Homeschoolers

 

                                 Penny and Rio books are great teaching tools for Homeschoolers. 

 

Review by The Old Schoolhouse Magazine:

“I can Highly Recommend this cute dog detective series to all families, escpecially animal lovers. The Mysterious Backyard Meeting and The Locked Doghouse Mystery will keep your children happily engaged and may even inspire them to write their own stories about their pets. We can’t wait until the next installment of the Penny and Rio series comes out.” 

– Jenny Thompson, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, Oct, 2010

See what the Homeschool Buzz has to say:

“These cute books are great for kids who are ready for short chapter books. With a little mystery mixed together with its colorful illustrations, you may find your readers wishing to finish these books in one sitting! Dog lover or not your child will enjoy the canine antics and parents will smile when they read for themselves what a dog really means when he whines and scratches at the door. And, it’s nice to have a story that is as wholesome as these are: the books are dove family approved.”  HomeschoolBuzz.com,  Oct 2009

  

As a home-schooling mom of five children, I’m always looking for new and fun curriculum that will excite my kids.  Since one of my kids is dyslexic, I have struggled to find any books that will spark her interest enough to read from start to finish; without giving up in frustration!   I FINALLY found it with “Penny and Rio: The Mysterious Backyard Meeting”.  My daughter is a huge dog lover, so this book was a big hit!  She actually read the whole thing in one sitting!  And then asked when can she read the next book!  Author Jennifer Swanson also wrote curriculum to go along with the book.  We spent an entire week going over different themes of the book, role-playing and coming up with new adventures for Penny and Rio to go on.  It also included writing assignments and a readers quiz at the end.  My dyslexic daughter had so much fun during our “Penny and Rio Week”, I now have a child who loves to read!  Thank-you for such a wonderful curriculum!  I highly recommend it to any home-schooling family.
 
Jennifer Timm

Now Available!   Curriculum Suggestions for Penny and Rio: The Diamond Collar Adventure

  

Use the dynamic canine detectives for a fun way to teach teach language arts. 

 

Designed by the author, Jennifer Swanson, M.S. Ed. 

  

Educational Goals (Grades 1-2)

 -Provide an enjoyable reading experience that demonstrates how plot is the result of the character’s actions

 -Encourage vocabulary development through introduction of larger words and concepts

-Improve understanding of plot through text-to-text or text-to-self connections

 Sample Suggestions include Role-playing, discussion questions, writing prompts, and reader quiz  

  

Penny and Rio: The Mysterious Backyard Meeting Teaching Guide for 1st and 2nd graders 

Click here:  TeachingGuideMysteriousBkydMtg1-2

 Penny and Rio: The Locked Doghouse Mystery Teaching Guide for 1st and 2nd graders

Click here:  TeachingGuideLockedDoghouseMystery1-2 

Penny and Rio: The Diamond Collar Adventure Teaching Guide for 1st and 2nd graders

Click here: TeachingGuideDiamondCollarAdventure1-2

 

 

Educational Goals (Grades 3-4)

-Demonstrate  how plot, character development, setting, main idea and theme of story form a cohesive and entertaining story

-Compare and Contrast characters actions and how they are affected by changes in the story

-Use the reading comprehension process skills of summarizing, predicting, visualizing, questioning, and clarifying through supplemental activities based on books read

 Sample Suggestions include Predicting, Speech, Parts of a story, writing prompts, and reader quiz, also includes suggestion for text-to-text connections with Newberry Award-winning books 

 

Penny and Rio: The Mysterious Backyard Meeting Teaching Guide for 3rd and 4th graders

Click here:  Teaching GuideMysteriousBKydMtg3-4

Penny and Rio: The Locked Doghouse Mystery Teaching Guide for 3rd and 4th graders

Click here:  TeachingGuideLockedDoghouseMystery3-4

Penny and Rio: The Diamond Collar Adventure Teaching Guide for 3rd and 4th graders

Click here:  TeachingGuideDiamondCollarAdventure3-4

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