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• Function and work constructively in a group setting, using appropriate social skills (e.g., help set table, wipe up spills, say excuse me, accept a compliment, apologize, etc.) (show details)

  Sample Core Knowledge Activities

  99 ¢		I Can Help Expert Created Activity Support your child's sense of community and personal responsibility with this laundry sorting activity.
  99 ¢		Clean Up Time Expert Created Activity Support your child's sense of community and personal responsibility with this toy box sorting activity.

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  FREE		Halloween Napkin Rings Parent Created Activity Have your child help decorate the table this Halloween with fun and creative homemade napkin holders. Take empty toilet paper or paper towel tubes (cut them if necessary) and ...more help your child cover them in construction paper or tissue paper. Then cut fun Halloween shapes out of construction paper: pumpkins, ghosts, cats, and so on. Have your child decorate the Halloween figures, then glue them on the tubes. Finally, insert a napkin and set the table for dinner! (less)
  FREE		Picnicking Indoors Parent Created Activity For those long winter days when you can't get outside, your toddler will love having an indoor picnic. Have your child help you pack up a basket full of ...more food. Together, you can then lay out a tablecloth or a sheet on the floor and put out plates and silverware. Then sit down and enjoy a wonderful picnic together. For extra fun, imagine all of the things that you see around you, things that you would have seen had you been having an outdoor picnic. (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

  $19.99		Toy	Magnetic Responsibility Chart Help kids understand the concept of behavior and rewards. This entertaining, magnetic activities board feature the innovative combination of magnets and wood. Includes a dry-erase board and 134 magnets depicting ...more behaviors and rewards. Measures 16" x 12" when closed; 16" x 24" when open. (less) Review provided by Amazon
  $6.99		Toy	The New Baby at Your House The whole notion that there's a baby inside mommy's tummy is wonderfully abstract to most preschoolers. So as the big day approaches, there's some value to bringing this fuzzy concept ...more into a bit clearer focus. That's where this well-done book of photographs comes in. Yes, the parents' clothes and hairdos will give you flashbacks to the 1980s, but the pictures of these newborns and their big sisters and brothers in varying states of shock/delight/dismay are timeless, and absolutely riveting to prospective older siblings. The text explores the range of emotions that preschoolers feel toward the tiny creatures, but the pictures are what make this book worthwhile. And yes, you'll soon have plenty of your own photos telling the very same story! (less) Review provided by The Savvy Source

  

• Share or take turns using toys and materials (show details)

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  FREE		Sing a Song of "It's My Turn" Parent Created Activity It happens on every playdate -- two children want to play with the same toy. One way to help them to learn to take turns and work things out ...more for themselves is to have them sing a song while playing with the toy. Once that song is over, it's the other child's turn. The song can be as simple and short as "Twinkle, Twinkle" for little ones or "If You're Happy and You Know It" for older ones. (less)
  FREE		Countdown to Your Turn Parent Created Activity Sharing is always a difficult thing to do (even for grown-ups) and can be especially challenging during playdates and playgroups. One way to make a "turn" seem more finite ...more and concrete is to have the kids count to a certain number and then the turn is over. For example, if everyone wants to swing on the swing, let each child swing until he or she counts to 20, for a young child, or 50, for an older one. This turns waiting into a game and a learning time. (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

  $21.99		Toy	Candy Land Castle Game Who would have thought that our babbling little cave-babies would ever become civilized enough to sit down and actually follow the rules to a game? What we love about this ...more new twist on Candy Land, is that the mechanics of the game are so simple (basic color and shape matching) that even the smallest players can really concentrate on the social aspect: taking turns, following rules, working as a group, etc. The design has tremendous appeal too. Perfect for your family's very first game night! (less) Review provided by The Savvy Source
  $29.99		Toy	Hullaballoo The fine folks behind Cranium games have turned their attention to the preschool and up set in this great game. It is electronic, which means that the little ones might ...more just be able to get through a whole game on their own, leaving mom or dad to get something accomplished in the other room for a change. And it is fun - it is part Twister, part Simon Says, part preschool play in a box. Your kids will be up off the couch, moving around and laughing, and begging to play it again. Seems like a perfect game to us (less) Review provided by The Savvy Source

  

• Ask appropriately for help of an adult when needed (show details)

