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Learning early school skills is fun and easy with Preschool SingAlong Activity Book with CD! Children, ages 3 to 5, will learn thealphabet, numbers and counting, colors and shapes, animal names andsounds, and days of the week while completing fun and easy activities.The audio CD features original songs that complement the activities inthe book and that are designed to help children learn basic schoolskills.

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kids songs
I put this on while my kids are playing so that can enjoying the great kids music ... Read more

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The What's What? Series. The three books in this exciting series contain reproducible activity sheets, teaching ideas, games, and bulletin board ideas that explore beginning concepts. Each book focuses on a different thinking and/or reading readiness skill for preschool and early learners. Kids play games, draw, cut and paste, and discuss key concepts. A wonderful tool for those parents homeschooling their children. Book 1) What Now? - Sequencing Book 2) What's Wrong? - Observation Book 3) What's Up? - Spatial Concepts ... Read more

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Children love to pretend, and dramatic play is the perfect environment for children to practice and apply literacy concepts. Whether they decide to be firefighters, to open a pet store, or to have a tea party, children will increase their vocabulary, communicate with their peers, and learn to recognize environmental print--all important skills for prereaders. Literacy Play is chock-full of creative dramatic play activities that teach important pre-reading skills while bringing children's imaginations to life!

Amy Cox has been a supervising teacher in the Melba S. Lehner Children's School at Weber State University for the past nine years.

Sherrie West is a mentor teacher for Head Start at the Ogden Area Community Action Agency.

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love it
love it; great ideas for dramatic play and literacy activities; my preschooler loves doing them and it's time well spent;the best learning takes place when kids don't feel they're being "schooled" and this definitely fits the bill

This book had great ideas and printables!!!!
This book had great ideas for any dramatic play area.
I have used quite a few in my dramatic play area at school.
I also enjoyed the printables in the back of the book. ... 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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B> With an emphasis being placed on teaching K-3 reading skills development, teachers have less time to spend on teaching how literature relates to the content areas. This text encourages emergent literacy as well as reading of literature on the content fields. This book functions as an overview of Literacy, Learning, and Literature, followed by chapter-long, specific introductions to content areas.This book analyzes and describes 125 literature books, each with follow-up activities that teachers can use to teach science, mathematics, and social studies to emergent readers. Early childhood educators, child care workers, parents, or others who may be helping young readers improve their literacy. ... Read more

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Help make spelling stick with these engaging, original songs that teach students how to tackle silent letters (e.g., autumn, doubt), double consonants (dinner/diner, filled/filed), homophones (allowed/aloud, pause/paws), contractions (let's, you're), and so much more. Includes song sheets, background information, and fun activities. ... Read more

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not very good
this was not what I expected. I found it to be uninspiring, slow, and ho hum.My kids were not engaged at all.

Skip this one
I couldn't listen to the complete song on any of the tracks so I couldn't image myself doing it with 30 5th graders. I'm looking for something better. ... Read more

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Invite children to sing along and learn colors, numbers, how to tell time, and more-and get a head start on success in school! This full-color, illustrated book with audio CD includes lively original songs that encourage active listening. The toe-tapping tunes and fun lyrics also help young children build oral language and early literacy skills! Includes song sheets and easy, learning-filled activities. For use with Grades PreK-2. ... Read more

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The first 5 years of a child's life are a time of tremendous
physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth. Noting that research shows that children are more likely to succeed in learning when their families actively support them, this booklet is intended for families and caregivers who want to help their preschool children learn and develop the skills
necessary for success in school-and in life.

The major portion of the booklet contains simple activities for use with children.Activities for infants include developing trust. For toddlers, activities include playing with puppets and using objects as musical instruments. For preschoolers, activities
include getting along, rhymes, and matching sounds and letters. The booklet also offers suggestions for improving the transition to kindergarten, monitoring children's television viewing, and choosing child care. The booklet concludes with a 21-item bibliography and a "ready-for-school" checklist. ... Read more

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Simple and FREE
This book synthesizes the best and most simple ways to support your child's development (emotionally, cognitively, socially, and physically) at home.

No more, more less.

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20 Month-by-Month Learning Songs With instant Activities That Teach & Delight
Includes Tape!
Dazzle young learners with this lively collection of easy-to-sing, adorable tunes--two for each month of the school year! All your favorite topics are here: Ten Red Apples, It's Thanksgiving, Penguins on Parade, Be My Valentine, the 100th Day, Bug Boogie, and many more! Includes reproducible lyric sheets, fun movement ideas, skill-building activities, and so much more. A great way to make each and every month extra special! ... Read more

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Invite children to sing along and learn how to follow directions, a key to success in school! This full-color, illustrated book with audio CD includes lively original songs that encourage active listening. The toe-tapping tunes and fun lyrics also help young children build oral language and early literacy skills! Includes song sheets and easy, learning-filled activities. ... Read more

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Invite children to sing along and learn to count, measure, identify shapes, and more-and get a head start on success in school! This full-color, illustrated book with audio CD includes lively original songs that build active listening. The toe-tapping tunes and fun lyrics also help young children build oral language and early literacy skills! Includes song sheets and easy, learning-filled activities. For use with Grades PreK-2. ... Read more

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12 Songs on CD, Song Sheets, and Activities That Teach Key Topics and Help Kids Connect With the People and Events That Shaped Our History
A fresh way to teach American history!
Teach with "Yankee Doodle," "Oh, Susanna," "Follow the Drinking Gourd," and more! ... Read more

