WhatYourKindergartnerNeedstoKnow:Preparing

HelpyourchildexceedtheCommonCorestandardswiththerevisedandupdatedWhatYourKindergartnerNeedstoKnowDesignedforusebyparentsandteachers，thisgroundbreakingfirstvolumeintheCoreKnowledgeSeriesprovideskindergartnerswiththefundamentalstheyneedtopreparethemforalifetimeoflearning.Itsetsouttheelementsaparentoreducatorshouldlookforinagoodkindergartenprogramandintroducesactivitiesthathelpachildtakethefirststepsinlearningtoreadandwrite.FeaturinganewIntroductionandfilledwithage-appropriatequestionsandsuggestionsthatstimulatethinkingandbuildvocabulary，thisrevisedandupdatededitionofWhatYourKindergartnerNeedstoKnowalsoincludes•Favoritepoems—readandrecitetogetherfromMotherGoose，A.A.Milne，LangstonHughes，andmore，allbeautifullyillustrated•Belovedstoriesandfables—readaloudfrom“TheThreeLittlePigs，”“TheUglyDuckling，”“Cinderella，”Winnie-the-Pooh，“TheVelveteenRabbit，”andmanymore，includingmulticulturalfolktalesfromAfrican，Japanese，andNativeAmericantraditions•Familiarsayingsandphrases—imparttraditionalwisdomsuchas“Wherethere’sawill，there’saway”and“Bettersafethansorry”•Historyandgeography—afriendlyintroductiontoourworld，completewithsimplequestionsandfunactivities•Visualarts—painting，drawing，cutting，andpastinggohandinhandwithlearningaboutcolorandhelpingachildlookatandtalkaboutgreatworksofart•Music—manymusicalexperiencesforparentsandchildrentoparticipatein，alongwithdozensofsongstosinganddanceto•Math—livelyandinterestingexposuretoconceptsandoperationsthatprovideaspringboardtolatermastery•Science—activitiesthatletchildrenobserve，experience，andgettheirhandsdirtywhileexploringthewondersofnature