What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know

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Tm HELP YOUR KINDERGARTNER EXCEL E^ WITH ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Designed for use by parents and teachers, this groundbreaking first volume in THE CORE KNOWLEDGE SERIES provides kindergartners with the funda-mentals they need to prepare them for a lifetime of learning. It sets out the elements a parent or educator should look for in a good kindergarten program and introduces activities that can help a child take the first steps in learning to read and write. Fiiled with age-appropriate questions that stimulate thinking, WHAT YOUR KINDERGARTNER NEEDS TO KNOW alsó includes:
• Familiar and favorité poems—read and recite together from Mother Goose, A. A. Milne, Langston Hughes, and more, all beautifully illustrated
• Fairy tales, fables, and other beloved stories—read aloud from "The Three Little Pigs," "The Ugly Duckling," "Cinderella," "Winnie-the-Pooh," "The Velveteen Rabbit," and many more, including multicultural folktales from African, Japanese, and Native American... Tovább

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Tm HELP YOUR KINDERGARTNER EXCEL E^ WITH ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Designed for use by parents and teachers, this groundbreaking first volume in THE CORE KNOWLEDGE SERIES provides kindergartners with the funda-mentals they need to prepare them for a lifetime of learning. It sets out the elements a parent or educator should look for in a good kindergarten program and introduces activities that can help a child take the first steps in learning to read and write. Fiiled with age-appropriate questions that stimulate thinking, WHAT YOUR KINDERGARTNER NEEDS TO KNOW alsó includes:
• Familiar and favorité poems—read and recite together from Mother Goose, A. A. Milne, Langston Hughes, and more, all beautifully illustrated
• Fairy tales, fables, and other beloved stories—read aloud from "The Three Little Pigs," "The Ugly Duckling," "Cinderella," "Winnie-the-Pooh," "The Velveteen Rabbit," and many more, including multicultural folktales from African, Japanese, and Native American traditions
• Familiar sayings and phrases that impart traditional wisdom such as "Where there's a will, there's a way," and "Better safe than sorry"
•History and geograpHy—a friendly introduction to our world, complete with simple questions and fun activities
•Visual arts—painting, drawing, cutting and pasting go hand in hand with learning about color and helping a child look at and talk about art
•Music—many musical experiences for parents and children to participate in, along with dozens of songs to sing and dance to
• Mathematics—lively and interesting exposure to concepts and operations that provide a springboard to later mastery
•Science—activities that let children observe, experience, and get their hands dirty while exploring the wonders of nature
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