Discover new, practical methods for teaching literacy skills in your early childhood classroom. Has teaching early literacy skills become a stumbling block to getting your preschool students kindergarten ready? Break out of the tired “letter of the week” routine and learn how to transform your lessons with fun and effective techniques. Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers will equip teachers to infuse every aspect of their teaching with exciting hands-on literacy teaching methods that engage students and help them build authentic connections with books, so that 100% of their students will have a strong literacy foundation and will be fully prepared for success in kindergarten and beyond. Respected author Vanessa Levin, veteran early childhood educator and author of the “Pre-K Pages” blog, breaks down the research and translates it into realistic, actionable steps you can take to improve your teaching. Features specific examples of teaching techniques and activities that engage students in hands-on, experiential learning during circle time, centers, and small groups. Offers a simple, four-step system for teaching literacy skills, based on the foundational principles of early literacy teaching Demonstrates how to build your confidence in your ability to get 100% of your students ready for kindergarten, long before the end of the school year Understand the problems with traditional literacy teaching and identify gaps in your current teaching practice with this valuable resource.

Learn the basics at home or on the go with just one page of activities each day! Sylvan Learning's Pre-K Page Per Day: Letters uses engaging games and activities to help children become familiar with alphabet basics, including: · Alphabet Recognition · Uppercase Letters · Lowercase Letters · Writing Letters Students develop number recognition skills while they complete fun activities, such as: · Following clear instructions to learn how to write each letter through tracing exercises · Singing letter-of-the-day songs to familiar tunes such as "Bingo" and "Wheels on the Bus" · Making letter art from everyday objects, such as an "M" out of two pairs of pants or an "N" from three pencils · And much more! With perforated pages that can easily be removed for short, portable lessons, Pre-K Page Per Day: Letters will help give your child daily exposure to activities that are both fun and educational! ***** Why Sylvan Products Work ***** Sylvan Learning Workbooks won a National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award as a top book series for children in the elementary-aged category. NAPPA is the nation’s most comprehensive awards program for children’s products and parenting resources and has been critically reviewing products since 1990. The Award recognizes Sylvan Learning Workbooks as some of the most innovative and useful products geared to parents. Sylvan's proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research. Sylvan’s line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools. Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential. Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.

Help Your Child Learn Number Basics with Just One Page of Activities Each Day! Sylvan Learning's Pre-K Page Per Day: Numbers uses engaging games and activities to help children become familiar with number basics, including: · Number Recognition · Writing Numbers 1 to 10 · Counting to 10 · Less & More · Comparing & Matching Students develop number recognition skills while they complete fun activities, such as: · Tracing the numbers 1 through 10 and draw fun pictures related to each number · Creating colorful art by filling in numbered sections of a picture to reveal a hidden surprise · Playing hide & seek by circling numbers "hiding" in pictures of parks and zoos · And much more! With perforated pages that can easily be removed for short, portable lessons, Pre-K Page Per Day: Numbers will help give your child daily exposure to activities that are both fun and educational!

Learn the Basics with Just One Page of Activities Each Day! Sylvan Learning's First Grade Page Per Day: Reading Skills uses engaging games and activities to help children become familiar with reading skills, including: · Beginning, Middle & Ending Sounds · Short & Long Vowels · Syllables · Word Grouping · Reading Comprehension Students develop reading comprehension skills while they complete fun activities, such as: · Going "maze crazy" helping a frog hop through a maze by connecting pictures and vowel sounds · Deducing compound words by looking at picture pairs like dog + house, or door + bell · Looking for clues in short stories to understand the sequence of a story and make predictions · And much more! With perforated pages that can easily be removed for short, portable lessons, First Grade Page Per Day: Reading Skills will help give your child daily exposure to activities that are both fun and educational!

Learn the Basics with Just One Page of Activities Each Day! Sylvan Learning's Kindergarten Page Per Day: Reading Skills uses engaging games and activities to help children become familiar with early reading skills, including: · Consonant Sounds · Short Vowel Sounds · Beginning & Ending Sounds · Story Characters · Story Setting · Story Sequence Children improve their reading skills while they complete fun activities, such as: · Playing hide & seek by hunting in pictures for words starting with specific letters · Matching pictures that start or end with the same sound, like ladder and lion or truck and duck · Reading brief stories and picking out characters and settings from accompanying pictures · And much more! With perforated pages that can easily be removed for short, portable lessons, Kindergarten Page Per Day: Reading Skills will help give your child daily exposure to activities that are both fun and educational!

Learn the basics at home or on the go with just one page of activities each day. Perfect for back to school--no matter what that looks like! Sylvan Learning's Kindergarten Page Per Day: Math Skills uses engaging games and activities to help children become familiar with early mathematics concepts, including: - Numbers & Counting - Estimating & Comparing - Picture & Number Patterns - Classification & Sorting - Shapes & Sizes Children improve their math skills while they complete fun activities, such as: - Playing hide & seek by counting the number of times objects appear in colorful pictures - Helping a friendly frog cross a pond while jumping only on lilypads marked with rectangles - Determining which images are the odd ones out in a series of pictures of bugs, clothes, and food - And much more! With perforated pages that can easily be removed for short, portable lessons, Kindergarten Page Per Day: Math Skills will help give your child daily exposure to activities that are both fun and educational! ***** Why Sylvan Products Work ***** Sylvan Learning Workbooks won a National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award as a top book series for children in the elementary-aged category. NAPPA is the nation's most comprehensive awards program for children's products and parenting resources and has been critically reviewing products since 1990. The Award recognizes Sylvan Learning Workbooks as some of the most innovative and useful products geared to parents. Sylvan's proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research. Sylvan's line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools. Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential. Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.

The magic and wonder of winter’s first snowfall is perfectly captured in Ezra Jack Keat’s Caldecott Medal-winning picture book. Young readers can enjoy this celebrated classic as a full-sized board book, perfect for read-alouds of all kinds and a great gift for the holiday season. In 1962, a little boy named Peter put on his snowsuit and stepped out of his house and into the hearts of millions of readers. Universal in its appeal, this story beautifully depicts a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. This big, sturdy edition will bring even more young readers to the story of Peter and his adventures in the snow. Ezra Jack Keats was also the creator of such classics as Goggles, A Letter to Amy, Pet Show!, Peter’s Chair, and A Whistle for Willie. (This book is also available in Spanish, as Un dia de nieve.) Praise for The Snowy Day: “Keats made Peter’s world so inviting that it beckons us. Perhaps the busyness of daily life in the 21st century makes us appreciate Peter even more—a kid who has the luxury of a whole day to just be outside, surrounded by snow that’s begging to be enjoyed.” —The Atlantic "Ezra Jack Keats's classic The Snowy Day, winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal, pays homage to the wonder and pure pleasure a child experiences when the world is blanketed in snow."—Publisher's Weekly