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Curriculum
at a Glance for High School
Switched-On-Schoolhouse
Scope and Sequence for High School
Curriculum
at a Glance for Elementary/Middle School
Switched-On-Schoolhouse
Scope and Sequence for Middle School
Switched-On
Schoolhouse
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A parent writes:
"We used SOS with
our son for grades 9-12 in all subjects and were
thrilled with the results. _________ is a very
quick child who doesn't have a lot of tolerance for
"busy work." He found your
curriculum to be very comprehensive and
entertaining. He tested very well on his ACT
... I am pleased to report that the curriculum was
just the preparation he needed to face his freshman
year at __________ University where he is
a Computer Science Major. He came home with a
4.0 GPA at Christmas and after spring semester he
has a GPA of 4.0 for his entire freshman year!!
He really appreciated all he learned in Bible and
History and said they were the perfect preparation
for his classes in Bible and Humanities, classes
which can be freshman wipeouts."
The latest version of
Alpha Omega Publication’s CD- based Switched-On
Schoolhouse is not just the latest version; it is a
better version. Containing complete curriculum for
grades 3-12, Switched-On Schoolhouse 2007 Edition is the
perfect solution for today’s children growing up in
the Information Age. It is dynamic, functional and
organized, with new tools for teacher preparation and
student success. New Windows-based navigation screens
allow students and teachers to effortlessly move
around the curriculum, and dynamic new home pages
complete with Flash animation provide an inviting
doorway into your student’s “learning odyssey.”
SOS
2007 Edition provides an interactive
learning experience, making your student’s education
seem like an adventure. The clever animation and
special effects spread a contagious energy that gets
kids excited about learning.
The core curriculum for the
Switched-On Schoolhouse builds upon the solid
foundation of the LIFEPAC Curriculum that has been
repeatedly proven in homes and schools for decades.
All five core subjects are included - Bible, Language
Arts, Math, History & Geography and Science with
eleven additional electives.
Surpassing its predecessor,
Switched-On Schoolhouse provides an interactive,
multimedia- learning environment. Having been
thoroughly rewritten and adapted to the electronic
medium, Switched-On Schoolhouse immerses your student
in the subject through a dynamic mix of text and
multimedia presentations. Questions and activities
challenge your student’s grasp of the information.
Quizzes and tests then prove his understanding.
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Customizable
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Switched-On Schoolhouse Key Features:
*Automatic
Lesson Plans
*Automatic Grading with Instant
Feedback
*Thousands of Multimedia Videos with
Animation and
Graphics
*Book Reports
*Custom
Curriculum – Create your own lesson plans!
*Work
Mode with Flexible Navigation
*Internal
Student-Teacher “e-mail” System
*Interactive
Student Resource Center
*Separate
Student and Teacher Applications
*Enforced
Mastery Learning Loop Enhancement
*Extensive
Tracking, Reporting and Printing Capabilities
*The Admin sees a reminder to backup the database
when exiting that application.
*Time student spends on a lesson is
available
*Retain customized grades for report card generation.
*Generate report cards by date.
*Report cards include only fully completed and graded
units.
*Listen to the text read.
Highlight any text in a lesson,
right-click
with your mouse, and SOS reads the
highlighted text to you. You select from the
multiple
voices available.
*New Flash®-based games and comic strips to enhance
learning.
What’s
New in SOS
Switched-On
Schoolhouse® 2007 School Edition includes many new and exciting
changes from previous applications. The
printable student journal
feature and other useful printing options
provide opportunities to study even when
you're away from your computer. The flexible
editing features are a plus for
both you and your child and the new help
button assists your child in
working different types of question formats.
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Automatic Lesson Plans
Organizing your lesson plans and setting due dates is easier
than ever. Automatic lesson plans are based on your school
calendar. Generate a year’s worth of lesson plans with the
click of a button. The schoolwork is spread evenly over the
year according to the number of questions. You can even change
the lesson plans if you have to adjust your school calendar
partway through the year. Due dates are automatically computed
and posted for the student. What a great way to stay
organized! Better yet, the teacher is automatically notified
when a student falls behind.
Automatic Grading and Instant
Feedback
Imagine being able to eliminate that large stack of grading
that is sitting on your desk demanding your attention. Your
students won’t have to wait to get their work returned.
