Our freebie of templates this week has been developed for educators like our Director and her son's preschool teacher: instructors who think outside the box and who want to discover new ways to utilize simple formats. These teachers recognize that they do not teach their students; they motivate them and teach alongside them. They provide the "spark" for lifelong learning.
Read MoreBefore developing the workbooks, we sat down with a teacher from each grade and asked them two questions: 1) What skill-building practice do children need during the summer, and 2) What are some skills that you would like your child to experience before coming into your class?
After listening and learning from our teachers, we created five (5) levels of workbooks: early preschool through second grade.
Read MoreAs we created The Reading Corner curriculum, we sat down as a team and decided which sight words children should know; in what sequence they should be written; and how often we should introduce new words. Literacy Stories follow the Sight Word scope embedded in our yearlong curriculum. The sentence strands get a little longer as the stories develop.
Read MoreHow can you make learning fun for your child? In the sandbox! Have some early literacy fun with alphabet find in the sand box. Bury plastic letters of the alphabet and have your child dig them up and tell you what letter they found. It’s a great way for them to learn and fun for parents and children.
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