What Your Preschooler Needs to Know: Get Ready for Kindergarten

GiveyourchildasmartstartwithWhatYourPreschoolerNeedstoKnowDesignedforparentstoenjoywithchildren,filledwithopportunitiesforreadingaloudandfosteringcuriosity,thisbeautifullyillustratedanthologyofferspreschoolersthefundamentalstheyneedtoprepareforahappy,productivetimeinschool—andfortherestoftheirlives.HundredsofthousandsofchildrenhavebenefitedfromtheacclaimedCoreKnowledgeSeries,developedinconsultationwithparents,educators,andthemostdistinguisheddevelopmentalpsychologists.Inadditiontovaluableadviceforparents,suchaswhatitmeansforachildtobereadyforkindergarten,specialsidebarsthroughoutthebookhelpparentsmakereadingaloudfunandinteractive,suggestingquestionstoask,connectionstomake,andgamestoplaytoenrichtheirpreschooler’slearningexperience.Insideyouwilldiscover•Favoritepoemsandrhymes—allbeautifullyillustrated,tobereadandrecitedtogether,fromRobertLouisStevenson’s“AttheSeaside”tolimericksbyEdwardLearandtonguetwistersbyJackPrelutsky,plusfun“clapalong!”and“fingerplay”versesthatparentsandchildrencanactouttogether•Belovedstoriesandfables—storiessuchas“TheThreeLittlePigs”andtheAfricanfolktale“WhyFliesBuzz”willopenwholenewworldsoflearninganddiscovery•Visualarts—beautifulfull-colorreproductionsofclassicworksthatfosterearlyappreciationofarthistorywhileignitingdiscussionsaboutshapes,colors,anddifferentstylesandmedia•Music—dozensofsongstosinganddanceto,includingsuch“movearound”songsas“HeadandShoulders,KneesandToes”and“TheWheelsontheBus”•History—adelightfulintroductiontoAmericanhistory,fromthefirstThanksgivingtoMartinLutherKing,Jr.withactivitiesandstoriesparentsandchildrencanenjoytogether•Science—fromexploringthewonderofanimalstothephysicalpropertiesoflight,air,andwater—funactivitiesthatwillletchildrenobserve,experience,andenjoythenaturalworld,