Instant grading saves you time and gives immediate feedback to
the student. Grades are automatically computed and recorded as
lessons are completed. For teacher graded paragraph answers
and essay questions, answer keys provide suggested answers and
marking guidelines. Grading has never been such a pleasure.
Full Multimedia
Education comes alive through multimedia. Science experiments
are first demonstrated by multimedia with full instructions
for hands-on completion. In geometry, three-dimensional
objects are illustrated with computer-generated video clips of
these objects rotating in space. Video clips illustrating
events in the Bible, literature and history are used to
enhance and bring the curriculum to life. Sound captures of
the vocabulary words allow students to hear how each word is
pronounced, and spelling tests are given directly by the
computer. DLAs challenge students to apply the information
they’ve been studying. Students will enjoy the math
“chalkboards,” Spelling Bee, Vocabulocity, Timeline, and
more. New in 2007 Edition are selections of Flash animation at the
student’s homepage.
Book Reports
Designed to integrate reading, writing, and thinking, Language
Arts book report projects for grades 3-8 feature genre
highlights, annotated book lists, and links to additional
resources. Thought provoking questions provide a structure in
which students can reflect upon, evaluate, and write about the
books they choose.
Custom Curriculum
This feature allows you to modify existing SOS subjects by
combining, adding, or removing units and assignments. Or, you
can choose to build your own curriculum from scratch using any
of the available SOS materials. Teachers can build learning
programs that address student learning gaps or offer remedial
or review work. Now you are able to create a course tailored
to the individual need of your student!
Work Mode
With flexible navigation, the new
Work Mode in SOS 2007 Edition will allow students to view
presentations, complete lesson problems in and out of
sequence, and record notes and questions on the electronic
notepad. Utilizing the status bar, students will be able to
track their progress through quizzes and tests.
Internal “e-mail” System
Communication is made easy with improved internal messaging.
Switched-On Schoolhouse 2007 Edition messaging allows you to attach
messages to each problem in the lesson and add instructions or
comments for your students to view in their personal
electronic mailboxes. Teachers are notified immediately of
messages and now can access, sort, and print messages in one
convenient place.
Student Resource Center
Important resources are now at your fingertips! A dictionary
and calculator are integrated into Switched-On Schoolhouse 2007 Edition
for student convenience. An interactive periodic table, with
zoom feature and element highlights, makes chemistry fun and
exciting. Each element is hyperlinked to its own page to
provide more information.
Mastery Learning
Focused learning just got even better with 2007 Edition. Students may
be given unlimited opportunities to achieve 100% mastery
before they move to the next lesson. Incorrect answers will
automatically spiral again. However, new in 2007 Edition is the ability
to limit the number of attempts. The software will
automatically calculate the chosen penalty for guessing
attempts, thus encouraging the student to “dig deep” for
important information and learn it well!
Tracking, Reporting and Printing
New flexible printing takes learning from the screen to the
page. Students and teachers can easily print entire
assignments, lessons, problems, and records. These options
give the busy family greater flexibility and mobility or
easier homework distribution for the Christian school.
For your FREE demo of Switched-On
Schoolhouse, use our Contact Us button at the top of page.
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 LIFEPAC
GOLD Click
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Flexible, complete, award winning…these
are just some of the words used to describe Alpha Omega
Publication’s LIFEPAC curriculum for students in grades
K-12. LIFEPAC stands alone in its teacher-friendly layout and
instructional flow.
 Serving
as the foundation of the entire Alpha Omega curriculum,
LIFEPAC is a complete, 12-year Christian curriculum designed
to teach five core subjects (Bible, Language Arts, Math,
History & Geography, and Science), plus an array of
secondary electives. Composed of consumable textbook/workbook
combinations that conveniently combine subject text,
exercises, projects, review, and tests, this worktext format
is designed for active teachers and home school educators who
want the advantage of extensive, pre-developed curricula with
integrated lesson plans.
Mastery Learning
LIFEPAC's full-color, worktext curriculum is based on the
principle of mastery learning, in which students truly master
the context and skills of one unit before progressing to the
next. Different students learn at different speeds, so mastery
learning ensures success by allowing each student to move at
his or her own speed.
Critical Thinking Skills
Many specific LIFEPAC curriculum activities and questions
require students to go beyond simple objective recall, asking
them to instead, think analytically and draw conclusions that
require a conceptual understanding of the material. More than
just recalling facts, your student will grasp concepts through
analytical and evaluative thinking skills.
