Letter of the Week Flip Chart


Book Description

Learning the ABCs is fun with this sturdy write-on/wipe-off flip chart filled with instant alphabet activities! Just grab a dry-erase pen and invite your class to investigate the special shape and sound of each letter in turn. Includes engaging ideas to make letter-knowledge really stick. A truly innovative resource! For use with Grades PreK–1.




Letter of the Week!


Book Description

A comprehensive, reproducible book for teaching the letters of the alphabet! Each letter chapter contains: Large capital and lower case letters! Numerous ideas and activities for promoting fine and gross motor skills and phonemic awareness. Includes picture cards, word cards, a trace and write practice page, and a my alphabet book page. All reproducible! For use with Grades PreK-2.




ABC Sing-along


Book Description

An alphabet book featuring pull-tabs and touch-and-feel textures includes a compact disc with twenty-six alphabet songs.




Back to School Alphabet Phonics Letter of the Week B


Book Description

I have made this Phonics Letter of the Week unit to address the Kindergarten(Prep) level of learning. The contents of this packet provide teachers with a variety of games, activities and worksheets to help teach correct letter formation, written letter identification and recognition of initial letter sound.My aim when creating this book was to provide a unit for teaching one letter of the alphabet at a time. There is a great emphasis on letter sounds, which makes this an ideal tool for phonics teaching.There are 30 games, activities and worksheets that can be used to help you teach the letter Bb at the beginning of the year and to reinforce and consolidate what has been learnt throughout the year.




Jobs Pocket Chart


Book Description

Full-color photo cards include 10 job cards, 2 blank cards, and 2 title cards (1 blank). Also includes a 2-page activity guide.




Making Words


Book Description

Contains one hundred sixty lessons for teachers to use when teaching language arts to grades 1-3. Includes reproducibles.







Planning for Learning through Houses and Homes


Book Description

Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of houses and homes. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of houses and homes. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of learning and development they are promoting. This book also includes a photocopiable page to give to parents with ideas for them to get involved with their children's topic, as well as ideas for bringing the six weeks of learning together. The weekly themes in this book include: my home, decorating, furniture and appliances, taking care of the home, the garden, home for sale! and the housewarming. If children in your care are interested in role-playing home making then this book has plenty of ideas to extend and support that interest.




Stepping Stones


Book Description

Specifically designed to address the Foundation Curriculum Goals from the QCA.




Language and Literacy 3-7


Book Description

This practical guide considers the research evidence that is needed to inform enlightened practice, and offers concrete suggestions and teaching approaches for early years settings and classrooms. This comprehensive book shows the ′what′ the ′how′ and the ′why′ of innovative, creative practice for teaching language and literacy. The author clearly examines how young children learn to use both spoken and written language, and shows how to assess, plan and teach for the effective learning of speaking, listening, reading and writing. Each chapter includes case studies, learning and teaching suggestions and further reading, and topics covered include: o Learning to communicate o Developing spoken language in early years settings and classrooms o The links between oracy and literacy o The inter-relatedness of the literacy process o Teaching literacy holistically o The assessment of language and literacy o Supporting literacy in Keystage 1, teaching reading and teaching writing for different purposes o Children and books o Teaching children for whom English is an additional language o Language, literacy, learning and ICT.