What Your Preschooler Needs to Know: Get Ready for Kindergarten (Core Knowledge Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (789 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385341989 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorE. She and her husband, Jean-Jacques, live in Charlottesville, Virginia. D. Hirsch, Jr., is an emeritus professor at the University of Virginia and the author of The Knowledge Deficit, The Schools We Need, and the bestselling Cultural Literacy and the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. He and his wife, Polly, live in Charlottesville, Virginia, where they raised their three children. . Linda Bevilacqua is the president of the Core Knowledge Foundation and was responsible for the development of the Core Knowledge preschool program that is now being used in over 1,200 preschool classrooms across the country
E. She and her husband, Jean-Jacques, live in Charlottesville, Virginia. Hirsch, Jr., is an emeritus professor at the University of Virginia and the author of The Knowledge Deficit, The Schools We Need, and the bestselling Cultural Literacy and the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. Linda Bevilacqua is the president of
In addition to valuable advice for parents, such as what it means for a child to be ready for kindergarten, special sidebars throughout the book help parents make reading aloud fun and interactive, suggesting questions to ask, connections to make, and games to play to enrich their preschooler’s learning experience. Inside you will discover • Favorite poems and rhymes—all beautifully illustrated, to be read and recited together, from Robert Louis Stevenson’s “At the Seaside” to limericks by Edward Lear and tongue twisters by Jack Prelutsky, plus fun “clap along!” and “fingerplay” verses that parents and children can act out together • Beloved stories and fables—stories such as “The Three Little Pigs” and the African folktale “Why Flies Buzz” will open whole new worlds of learning and discovery • Visual arts—beautiful full-color reprod
Great tool for Parents! Seana Parker-Dalton My daughter's not in preschool yet (we can't afford it, plus she's not potty trained yet) and I wanted a guide to help her learn while she's home with me (we read a lot, but can get in a rut). The book is nicely divided into sections for songs, poems, science, history, etc. and it's easy to segue into activities from many of the passages. She's learned a lot of songs and rhymes (that I had forgotten. Not what i expected but wasn't the worst Was under the impression that this book would give more of a list of things my preschooler should know. Over half of the book is things to read to her. While that's good for someone who doesn't normal read to their child, this isn't us. We have over 200 books for the kids and always buying more. Most of the poems or nursery rhymes we are ready saying and now. It is nice they have all those but once . "Excellent resource for teacher and parents" according to Jan Messali. Excellent resource for teachers or parents with young children. It contains many classic poems (such as To Market, To Market and Polly Put the Kettle On), Fingerplays, Action songs, and 8 classic stories with beautiful illustrations (The Gingerbread Man, etc.). But, this is more than just a collection of classic writings. It also contains 5 important introductions to history (Such as the story of Ge