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This book provides learning and test preparation materials for Kindergarten youngsters. It teaches them to recognize the 2W's, to identify key phrases, and underlining evidence markers. The also taught to understand the question, dig for details and many other techniques need for good reading comprehension. ... Read more

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ZIMS World of Reading: Writing with ZIM. Learning to write a poem, description, friendly letter, book report, and story. ... Read more

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Soft cover book is 8x10.75 inches with a hot-pink cover, showing Barbie on front cover with four smaller jointed dolls. "Each page of the Giant Sticker Workbook featuring Barbie and all her friends, has been created by educators to introduce young children to the wonderful world of learning. Children can join Barbie as she teaches them basic skills such as colors, shapes, numbers, and ABC's."Fun-to-do, age appropriate activities with easy-to-follow directions encourage children to learn at their own pace. An answer key helps parents and caretakers of small children reinforce learning. Colorful, peel-off stickers add to the learning fun." ... Read more

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Designed for parents and carers of pre-school children who are looking for a simple way to help their children with pre-school sounds from which all later learning develops. This book also offers parent's notes with explanations and spin-off activities. ... Read more

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This light-hearted sourcebook for teachers and librarians describes food-related activities, including stories, rhymes, fingerplays, crafts, cooking and tasting experiences, and short skits, designed to delight young minds while teaching skills. Each group of recommended picture books is supplemented by topical songs, poems, chants, flannel board constructions, and puppet skits. Grades PreK-3. ... Read more

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I am a retired teacher.For my whole career, I supported the whole language method of classroom instruction.I guess this book is classified as "old fashioned" these days.But take note.This book can lead you into early childhood education in a way that brings joy and love of learning into the classroom.It is my belief that "no child left behind" has about destroyed the magic and excitementof schools.Pay attention to this book and you can bring back the wonder of learning. ... Read more

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Whether they're putting on a puppet show, acting out a fairy tale, or running an imaginary restaurant, preschoolers love to play. In fact, they thrive on it. In this full-color, photo-packed book, Bennett-Armistead shows how to harness play's power so children not only have fun, but also learn essential reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills that prepare them for conventional literacy instruction. She covers traditional toolsNpuppets and flannel boardsNand more innovative onesNliteracy kits, prop boxes, and theme trunksNproviding a range of options for infusing joy into the day and meeting curricular goals. For use with Grade Pre-K. ... Read more

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Designed for parents and carers of children in Key Stage 1 who are looking for a simple way to help their child with writing. Activity spreads are given with simple instructions for children to follow independently and parent's notes suggest follow-up activities with answers and explanations. ... Read more

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You'll will turn to these treasure troves of ideas again and again to help kids build key skills and concepts. Hands-on activities, games, projects, and more help kids discover, explore, and create. Perfect for enriching learning centers! ... Read more

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Great learning tool
I am going to use a lot of the ideas in this book in my pre school class.Fun while learning is always a great idea.

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For those who love Dr. Jean, you won't be disappointed. Easy to navigate and easy to make/ideas. Includes theme based activities that take only moments to get ready and uses items a teacher usually has on hand! Love this book! ... Read more

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For PreK and K levels
I was disappointed to find that this product is much lower level than I expected, it is made for PreK and K classrooms, not my first grade class. ... Read more

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ZIM'S World of Reading: Sampler Pack. 1 each of all 12 of the following titles: 1) Leap Into Lower-Case Letters (recognizing, tracing, forming lower-case letters, eye-hand coordination, and more); 2) Reach Out for Upper-Case Letters (recognizing, tracing, forming upper-case letters, eye-hand coordination and more); 3) Shapes and Colors (recognizing circles, squares, triangles, recognizing red, blue, yellow and green.); 4) Catch a Star with Reading (shape, size, visual discrimination, cutting, pasting, matching, letter, word, detail recognition, reading comprehension, following directions); 5) Creating Stories (expressing ideas, beginnings, middles and endings.); 6) Rhyming Words (identifying simple rhyming words, coloring, drawing, cutting and pasting.); 7) Rocket to Reading (patterns, rhyming, sequencing, reasoning, phonics, matching, coloring, cutting, pasting, recognizing shapes, colors and details.); 8) Critical Thinking (thinking skills, both inductive and deductive, visual imagery, similarities and differences, patterns, analogies, classifying, and sequencing.); 9) Throw a Ring Around Reading (recognizing, completing patterns, determining cause/effect, sequencing, classifying, reasoning/logic, using past tense.); 10) Primary Research Skills (Using the library card file or computer, using the dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, and almanac.); 11) Blast Off to Reading (distinguishing reality from fantasy, making inferences, predicting outcomes, sequencing, using simple antonyms/synonyms.) Each title is 32 pages. All designed for Reading Level PreK-3 and an Interest Level of PreK-5. ... Read more

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Designed for parents and carers of pre-school children who are looking for a simple way to help develop their children's writing skills from which all later learning develops. This book also offers parent's notes with explanations and spin-off activities. ... Read more

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BEGINNING SOUNDS: This workbook helps children recognize the sounds of letters that begin words, an essential early reading skill. LOWERCASE ALPHABET: All educators agree--recognizing and writing the letters of the alphabet are essential first steps in learning to read. This workbook provide plenty of practice tracing and writing lowercase letters.UPPERCASE ALPHABET: All educators agree--recognizing and writing the letters of the alphabet are essential first steps in learning to read. This workbook provide plenty of practice tracing and writing lowercase letters.Funny, full-color illustrations in all three volumes encourage children to pronounce words and learn beginning sounds, too. ... Read more

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ZIMS World of Reading: Blast Off to Reading. Distinguishing reality from fantasy; making inferences; predicting outcomes; sequencing; using simple antonyms/synonyms. In this exciting series of skill-related books, children join Zim, the lovable space creature, Zal, his sister, and Zup, his 3-legged dog, in fun outer space learning adventures. Children are encouraged to think about the world of today and the possibilities for the world of tomorrow. Themes of exploration, technology and computers are introduced. 32 pages. Reading Level PreK-3 and Interest Level PreK-5. ... Read more