. These include the printing machine, which they can use to create their own labels, invitations and cards.
Children can then improve their literacy, numeracy and science skills by undertaking a wide range of activities that help to consolidate Year 3 work. Children can, for example, choose correct word endings,etc
Learning Ladder Year 6 is another excellent CD-ROM from Dorling Kindersley. It's aimed at children aged 10-11 and structured so that children listen to a lesson and then carry out exercises that help to consolidate the literacy and numeracy they are learning as part of the school curriculum. This CD-ROM would be invaluable for any child in Year 6 who is preparing for their SATs. Exercises can be done at five different levels of difficulty, so that children are challenged and continue to make progress.
Beaded Collars: 10 Decorative Neckpieces Built with Ladder Stitch
There is no other book on the market that presents broadcollar projects for beaders-a traditional form. Julia S. Pretl, author of Little Bead Boxes and Bead Knitted Bags, has created a collection of beaded neckpieces, inspired by broadcollars, the dramatic jewelry worn by the ancient Egyptians and a well-known form among beadworkers. She has adapted the traditional form-a broad, beaded necklace-to create ten original designs for the modern beadworker, with skill levels ranging from beginner to more advanced.
Exploring Careers: A Young Person’s Guide to 1,000 Jobs
Every day you see adults all around you on their way to work. What do they do all day? How did they know which career path to follow? What training and education do they have? Do they like their jobs? These questions are important because you will one day enter the world of work. Exploring Careers helps you answer the questions above, learn more about the jobs that interest you, and perhaps even decide on a career. Deciding on a career is like climbing a ladder: Take it one rung at a time, and you will steadily and surely get to your goal.
