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'The WriteDance materials are wonderfully done.After meeting with Ragnhild a few years ago, I have been using many of these principles in my work with children.The methods definitely work and are definitely needed by today's kids' - Delina Robair, Developmental Child Specialist, USA

`The author of this book is a very experienced graphologist who has worked on the subject with children for many years. What she has produced is a highly practical resource for early years teachers' - Special

`The whole scheme is wonderfully inventive and gives a wealth of ideas to be developed and adapted to suit a particular group of children. It uses a wide range of movements with a greater variety of direction than many pre-writing schemes and encourages the children in their movements quickly as well as rhythmically, with confidence and enjoyment' - Handwriting Today

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With the help of the snakes in Alf 'n Bet's Handwriting Book, they learn handwriting skills and how useful they are for recording, planning and letter-writing.

11" x 10"For children ages 4-8 years. ... Read more

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This is a photocopiable activity book, which is one of a series intended to promote independent work during the literacy hour. The activities help children to achieve the word level learning objectives in the National Literacy Strategy, by developing essential skills in sound-spelling relationships, focusing on phonics, spelling, word recognition and vocabulary. Notes for teachers are included. ... Read more

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Creative Themed Activities
As a teacher and mother of two, I owned a large collection of children activity books and was extremely pleased with my purchase of "And the Cow Jumped Over the Moon".Each featured rhyme or song is grouped with Related Songs, Chants and Rhymes, Follow Up Questions to promote discussion, Language Enrichment Ideas, Extension Activities, and Outdoor Play or Music and Movement Activities.All activities are themed to go with the featured rhyme.Not only are several creative activities given, but you can also use them as a spring board for other activities of your own.Whether you are having a day of themed activities at home to brighten a Monday afternoon, or a Day Care Provider who is trying to create a fun classroom curriculum, this book is a wonderful resource.The activities are easy to do, appropriate for young toddlers, and physical, emotional, or cognitive development skills are clearly identified.Pam Schiller and Thomas Moore's other book "Where is Thumbkin" is similarly designed, but specifically geared for older children (4-6). ... Read more

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Learning With Literature: Snow White - Pre-Writing (Upper Case) Children learn better when they enjoy what they are doing. Teach specific skills that promote readiness for reading, writing, and math while opening the door to the kingdom of childrens classic literature. A full page read-aloud story delights children as they begin 36 pages of pre-reading and pre-writing skills along with critical thinking and discussion questions, activities and classroom games. ... Read more

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Provide students with multiple opportunities to practice for mastery of core skills such as:

• Vocabulary Skills



• Reading Skills



• Map and Globe skills



• Chart and Graph Skills

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Using creative, humorous illustrations, the traditional manuscript writing activities in this book provide excellent practice for young fingers and eyes in recognizing and forming upper- and lower-case letters and in relating the letters to sounds.These activities were created to supplement and enhance whatever series you are using in your classroom. ... Read more

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A journal is a popular way for children and young adults to contemplate many aspects of their lives. This unique diary, designed especially for children ages nine and up, helps kids articulate their personal experience of art and museums.

My Museum Journal combines fine art with stimulating writing and sketching activities which encourage children to record and understand their art impressions. A self-portrait by Edgar Degas provides inspiration for an activity entitled "Who Am I?" David Hockney's photographic collage Pearblossom Hwy introduces the topic of travel. A European tapestry depicting a fantastical scene from China beckons youngsters to let their imagination fly away to distant places. Other themes in the journal include heroes, family, growing up, games, friends, dreams, and celebrations. Each topic includes an introduction, an artwork thematically related to the text, and a mix of writing and sketching activities intended to inspire creative drawing and writing in the shape of poetry, dialogue, and illustrations. Extra blank pages for writing and sketching and a section on visiting museums wrap up this handsome volume. ... 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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Simple written directions supported by visual cues help foster independent practice for young learners. Repeated practice helps ensure mastery. Gradual progression of difficulty helps build success and independence for early learners. The book is divided into five areas: · Following Directions (practice shapes, colors, numbers, and sight words while creating simple art projects) · Color and Learn (reading color names and simple sentences) · Cut and Paste (build early reading skills with life-science based projects)· Categorizing (develop critical thinking skills and basic concepts, such asopposites, same/different)· Sequencing (sequence four or six pictures that explore simple science concepts, such as life cycles and physical science phenomena.) ... Read more