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  FREE		Give That Kid a Gold Star Parent Created Activity Sometimes, remembering a rule can be difficult. After all, "use your big kid manners" is a fairly abstract concept. Help to make good manners and personal responsibility easier ...more by breaking the concepts down into pieces (don't tease your brother, pick up your toys, etc.), and then make following those rules a tangible process by creating a chart where each child can see the rule and receives a star or sticker for each day that he or she succeeds in completing the task. At the end of the week, you can offer a treat or an allowance in return for their good choices. (Don't forget: This is also a great opportunity to practice counting and early math skills!) (less)
  FREE		Role Reversal Parent Created Activity Sometimes it's a fun treat for your child to get to be the "parent" for a little while. One afternoon, make a game out of reversing roles with your ...more kids. It can be their job to remind you of the rules and of using polite behavior, and you can be as good or as challenging a child as you wish. We usually play this game with my daughter pretending to be me and I pretend to be her. It can be an eye-opening experience for both of us to realize how we sound to the other person. And it can be very funny, too. (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

  $16.99		Toy	The Giving Tree
  $16.99		Toy	Giraffes Can't Dance Gerald is a giraffe who simply can¹t dance. Try as he may, his long, spindly legs buckle whenever he starts to boogie. Every year he dreads going to the Great ...more jungle Dance, until one night he finds his own special music. (less) Review provided by Amazon

  

• Identify and follow classroom or house rules (show details)

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  FREE		Digital Chores List Parent Created Activity Take photos of your child doing a chore. Print photo and place it next to a written list of chores. Some good examples are make bed, feed fish, ...more set table, put utensils away, dust. This will help you to create an easy and fun reminder or your child's responsibilities around the house. (less)
  FREE		No Shirt, No Shoes, No Dice Parent Created Activity Posting a list of rules and responsibilities for your house can be a good way to help your child remember the things that you find to be most important -- ...more and to help your child begin reading. For younger children, you can add pictures to your list of rules and responsibilities, like a picture of a ball if one of the rules is to pick up toys or a drawing of a cat if one of the responsibilities is to feed the cat. This is an easy way to reinforce learning the rules and to make something that seems abstract more concrete for your children. (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

  $29.99		Toy	Hullaballoo The fine folks behind Cranium games have turned their attention to the preschool and up set in this great game. It is electronic, which means that the little ones might ...more just be able to get through a whole game on their own, leaving mom or dad to get something accomplished in the other room for a change. And it is fun - it is part Twister, part Simon Says, part preschool play in a box. Your kids will be up off the couch, moving around and laughing, and begging to play it again. Seems like a perfect game to us (less) Review provided by The Savvy Source
  $11.99		Toy	eeBoo Magnetic Slides and Ladders If your preschooler is getting pretty close to mastering numbers (or if you'd like to boost the current max from, say, 20 to 100), he will love Chutes and Ladders. ...more This charmingly drawn eeBoo version is minimized and magnetized for travel, which only adds to its charms. Nothing modern and updated here; instead, the tortoise and the hare kick off the course of ups and downs. It is easy to learn and fun to count and climb and slide, and well, if your little one insists on climbing up the chutes instead of barreling down them, it will be the same move you are so used to seeing at the playground! The logic of childhood, borne out in a game! (less) Review provided by The Savvy Source

  

• Demonstrate an ability to listen (show details)

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  The Gingerbread Man Expert Created Activity Support your child's listening skills as you review the steps to listening and practice with this retelling of the Gingerbread Man.

  Sample Activities

  FREE		Three Steps to Listening Parent Created Activity When my daughter was having trouble listening and following directions in school, her teacher suggested that I give her three-step tasks to complete. These help her to focus her ...more listening and her memory. So instead of just asking her to get dressed for school, I ask her to brush her teeth, put on her shoes, and stand by the back door. She's become a much better listener and has improved her ability to follow through on a list of things to do. (less)
  FREE		Simon Says Parent Created Activity Simon Says is a great way to teach close listening skills. In case it's been a while since you've played, here's a refresher: Stand opposite from your child ...more (or group of children) and give them different tasks to do -- stand on one foot, tap your nose with your finger, spin around. The catch is that the task can be performed only if you add "Simon Says" (e.g. Simon says stand on one foot). Be sure to throw in a non-Simon Says task every couple of tasks to trip up the non-listeners. They'll be sure to listen more closely the next time they play the game! (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

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  Listen and Learn Knowing how to listen is essential to learning, growing, and getting along with others. Simple words and inviting illustrations help children develop skills for listening, understand why it's important to ...more listen, and recognize the positive results of listening. Includes a note to teachers and parents, additional information for adults, and activities. (less) Review provided by Amazon

  

• Make requests and acknowledge attempts to meet requests politely (show details)

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  A Rainy Visit Expert Created Activity Help your child to make requests and acknowledge attempts to meet requests politely with this coloring activity page.