Additional LIFEPAC Key Features
 | Individualized – Tailor a course of
study to meet your student’s individual need
| Integrated Biblical concepts and
principle reinforcement
| Minimal lesson planning
| Flexible and customizable
| Substantial savings over traditional
hardbound texts
| Balance independent study with parent
interaction
| Complete spiral-bound Teacher's
Guides for lesson planning and charting student progress. |
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HORIZONS
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Math and Language Arts are critical study
areas acting as an anchor for the success of your student.
Brightly illustrated lessons for grades K-6 include a variety
of activities, making learning fun. Complete teacher materials
make it easy to chart your student’s progress. Each of the
160 lessons begins with a new concept or an expansion of a
previously covered concept. Every concept follows a deliberate
pattern of introduction and gradual development, ensuring
mastery.
 Horizons
Penmanship - Horizons Penmanship
teaches the basics of proper writing to students in grades 1-2
in a series of lessons over 32 weeks. Your child will practice
both printing and cursive writing styles by following the
actions of friendly, colorful cartoon characters. In addition,
the course helps your child become more familiar with
Scripture by writing out weekly Bible verses.
 Horizons
Phonics and Reading - Horizons
Phonics and Reading is a program for kindergarten or grade 1 students
that begins to comprehensively develop the reading skills
acquired in preschool. This phonics-based word recognition and
early reading program, an alternative to the kindergarten
LIFEPAC Gold curriculum, uses brightly illustrated readers to
teach the alphabet and letter sounds, reading, spelling,
rhyming, sequence and elementary parts of speech. Mastery
learning ensures concepts are mastered before your child
advances to the next lesson.
The 
Horizons Mathematics program is
an alternative to the LIFEPAC Gold Curriculum for the early
grade levels, which concentrates on building elementary skills
in math. Available for students in K through 6th, Horizons
Math lays a solid foundation for math success.
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WEAVER
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 The
Weaver Curriculum supports group learning with a strong
Scriptural focus. Weaver is a unit study designed to let you
educate a group of students - from preschool to high school
level - at the very same time while catering to the specific
needs of each age group. The Weaver Curriculum promotes
hands-on education and supports you with teaching tips and
techniques, learning benchmarks, and guidance on child
development. Your students will grow in their shared
instruction and biblical discovery. Curriculum options are:
Volumes and Supplements -
The basic unit of study, a "Volume" represents one
year's study in Bible, Science, History & Geography, and
Language Arts for grades K-6. For grades 7-12, an additional
unit of study is called a "Supplement."
 Day
by Day - This daily lesson
planning book reduces the teacher's work to just the recording
of reading, arithmetic, and special activities. Day by Day
saves time and was created so that you can spend your time
teaching- not planning!
 Interlock
- This multi-level preschool and kindergarten program was
designed for combination teaching of kindergarten and/or
preschool children. It provides detailed instruction in each
lesson while equipping the teacher with presentation
techniques.
1-2-3 Read!
- This program is for children in grades K-2 or those who do
not yet read fluently. 1-2-3 Read! begins with reading
readiness then progresses to teaching recognition and sounds
of the alphabet, phonics, and independence in reading.
Teacher's Friend -
This little helper can make the difference in getting started
with the Weaver curriculum. Complete instructions are given
for starting your education program, from opening binders to
opening minds!
Weaver Review Questions
- These review questions help Weaver teachers assign grades
when necessary. Questions are divided into Grades 1-2, 3-4,
and 5-6, and areas of Bible, Social Studies, Science, and
Language Arts.
Spelling and Penmanship
- Success in Spelling is a level-by-level guide to
spelling. Penmanship to Praise is a penmanship program for
grades K-6 featuring step-by-step writing processes, and
designed to encourage motor skills development. Both may be
used independently of the Weaver curriculum.
Other Resources include: High Way to
English Grammar, Wisdom Words, Teaching Tips and Techniques,
Skills Evaluation, Learning to Love Literature, Reading
Between the Lines, On Eagles Wings, and 3-D Body Book.
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Alpha Omega Publications now
offers unique and educational computer courses to teach your
students the basics of eight computer software programs.
These courses include a Professor Teaches® tutorial CD-ROM
with step-by-step instructions, practical exercises, and
helpful narration. As students progress through the
tutorial, the two LIFEPAC workbooks test the students'
knowledge of the material presented. A corresponding
Answer Key is included. Choose from Excel,
Windows XP, Windows 2000, Access, PowerPoint, Word, Word, Outlook, and FrontPage.
more...
