[Core Knowledge 01] • What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)

*Help your child exceed the Common Core standards with*  the revised and updated  What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know

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Designed for use by parents and teachers, this groundbreaking first volume in the Core Knowledge Series provides kindergartners with the fundamentals they need to prepare them for a lifetime of learning. It sets out the elements a parent or educator should look for in a good kindergarten program and introduces activities that help a child take the first steps in learning to read and write. Featuring a new Introduction and filled with age-appropriate questions and suggestions that stimulate thinking and build vocabulary, this revised and updated edition of What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know* also includes

• Favorite poems —read and recite together from Mother Goose, A. A. Milne, Langston Hughes, and more, all beautifully illustrated

• Beloved stories and fables —read aloud from “The Three Little Pigs,” “The Ugly Duckling,” “Cinderella,” Winnie-the-Pooh, “The Velveteen Rabbit,” and many more, including multicultural folktales from African, Japanese, and Native American traditions

• Familiar sayings and phrases —impart traditional wisdom such as “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” and “Better safe than sorry”

• History and geography —a friendly introduction to our world, complete with simple questions and fun activities

• Visual arts —painting, drawing, cutting, and pasting go hand in hand with learning about color and helping a child look at and talk about great works of art

• Music —many musical experiences for parents and children to participate in, along with dozens of songs to sing and dance to

• Math —lively and interesting exposure to concepts and operations that provide a springboard to later mastery

• Science** —activities that let children observe, experience, and get their hands dirty while exploring the wonders of nature