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This book contains over 230 reproducible activities for children ages 4 through 7. A wide variety of readiness skills are taught through tracing, coloring, cutting, and pasting activities.This book is a fabulous resource for both the busy teacher and the involved parent. ... Read more

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Learning which reference to choose and how to use it to locate needed information is an invaluable tool that will stay with students throughout their lives. Help them explore and effectively navigate all types of atlases, almanacs, dictionaries, and more with this engaging collection of activities. Each activity encourages discussion and utilizes students' critical thinking skills-and can serve as a springboard to other activities reflected in your curriculum! ... Read more

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Here are 50 engaging activities that help teach young children to read. The book developes phonemic awareness, helps kids master the alphabet, empowers kids with phonics skills, and tunes kids into the exciting world of print. ... Read more

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Reading, Writing Activities
This book is a pre-k teacher and pre-k mom must have.It is packed with truely great ideas.

All you need to teach reading -- while having fun!
When I picked up this book, I did not expect it to be so comprehensive in teaching reading and writing. This a small, but powerful book. I expected a few activities as a supplement to other methods. The activities use all five senses and are fun. They incorporate dancing, singing, and sometimes eating. As another reviewer wrote, this may be the only book you may ever need to teach reading!

I have a Masters Degree in Education, with focus on literacy and learning disabilities. I have read many books on whole language vs. phonics instruction, but none that incorporated both as well as this one does.

The book is divided into 7 sections, each one building on the other as they master it. Within each section, is a list of supplies needed for the activities. This is the only book that I have read that I really have all the supplies necessary to start right away. Then, the actual activities. At the edge of each activity page, there is a box that the author has given some more wonderful information. She has a Reading Zone with books to read to the child to expand on the activities. There is Teaching Time that explains the concept development that the activities focus on. The last, but very important item the author included, is State Standards Say which tells what most states expect of children to know when they are tested in reading at school.

Here are the 7 sections (just a small sample of activities included):

Let's Talk About It (prereading skills)
make a collage, make a sequence crown
teaches to identify and sort words, extend vocabulary, following directions, connect to real life experiences

Start with Sounds
rhyme time, treasure hunt, monster munch
recite and produce rhyming words, listen for phonemes in words

Print Power!
rainbow writing, autograph book, word necklace
distinguish letters from words, learn that print provide information in everyday setting

Now I Know My ABC's
eating the alphabet, milk-cap mania, alpha-pet
learning upper and lower case alphabet, sequencing letters

Phonics Fun
alphabet crowns, word puzzlers, phonics gizmos
learning consonant and vowel sounds, as words change so do sounds

Write On!
office signs, business cards, stationery, it's in the mail, spell-a-phone
identify types of everyday printed materials

Beyond the Tale
dazzling diagrams, wonder webs, teeny-tiny theater
learn to use fiction and non-fiction material, retell stories

Fun book Full of Great Activities!
This book is so cute is it filled with really fun learning activites.We use it for Kindergarten homeschool.Very fun and educational!

The perfect Early Literacy resource
As a librarian working with parents to help their preschoolers develop pre-reading skills, I have recommended this book hundreds of times.The activities in this book are fun, easy, inexpensive ways to develop all the essential skills children need to master before they can learn to read.Activities include letter knowledge, rhyming, word families, recognizing environmental print, and other important pre-reading skills.Most can be done with no special materials, or with paper plates, magazine pictures, and other materials you probably have lying around the house.Hauser is tuned in to how children learn and how they play; activities are age-appropriate and avoid the "drill & kill" approach by keeping activities fun and filled with child appeal.The first (and possibly only) resource you need to raise a child who's ready to read.

Great source for an Early Childhood Curriculum.
Great source for an Early Childhood Curriculum. This book gave me wonderful ideas on teaching little ones to read. This book helped me plan lessons for my home toddler/preschool daycare. This book is a MUST HAVE for home daycare providers and home schooling parents. ... Read more

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This hands-on resource book for Kindergarten contains 23 reproducible stories and practice materials for a wide spectrum of reading skills. The stories vary in reading difficulty to be appropriate to meet the needs of emerging readers in the average Kindergarten.

