And It Was Good Pre K Beginnings

"Play and language are both important learning tools for the prekindergarten child. Through play and language, they learn about their world and about themselves. Play and language are also the most important tools for early literacy learning. Think of the young child who takes a memo pad and marker around to family members, 'taking orders' for dinner. Like all emergent readers and writers, this child makes no distinction between play and literacy -- both involve curiosity, excitement, learning, and discovery. In Literacy Beginnings, Gay Su Pinnell and Irene Fountas bring their characteristically rich, comprehensive, and practical insights to the frontier of early literacy. They show you how to tap into young children's curiosity to introduce them to the world of literacy in joyful, engaging ways. Based on their many experiences in real prekindergarten classrooms they demonstrate how to: create a classroom community that is play-based, but that also prepares children for the literary-rich world in which they live, promote constructive learning through inquiry, recognize the language and literacy behaviors and understandings that are appropriate instructional goals for preschoolers, use powerful and playful ways to guide children to learn about letters, sounds, and words, [and] support emergent readers and writers through an array of literacy activities"--Back cover.

Learn from home with kid-friendly, teacher-reviewed activities for pre-k math success! This colorful workbook is jam-packed with fun number games and exercises--perfect for little learners getting comfortable with 0-10. Learning the basics about numbers is a crucial part of the preparation for kindergarten and an important step on the way to math success. This 128-page workbook is full of simple, engaging activities that strengthen early mathematicians' ability to identify and understand early numbers, including: - tracing, showing, and speaking the numbers 1 to 10 - drawing & tracing each digit - color-by-number art with hidden picture surprises - hide & seek number activities - simple number games ... and much more! With vibrant, colorful pages, Pre-K Beginning Numbers Workbook will help your child develop a love of learning--and best of all, to have lots of fun doing it! ***** Why Sylvan Products Work ***** Sylvan Learning Workbooks won a National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award as a top book series for children in the elementary-aged category. NAPPA is the nation's most comprehensive awards program for children's products and parenting resources, and has been critically reviewing products since 1990. The Award recognizes Sylvan Learning Workbooks as some of the most innovative and useful products geared to parents. Sylvan's proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research. Sylvan's line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools. Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential. Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.

"Learn all about the letters in the alphabet with Sylvan's proven techniques for success"--Cover

Featuring six real x-rays printed on mylar, Jessica's X-Ray is a unique and fun look inside our bodies and the world of x-rays written by a professional x-ray technologist who has worked extensively with children. In the book, kids follow Jessica, who has broken her arm, as she tours the hospital seeing x-ray rooms and looking at actual x-ray, CAT-scan, MRI and ultrasound images. These real x-ray images are printed on mylar so readers can see firsthand what Jessica sees. An identification key at the end of the book also helps kids pick out bones and muscles on their own.

Daily lessons covering major Old Testament events and characters from the Creation through the Prophets. Includes Bible stories, memory verses, questions, praise hymns, and virtue lessons. Thirty weeks of daily lessons. Preschool.

Biblical Beginnings for Preschoolers (Teacher Guide) contains materials for use with God Made the World & Me, A is for Adam, D is for Dinosaur, N is for Noah, Big Thoughts for Little Thinker series, and Noah's Ark Pre-School Activity Book (all sold separately).Captivate your preschool student with the most amazing events in the Bible as they learn foundational skills in this activity-based preschool program! Biblical Beginnings for Preschoolers teaches 3 - 5 year olds the alphabet, colors, numbers, shapes, opposites, Biblical history, and science through exciting storybooks, coloring pages, crafts, and activities!

National teacher preparation standards in gifted and talented education provide the foundation for research-based practices in gifted education and identify what teachers should know and be able to do to ensure that students with gifts and talents realize their full potential. Because the responsibility for teaching gifted learners and those with potential to achieve at high levels is often shared between gifted education program leaders and teachers in general and special education classrooms, this book shows Pre-K-12 education leaders how to develop partnerships, identify professional development outcomes, design learning activities, plan and implement comprehensive training programs, and evaluate the effectiveness of professional development activities. Special attention is paid to effecting change within a state and school system. Tools provided include sample needs assessments, student and teacher observation instruments, and a sample professional development plan.

Learning the basics of letters, numbers, and shapes is a crucial part of the preparation for kindergarten and an important step on the way to reading and developing strong math skills. The activities in this 3-in-1 Super Workbook are designed to help your child get ahead and develop a love of learning-and best of all, to have lots of fun doing it!