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  FREE		Tea Party Time Parent Created Activity Help your little one to learn good manners by having a tea party. Set a table with your finest plastic ware and be sure to use your best manners. ...more Modeling this behavior in playtime helps your little one to remember it at dinner time. (less)
  FREE		Be the Teacher Parent Created Activity While kids might not always like going to school, they usually like to play school at home. Not only is this a fun way to spend an afternoon, but ...more it's a good way to reinforce what your kids have been learning in the classroom. You can also use this time to practice good manners. If you're the teacher, be sure to say Please and Thank You when asking your pupil to complete a task. Then switch roles, and let your little one be the one giving you the assignments (politely!). (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

  $12.99		Toy	Thanks for Thanksgiving If Thanksgiving traditions prompt us to contemplate times past, the preschoolers in our midst require us to stay firmly grounded in the here and now. This book celebrates all the ...more little things that little persons are most thankful for: playground fun, school, music and art, mommy and daddy, and turkey and pie too (and it includes a page for writing thankful thoughts every year). And what are we most thankful for? These beautiful children, of course. (less) Review provided by The Savvy Source
  FREE		Toy	Good Manners Flash Cards Polite Pigs make manners fun to learn, demonstrating good behavior in familiar situations.  Sturdy, reusable storage box contains 48 5x6 flash cards, plus 2 parent cards. Ages 3+

  

• Recognize and respond to own first & last name, orally and in writing (show details)

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  FREE		Magna Doodle Names Parent Created Activity This game is a great way to pass the time on a road trip or a wait in a restaurant. Use a travel Magna Doodle to help your child ...more learn to recognize names. You can start with the child's name but then move on to other words like Mommy, Daddy, siblings' names, favorite characters, pets, etc. (less)
  FREE		Dot-to-Dot Writing Parent Created Activity The first word that each child usually learns to write is his or her name. If your child has a long name, like mine does, that can be a ...more daunting task. Help to make those long (and short) names easier to practice writing by creating dot-to-dot letters for the name. Then your child can trace through the dots to practice the letters. At the end, your child will have a copy of her name that she wrote herself. Her pride (and yours!) at her accomplishment will be palpable. (Bonus note: This trick is especially useful when writing Thank You Notes. It's an easy way to get your child involved in the process.) (less)

  

• With advance notice, stop when told & change activities, moving cooperatively to another activity (show details)

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  Activity Time! Expert Created Activity Support your child's ability to sustain an activity and smoothly transition between activities as you follow the clock through four activities.

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  FREE		It's Hard to Say Goodbye Parent Created Activity Sometimes it can be hard to stop doing something that is fun. A good way to make the transition easier is to help your child say goodbye to whatever ...more it is that your child is doing. For example, if your child is playing with a toy and it's time for another child to have a turn, help your child to say, "Goodbye ball. I'll play with you again soon." That moment of closure can help your child to end the activity a little more calmly and feel less like he is being dragged away from something he's enjoying doing. When my child is having an especially hard time ending an activity, I will sometimes talk in a silly voice like I am the object or game that he is playing. In fact, just this morning, I pretended to be a bottle of maple syrup so that he would say goodbye to it and let me put it back in the pantry. (less)
  FREE		Five Minute Warning Parent Created Activity Another great trick to get kids to cooperate when it's time to change activities or leave a fun event is to give them a "five-minute warning." With older children, ...more this can be a great way to not only help them to transition between activities but also teach the passage of time. With my five year old, I will usually give ten, five, and two minute warnings (that are in keeping with time) so that she can better grasp what a minute really means. With my two year old, I usually give a basic five-minute warning that lets him know that it's time to wind down and get ready to leave. It doesn't always work, but it helps to let them know that the time to leave is coming rather than springing it on them. (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

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  Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush The titles in this series draw the reader from page to page with magical die-cutting. Classic nursery rhymes accompany the colourful artwork.

