MegaSkills® Minibooks and Kits:
Improve Children's Achievement Through MegaSkills

New Kits for 2008
Character Education and Academic Development

Passing Tests Made Easier: 4 Books for $45 (includes shipping and handling)
Ideal for for Parent Involvement Use and for School Library/Resource Centers

This Kit Contains:

  • MegaSkills (second edition) - Galaxy of Learning Activites, Confidence to Problem Solving
  • MegaSkills Parent Bilingual Spanish Handbook - Grades K-6 Illustrated Activites
  • Learning and Working - Upper Elementary/Middle School Activites
  • Grading Myself - For Children to Grade Themselves on their MegaSkills

Parent Involvement Made Easier: 4 Books for $45 (includes shipping and handling)
Ideal for Professional Development for Educators and Aides.

This Kit Contains:

  • MegaSkills (second edition)
  • What Do We Say? What Do We Do? - Solutions for typical problems between home and School. Discussion Guide Included.
  • The New MegaSkills Bond - How-To's for building parnerships
  • MegaSkills Parent Bilingual Spanish Handbook - Grades K-6, Illustrated activities


MegaSkills Minibooks

The MegaSkills large book is being divided into compact, age-focused minibooks - so that every teacher and every family can have MegaSkills activities that make a difference for them NOW.

MegaSkills® Minibooks are designed to be brief, easy to use handbooks, filled with ideas, tips, strategies for involving parents and mentors in improving education for all children.

Use these books to meet the mandate of parent involvement/staff  development components of the No Child Left Behind Education Act.  Provide these books in parent resource libraries.  Use for parent group discussions and mentor programs for building student achievement.

Titles are available in units of 20.  They are accompanied by an Administrator Guide providing how-to's on effective use of the minibooks.  Check with HSI for bulk discounts (over 50) on these titles.  These are four color books, size 5 x 8 inches.  Pages range from 90 pages to 110 pages for easy reading, easy to use.  These are new and expanded special editions.

Preschool MegaSkills
Accelerating Readiness to Learn

The new MegaSkills Minibooks gives teachers and parents practical, tested activities to do with children in order to build basic skills that are a constant resource for them.  The activities strengthen the various ways that children learn to read, write, do mathematics, and think creatively.

It is endorsed by teachers and parents from across the nation.

 

Reading, Writing, Math
How Parents Help Children Succeed in School

Topics Include:

  • Reading, Writing, Math activities for classroom and home "carryover"
  • Meeting Special Education Needs
  • Creativity Exercises and the Family Home Report Card

 

Grades K-3 MegaSkills
Acquiring the Basics: The Eager Learner

Topics Include:

  • The Study Place/Homework Habits
  • Connecting with Academics
  • Making Decisions, Making Friends

 

Grade 4-6 MegaSkills
Moving Beyond the Basics: The Stronger Learner

Topics Include:

  • Using Time Wisely
  • Dealing with Peers
  • Building Self-Confidence

 

Middle School MegaSkills
Keeping on Track:  The Self-Disciplined Learner

Topics Include:

  • Expanding Positive Approach to Learning
  • Self-Control for Study and Social Habits
  • Management of Peer Pressure
  • Sense of Understanding and Self-Assessment

Creating Positive School-Home Connections

Topics Include:

  • Parent to Parent Activities
  • Support Network: Parents and Teachers
  • Parents and Students: Responsibility Starts at Home