Home-Based Preschool Program
You can teach your preschooler at home with Usborne books and games! The following program is suggested:
Beginning Reading: learning the alphabet and phonics
Beginning Math: numbers and counting
Art: drawing, painting, cutting and pasting
Social Studies and Geography: common social experiences and knowing the neighborhood
Science: the human body and nature
The Learning Palette: Kids love this game!
Learning Palette with the following modules: Counting, Rhyming Words, Alphabet, Beg Consonants, Beg Vocabulary, and Vowels. (This can be bought as a set for $69.95).
The Learning Palette base includes 12 colored answer disks, an instructional card, and a self-containing lid and works with all card titles. Each module contains 12 cards of 12 problems each.
Features:
• Easy and Fun to use
• Classroom tested
• Works with all curriculum
• Allows students to work at their own pace
• Unique Self-correction
How to use the Learning Palette:
1. Remove the small colored disks
2. Position card, question side up, on the Learning Palette
3. Answer questions by placing their corresponding colored disk in the slot containing the answer
4. Upon completion, turn the card over to check the answers. If done correctly, the colors on the card will match those of the disks. For more review, the questions and their correct answers are also shown on this side.
Spring Special! Purchase the Preschool Learning Set below and receive the Phonics Flashcards & the Ted & Friends book to read with your child! (A $19.98 value – Note: until Ted and Friends is available you have the choice of waiting till it comes in or receiving any 2 of the following: Fox on a Box, Frog on a Log, Goose on the Loose, or Hens Pens.
Contact Tina at : greatbooks4kids@yahoo.com to place your order!
1-2-3 Sticker Book: A great way for young children to begin learning their numbers with this fantastic sticker book. #523619 $6.99
A-B-C Sticker Book: Children will enjoy fixing the letter picture stickers onto the correct letter. A great way to learn their letters. #523626 $6.99
Picture Word Lotto: Children will have lots of fun learning valuable pre-reading skills, with Poppy and Sam and the animals from Farmyard Tales. #503086 $12.99
First Experiences: This book introduces young children, in an amusing and friendly way, to nine situations they might find themselves in for the first time. Stephen Cartwright’s gently humorous illustrations are full of things for children to look at, learn from and talk about, and the simple text will enable slightly older children to read the books for themselves.
My Street: This bright and friendly book looks at everyday life in a street through the eyes of a young child. It introduces first concepts about the typical environment of a child who lives in a town or city. Children will love lifting the flaps to reveal cross-sections of buildings and other surprises. There are also fold-out maps to help introduce map-reading skills, and questions to encourage readers to think about where they live.
Also available in Spanish #036582 $8.95
My Town: Young children will pore over this book for hours, lifting the flaps to look inside buildings and peering through peepholes to locate people and places on the fold-out maps. The bright, friendly pictures show life in a typical town and the simple text encourages readers to think about their own environment and introduces basic concepts of geography, including map-reading skills. (Winner of the Silver Certificate in the Geographical Association Awards 1998 and recommended in their “100 Best Books” booklet 1999 ; “The overall concept of this book along with the bright and bold illustrations will capture your child’s attention.” National Childbirth Trust News) Also available in Spanish #036574 $8.95
Big Book of Playtime Activities: This lively activity book is crammed with tons of ideas for things to make and do. Drawing, painting and sticking activities are made easy, with simple step-by-step picture instructions that are easy for children to follow. There are also fun number activities which will help children to develop skills in counting, adding, taking away and sharing.
Flip Flap Body Book: Now you can discover the inside view of the amazing human body…with the help of fantastic fold-out flaps. Find out what happens to the food that you swallow. See how a baby grows in its mother. Take a look at how you see, hear, smell, taste and touch. This volume contains three Flip-Flap titles: What happens to your food?, How do your senses work?, and How are babies made? #506186 $14.95
First Book of Nature: Most of us are fascinated by living things and this book gives a greater understanding and appreciation of the plants and animals around us. The beautifully detailed and informative illustrations appeal not only to young children, sharing with adults, but also to older children seeking an introduction to serious nature study. Contains material from seven separate titles in the Usborne First Nature series. (“A colorfully illustrated encyclopedia packed with fascinating facts about plants and animals… A must in every home.” Parents magazine)
This combined volume contains the following titles: Birds, Butterflies, Creepy Crawlies, Fish, Flowers, Trees, and Wild Animals. #005637 $16.99
**************** Spring Special w/ Purchase *********************
FREE with purchase of the Preschool Learning Set above (all the books): a $19.98 value!
Usborne Phonics Flashcards: Created with a language expert, taking into account the latest research on the most effective ways of teaching reading. This pack includes: 44 cards, one for each of the basic phonemes in English, a guide to synthetic phonics, ideas for using the cards and a list of all the phonemes.
Activity to try: Using Scrabble tiles (or make construction paper squares with alphabet stickers or letters drawn on) and have child match the letters on the cards to spell out words. Practice sounding out the letters and putting them together to say (or read) the words.
Ted & Friends: Created in consultation with a language expert, these books are part of the engaging phonics-based series, especially written to help your child learn to read. The stories not only take into account recent research on the most effective ways of teaching reading, but are also great fun. Stephen Cartwright’s delightful illustrations complement the text and are designed to stimulate further interest. Foldout pages add to the enjoyment. Contained in this book are Ted’s Shed, Fat Cat on a Mat, Toad Makes a Road and Sam Sheep Can’t Sleep. #502454, $9.99 **Note: out of stock till further notice