  

• Sit among other children during a group activity without distraction (show details)

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  Duck Duck Goose Parent Created Activity An oldie but a goodie! Have a group of children (4 or more) sit in a circle. Pick one (or you can do it) walk around the outside ...more of the children naming each one "duck" and lightly tapping each one on the head. When the child is ready to end his or her turn, he or she should name a child "goose!" Then both children have to run around the circle. The first one back to the spot gets to sit down and the one left standing gets to name the kids. This is a great way to help kids practice sitting still and waiting their turn. (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

  $3.99		Toy	What to Expect at Preschool We all struggle to remind ourselves to look at the world as our children look at it. For all we know and want to show them, sometimes the hardest thing ...more is to remember just exactly how much they don't know! You are rushing about reading everybody for school, and your little one isn't even clear yet on the concept that school is for him, not you. Ah yes, the basics. To be sure you are answering all of the unspoken questions, run through this book, organized in the familiar Q&A format of the "What to Expect" books for adults. We suspect it just may answer some questions you both never knew you had! (less) Review provided by The Savvy Source
  $6.99		Toy	Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten

  

• Develop independent work habits (show details)

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  I Can Help! Expert Created Activity Help your child to develop independent work habits with this chore chart and cut-outs.

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  FREE		Shopping List Parent Created Activity Little ones always seem to be interested in going to the grocery store and being in charge of the shopping list. But since most kids under the age of 5 ...more can't read, you can create a special shopping list just for them. With your child, take old newspapers and circulars and look for pictures of the items you need. Help your child to cut out the pictures and glue them on to a piece of paper. For older kids, you can help them write the names of the items next to the pictures as well. Now you will have a list that both parent and child can 'read.' (less)
  FREE		Hunting for Dinosaurs Parent Created Activity This game can be played indoors or outdoors, but we usually save it for a rainy day. Give a child a large basket and have her gather all of ...more her plastic toy dinosaurs. Once she is convinced that she has them all, count them according to size (e.g., 11 large, 8 medium and 7 small). Then send the child into another room, close the door and have her stay there until called (older kids can count for themselves to 50 or 100 - enough time to hide the toys). While the child is behind closed doors, hide all the dinosaurs around the house in plain view. Once they are all hidden, give the child the basket and send her off on her dinosaur hunt. When she thinks she has found them all, she has to count them again to be sure. It generally takes anywhere from 20-45 minutes to find and recount them all. You could certainly use stuffed animals or some other favorite set of toys. (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

  $19.99		Toy	World Map and USA Map Floor Puzzles Puzzles, like blocks, are one of the toys that experts in child development all can agree are highly beneficial. As the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young ...more Children) website tells us, "puzzles help children build the skills they need to read, write, solve problems, and coordinate their thoughts and actions" as well as develop their mathematical and spatial thinking. Who knew? But what parents everywhere do know is the sheer glee and satisfaction that light up a child's face when he figures out how to put a jigsaw piece in the right place. These beautifully made map puzzles from Crocodile Creek will afford your little ones many such moments of joy in their puzzle-making abilities. And as they align the jigsaw shapes, they will be putting together some basic geographic concepts at the same time. What fun it will be to hear them say, Where's Mexico? Or, pass me Idaho! (less) Review provided by The Savvy Source
  $49.99		Toy	Whiz Kid Learning System

  

• Carry out single-step verbal directions (show details)

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  Helping Game Parent Created Activity Kids love to be helpers. Next time you're working in the kitchen or doing chores around the house, get your child involved. Give them a task that is ...more manageable, one step at a time, and help them learn to be more self-sufficient and responsible in the process. My kids help by bringing me things that I need, measuring spoonfuls of ingredients, sorting laundry by color, and folding napkins into squares, rectangles, and triangles. There are learning opportunities all around -- we just have to find them! (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

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  Candy Land Castle Game Who would have thought that our babbling little cave-babies would ever become civilized enough to sit down and actually follow the rules to a game? What we love about this ...more new twist on Candy Land, is that the mechanics of the game are so simple (basic color and shape matching) that even the smallest players can really concentrate on the social aspect: taking turns, following rules, working as a group, etc. The design has tremendous appeal too. Perfect for your family's very first game night! (less) Review provided by The Savvy Source

  

• Identify and label the following emotions: happy, sad, angry, afraid, frustrated, confused (show details)

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  Feeling Faces Expert Created Activity Support your child's understanding of emotions with these craft stick puppets.