Each story is followed by four or five pages of activities for practicing prereading skills such as:
retelling a story, developing vocabulary, auditory and visual discrimination, recognition of color words, and sequencing.

Each story consists of four half-page sheets, suitable for cutting apart to make little individual books. Page one contains a picture dictionary, illustrating words featured in the story. All stories are fully illustrated. Story topics range from fantasy to the real-life activities experienced by children of this age, and include: up and down, where do the animals belong?, in the sky, the rainbow, animal babies, and more.

Practice activities for every story include: a comprehension page, a sound/symbol association page, and a cut-and-paste activity. Complete answer key provided. Charming line art illustrations throughout. All 144 pages perforated for easy removal. ... Read more

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Mostly busy work....
This is one of the few products from Evan-Moor that I have not been pleased with.The emerging-reader stories are very simple and uninteresting, which makes the questions and activities uninteresting as well.If a child is not comprehending what he or she is reading, it is difficult to see how these dull readings and exercises will improve that.

If you are trying to improve your child's reading comprehension, I recommend reading Jim Treleases's "Read Aloud Handbook" and reading to your child as often as you can, and talking about what you read.

Next encourage your child to read to you, and give him some good emergent reader books, like the "I Can Read" series, or of course the appealing "I Can Read It All by Myself" series of books which includes Dr. Seuss, or any beginning reading book that INTERESTS your child.Talk about what you read, but in a facilitative, curious way, not an interrogative way.

On the other hand, if you need busy work for some reason, then this book is as good as any.My daughter did a couple of lessons in this book during the few times my son needed extra help and I didn't have anything handy for her to do. ... Read more

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Given a handful of pens or crayons, no youngster could resist these activity books. Designed to be used with an adult''s guidance, they are carefully planned and graded to develop the skills that build towards basic reading, writing and maths.' ... Read more

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Very Nice
Cute, colorful, fun.My 1st child really enjoyed it and now I'm ordering another one for my 2nd child.The book is 24 pages.Pages 3-19 are fun practice of various strokes with pages 20-24 being lower case letters.Being from Europe, the lower case letter shapes don't appear to be a standard manuscript for the US, but I bought it for the stroke practice. ... Read more

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This book is written to show parents how they can help their child become familiar with writing through ten steps. The steps begin by introducing straight lines then curves, zig-zags and circles, finally leading up to forming the letter shapes. There are colourful animal motif reward stickers, notes for parents on each page, and an A3 varnished pull-out providing a ready-made book for children to write in and assemble, based on the popular rhyme "The Wheels on the Bus". ... Read more

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Each book features 101 teaching ideas related to the theme of its title. Activities span multiple curriculum areas including math, languagedevelopment, science, art, music and more.

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In this collection of engaging and entertaining mini-comic books, students share in the adventures of time traveler Scooter McGinty as he celebrates Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims, rides through Lexington with Paul Revere, joins Lewis & Clark's Corps of Discovery, supports women's rights, and more. Includes background notes and teaching ideas. ... Read more

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COMICS SHOULD BE IN COLOR
Part of my disappointment is that I didn't look at the inside of the book to find out that the comics
were in black and white. I guess I should have realized that because it does say that they comics
are reproducible.Very disappointing that they were not in color.Have not given it to the grandchildren yet but I bought other historical comics that are in color so I think this one will be a disappointment.It was to me.

Grandson reads
This American history comic is a good introduction to history for my home-schooled 7 year old grandson. He certainly will read it - he really likes these illustrated books. He was very enthusiastic when he said thank you.

Good Info but. . .
This book is VERY informative and complete.But, the description as "comic Books" is not exactly right. I would have bought it anyway but it is an exaggerated description. . . It is more halfway like a comic book item.Just trying to help.

Kids love this!
I teach 5th graders S.S.They love learning history in comic book format especially my reluctant readers.There are 5 short comphrension questions at the end of the stories.This is one book I use often. ... Read more