System
Requirements:
Pentium PC or higher
Microsoft Windows 98,
2000, XP, or NT
CD-ROM drive
16 MB RAM available
2 MB Hard Drive space
available
256 color VGA or
higher display
Sound card w/speakers
and/or headphones
Microsoft
software required to be installed along with curriculum.
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Keys to Fractions, Decimals,
Percents, Algebra, Geometry and Measurement series of
workbooks are proven to successfully motivate students to
succeed. These self-paced, self-guided workbooks makes
each subject easier to learn. Minimal reading is
required, so students can easily work independently or in
small groups.
Strengthen
Your Students' Mental Computation Skills
Key
to Percents
first emphasizes mental computation and estimation
skills—because most work with percents is done without pencil
and paper. Then students are taught to solve percent problems
using equal fractions and decimal multiplication. Finally,
percents are used to solve word problems in a variety of
applications. Key
to Percents
assumes only a knowledge of fraction and decimal computation. Sample
Book
1 Percent Concepts
Book
2 Percents & Fractions
Book
3 Percents & Decimals
Review
Fractions with Your Students
Do
you have students who have never mastered fraction concepts or
who need a good review?
Key
to Fractions
covers all topics from basic concepts to mixed numbers and is
written with secondary
students
in mind. Minimal reading is required, so students can easily
work independently or in small
groups.
These self-paced, self-guided workbooks motivate students to
succeed. Sample
Book
1 Fraction Concepts
Book
2 Multiplying & Dividing
Book
3 Adding & Subtracting
Book
4 Mixed Numbers
Build
Students' Decimal Skills with Real-World Applications
Key
to Decimals
begins with basic concepts and operations on decimals. Then it
covers real-world
uses
of decimals in pricing, sports, metrics, calculators, and
science. The success-oriented approach
of
Key
to Decimals
builds confidence and independence. You'll find this series to
be a great way to
prepare
for standardized tests. Sample
Book
1 Decimal Concepts
Book
2 Adding, Subtracting & Multiplying
Book
3 Dividing
Book
4 Using Decimals
Cover
Measurement with Easy-to-Use Workbooks
Students
using Key
to Measurement
enjoy a variety of hands-on experiences related to the English
system of measurement. Group projects are included in addition
to numerous individual activities. Book
1 teaches students how a linear measurement system is developed
and then presents interesting and fun activities related to
measuring length. Book
2 focuses on length, perimeter, and area measures. Book
3 develops the concept of area and introduces students to
volume. Book
4 covers a variety of topics with students weighing objects,
measuring capacity,
and learning about temperature and time. Sample
Book
1 English Units of Length
Book
2 Measuring Length & Perimeter Using English Units
Book
3 Finding Area & Volume Using English Units
Book
4 Metric Units for Mass, Capacity, Temperature, & Time
Introduce
Your Students to Algebra in Simple Terms
Key
to Algebra
offers a unique, proven way to introduce algebra to your
students. New concepts are explained in simple language, and
examples are easy to follow. Word problems relate algebra to
familiar situations, helping students understand abstract
concepts. Students develop understanding by
solving equations and inequalities intuitively before formal
solutions are introduced. Sample
Book
1 Operations on Integers
Book
2 Variables, Terms, & Expressions
Book
3 Equations
Book
4 Polynomials
Book
5 Rational Numbers
Book
6 Multiplying & Dividing Rational Expressions
Book
7 Graphs
Book
8 Graphs
Book
9 Systems of Equations
Book
10 Square Roots & Quadratic Equations
Ease
Your Students Into Geometry
Key
to Geometry
offers a non-intimidating way to prepare students for formal
geometry as they do step-by-step constructions. Students
begin by drawing lines, bisecting angles, and reproducing
segments using only a pencil, compass, and straightedge. Later
they do sophisticated constructions involving more than a dozen
steps and are prompted to form their own generalizations. When
they finish, students have been introduced to 134 geometric
terms and
are ready to tackle formal proofs. Sample
Book
1 Lines & Segments
Book
2 Circles
Book
3 Constructions
Book
4 Perpendiculars
Book
5 Squares & Rectangles
Book 6 Angles
Book
7 Perpendiculars & Parallels, Chords & Tangents, Circles
Book
8 Triangles, Parallel Lines, Similar Polygons
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