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  FREE		Capture the Moment Parent Created Activity Sometimes when a child is feeling intense emotions -- happy or sad -- drawing a picture can help her to identify the emotions and talk about them. A drawing ...more of an especially good experience will help your child to remember the event and how it made her feel. A drawing of something that made her sad or angry will help her to talk it through. One time, my daughter wanted to eat at her favorite restaurant and her father told her no. She was very upset by this but was having a hard time putting her emotions into words. When she got home, she drew a picture of the inside of the restaurant, and outside of the restaurant's front windows, she drew our car with her crying in the backseat and her father smiling as he drove past. When he saw the picture, he understood her feelings and she was able to talk in concrete terms about what she felt. (less)
  FREE		Copycat Faces Parent Created Activity Cut out magazine pictures depicting various emotions. Glue these images onto cardstock and show them to your child. Have your child mirror the facial expression and discuss what ...more things might lead a person to be happy, sad, angry, scared (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

  $12.99		Toy	Thanks for Thanksgiving If Thanksgiving traditions prompt us to contemplate times past, the preschoolers in our midst require us to stay firmly grounded in the here and now. This book celebrates all the ...more little things that little persons are most thankful for: playground fun, school, music and art, mommy and daddy, and turkey and pie too (and it includes a page for writing thankful thoughts every year). And what are we most thankful for? These beautiful children, of course. (less) Review provided by The Savvy Source
  $7.99		Toy	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day This tale of Alexander's truly rotten day has been a cherished favorite since its publication in 1972 because parents everywhere can relate to that feeling of having one of ...more those days. Kids love it too, but we notice that parents find it especially funny ... and reassuring. What we've also noticed is that, while Alexander looks like maybe a kindergarten-age kid, your preschooler may well laugh right along with the story because he too knows the feeling! No, the terrible day of a three-year-old isn't exactly like the terrible day of a bigger kid, but it isn't exactly unlike it, either. Getting sticky, tripping, getting soaked, not being acknowledged, not getting dessert, having to sleep in pajamas you hate and generally being cranky and miserable? Sounds like one or two (million) kids we know! So, add this classic to your bookshelf early, and find out just how much it resonates with your little one now as well as years from now. (less) Review provided by The Savvy Source

  

• Attempt to solve problems or conflicts using words (show details)

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  If You're Happy and You Know It, Talk about It. Parent Created Activity This is a good conversation starter for the dinner table. Pick a feeling and ask, 'What was the most (fun, scary, embarassing, happy, silly, angering) experience this week?' ...more Everyone takes turns telling a true story from the week. Turn it into a friendly competition of feelings and take a family vote to decide the winner in each category. (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

  $10.95		Toy	Talk and Work It Out What's the best way to solve problems between people? By talking them over and working them out. It's never too soon for children to learn the process of peaceful conflict ...more resolution. This book distills it into clear, simple language and supporting illustrations. Children learn to calm themselves, state the problem, listen, think of solutions, try one, evaluate results, and even agree to disagree when a solution isn't possible. Includes skill-building games and role plays for adults to use with children. Color illustrations, 9" x 9", ages 4-8. (less) Review provided by Amazon
  $6.99		Toy	King of the Playground "Kevin repeatedly faces the terrorist tactics of Sammy, the self-appointed king of the playground. . . . Kevin returns home each time to an encouraging conversation with his father, (who ...more helps) Kevin use his wits in an imaginative showdown with Sammy. . . . Humorous and realistic."--The Horn Book. Full color. (less) Review provided by Amazon

  

• Establish a sense of personal responsibility (show details)

  Sample Core Knowledge Activities

  99 ¢		I Can Help Expert Created Activity Support your child's sense of community and personal responsibility with this laundry sorting activity.
  99 ¢		Clean Up Time Expert Created Activity Support your child's sense of community and personal responsibility with this toy box sorting activity.