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fine
The book itself, the information it provides and the selection of songs are all fine, it's a good, well-rounded book with great illustrations suitable for teaching.I did find it highly ironic, however, that a book purporting to teach American history gets the date and place of the first permanent English colony in North America wrong -- it wasn't Plymouth in 1620, it was Jamestown in 1607.Furthermore, there were numerous French, Dutch and Spanish colonies and outposts all up and down the Atlantic coast of what would become the United States well in advance of the Puritans. In fact, the first Dutch colony in the new world was founded near Albany, NY, five years before Plymouth. ... Read more

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Through these engaging group activities children learn tofind friends, cooperate with others, and respect each other's feelingsand differences ... Read more

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This really works!
I used these techniques while teaching elementary school and they work! Any time the students in my class got into an argument, we stopped and did what is suggested in The Peaceful Classroom book. I found that it helped my students learn to feel and empathize with others and develop a healthy sense of compassion. My classroom was known as the Peaceful Classroom!

Peace in the classroom
It's not just financiers and politicians who need to have a moral basis for their actions. Teachers can also contribute meaningfully to society by helping their students to develop skills that enable them to be responsible and creative citizens. In this very welcome book for pre-schoolers, therefore, the author (who is professor of Human Development at Kansas State University in Manhattan) focuses on friendship skills, compassion skills, cooperation skills, and kindness skills. These quantitatively un-measurable factors have largely been left behind in the testing frenzy that is taking over education. But as Einstein tells us, "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." Having said this, it's great to see a book that is so practical, with so many wonderful examples of how to promote a non-threatening learning and living environment, through simple, peaceful learning activities. If we want to change society, then the classroom is a very good place to start, and being friendly, compassionate, cooperative, and kind, do not exclude students from passing exams. Rather, they make for better future professionals and human beings. Surely, this is the role of the teacher.

refreshing!
I am greatly impressed with this resourceful book. There are numerous games and ideas for any teacher to use and even extend on. The thought put into this book is tremendous and I recommend any pre-school teacher to have this as part of their classroom. The very first game we played with my 3 to 6 year old group was well recieved and the children look forward to the co-operative games we play. Every child is boosted in their self esteem through fun and laughter. Thank you.

I love this book!!
I love this book!!It has lots of activities that are easy, fun,different and productive.It's well organized.And most importantly, theeffect is to provide a "peaceful classroom" which will hopefullyprovide a more peaceful world in the future. ... Read more

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Quick, No-Cook Recipes with Instant Activities That Teach Each Letter of the Alphabet & Turn Snacktime into Learning Time!
A delectable way to introduce and teach the ABCs to young learners! ... Read more

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Provides Creative Cooking Ideas!!
My 4-year-old son and I are having a blast making these recipes; he is currently in preschool and learning his letters, so these snacks coincide nicely with his curriculum.Many of the recipes call for household ingredients, and some that call for more "exotic" items, we substitute what we have on hand.What a great resource!

Perfect!
This book is an excellent resource for my classroom.It is a great way to integrate following directions, the alphabet, and fun into snack time!...and, the ingredients listed are all items that can be brought by parents or purchased inexpensively!

The Alphabet Recipes are a recipe for fun!!
What a fabulously clever book!Please thank the authors for this creative yet easy-to-follow snack book.My son can't wait to learn his next letter and we both enjoy the snacks.Your readers must try this book!! ... Read more

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Resources for Every Day in Every Way: A Teacher's Handbook of Preschool Activities (View amazon detail page) ASIN: 0822425084 ... Read more

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Providing strategies for promoting healthy social-emotional development and respectful communication, the authors offer interactive lessons that engage bullies, victims, and bystanders at their own level. ... Read more

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Bullying is getting worse...this book can really help.
Having two school age children who have at one time or another faced bullying, and having been bullied myself as a child, I can completely relate to this book's topic. School age bullying is a problem for both children and their parents, especially these days with internet bullying as prevalent as it is.This book is an excellent resource for parents to learn how to deal with the various bullying situations that arise.It's well written and understandable, but even better, the ideas presented are actionable.You can learn and take effective, proactive steps to resolve the pain your child is feeling if you apply the methods taught in this book.And for those parents of bullies, there's help for you, too.So many parents don't realize they and their actions may be the reason for their children's anti-social behavior.
I give this book a 5 star rating as the go to book if you're faced with a situation where your child is bullied and they need your help to get through it.

Teaches elementary grades lessons and activities for reinforcing empathy and friendship
Steve Breakstone, Michael Dreiblatt and Karen Dreiblatt's HOW TO STOP BULLYING AND SOCIAL AGGRESSION teaches elementary grades lessons and activities for reinforcing empathy and friendship. Teaches in grades K-6 as well as school administrators receive tips on interactive lessons and activities that support student safety, with details centering around issues of respect and fostering such behaviors. A key pick for education libraries.
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Introduce young learners to data collection with these engaging glyph activities that connect to year-round themes and concepts! As kids create and compare pictures that convey information about themselves, they’ll build important math skills, including representing, analyzing, and interpreting data, communicating findings, and making meaningful connections to the information they collect. Activities also boost critical thinking, vocabulary, and social skills. Lessons include step-by-step directions, easy-to-read legends, glyph patterns, and activities—such as using the glyphs to create graphs, charts, and Venn diagrams—that enhance and extend learning. Connects to NCTM standards! For use with Grades K–1. ... Read more

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