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  FREE		List Your Day Parent Created Activity Here is a behavior management strategy that is working well with my almost-5-year-old. After a few episodes of eye rolling and loud sighing on my daughter's part, I decided ...more we needed a way to document our days and how much of them were filled with things she wanted to do, not just my chores. At the beginning of the day, we write a list together of what our day will look like. As we complete each thing, she gets to cross it off the list as "completed." Then she can look forward to the next fun thing instead of grumbling about my chores! For younger children, you could draw pictures or find clip art on the computer. (less)
  FREE		Choose-a-Chore Parent Created Activity Toddlers love to 'help' around the house. A great way to teach them to help with chores and enjoy them at the same time is to turn them into ...more a game. Let your child choose a chore to help with (e.g. laundry or unloading the dishwasher). For laundry, ask them to sort the clothes by color, dark colors in one pile, and whites in the other. Then let them throw the clothes into the washer, pour in the soap and watch the clothes agitate. After laundry is done, let him/her carry the folded clothes to the bedroom and help them place the clothes in the correct drawer. For unloading the dishwasher, let the child take dishes out and stack like dishes together. My son also loves to sort the silverware and put it in the correct bin of the silverware tray. Count the number of dishes in each stack, or the silverware in each bin. Challenge them to properly nest measuring cups and spoons. (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

  $19.99		Toy	Magnetic Responsibility Chart Help kids understand the concept of behavior and rewards. This entertaining, magnetic activities board feature the innovative combination of magnets and wood. Includes a dry-erase board and 134 magnets depicting ...more behaviors and rewards. Measures 16" x 12" when closed; 16" x 24" when open. (less) Review provided by Amazon
  $6.99		Toy	The New Baby at Your House The whole notion that there's a baby inside mommy's tummy is wonderfully abstract to most preschoolers. So as the big day approaches, there's some value to bringing this fuzzy concept ...more into a bit clearer focus. That's where this well-done book of photographs comes in. Yes, the parents' clothes and hairdos will give you flashbacks to the 1980s, but the pictures of these newborns and their big sisters and brothers in varying states of shock/delight/dismay are timeless, and absolutely riveting to prospective older siblings. The text explores the range of emotions that preschoolers feel toward the tiny creatures, but the pictures are what make this book worthwhile. And yes, you'll soon have plenty of your own photos telling the very same story! (less) Review provided by The Savvy Source

  

• Return toys and materials to their proper location after use (show details)

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  FREE		Clean Up by Color Parent Created Activity Get large plastic buckets (or sand buckets if you have lots of really little toys )in a variety of solid colors (red, blue, yellow, green, pink). Ask your child ...more to clean up his/her toys by putting the toys in the bucket corresponding to the color bucket. Great for teaching personal responsibility, color identification, and sorting. (less)
  FREE		Clean Up Song Parent Created Activity Every preschool teacher has his or her favorite clean-up song. Find out what your child's teacher uses and incorporate it into your daily routine. A favorite that we ...more use is "Clean up, clean up, everybody, everywhere. Clean up, clean up, everybody do your share." It works like magic, almost every time! (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

  $6.99		Toy	How Do Dinosaurs Clean their Rooms?
  $10.95		Toy	Respect and Take Care of Things Encourages children to put things back where they belong and ask permission to use things that don?t belong to them. Teaches simple environmental awareness.

  

• Care for personal needs: practice good hygiene, use appropriate table manners, put on clothing, etc (show details)

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  FREE		Picture a Good Choice Being Made Parent Created Activity Responsibility charts can be hard -- and overwhelming -- for our younger children. Make the process easier by creating a picture that your child can help you finish by ...more making good choices. For example, if your child is really into dinosaurs, you could draw the background of a "dinosaur valley" and give your child one dinosaur sticker each time he or she makes a good choice. When the picture is completed, your child has a tangible reminder of all of the good choices he or she has made, and if you want, you can offer them a treat in return. (less)
  FREE		Potty Training Chart Parent Created Activity Having trouble getting your little one started with potty training? Here's an art project that will also offer an incentive to sit on the potty. Get a large ...more piece of paper or posterboard. Write the days of the week across the top with a marker and then draw vertical lines between the days to create a column for each day (you can fit 2 weeks worth of columns on each side of the poster board). Next purchase several sheets of stickers in a theme(s) that your child will like. Hang the board with tape in the bathroom where it is clearly visible and reachable for the child. Tell your child that if he goes to sit on the potty he will be able to reach into the sticker bag and select any sticker he would like to stick on the chart for the given day of the week. The chart becomes a board of all your child's favorite stickers and a visual record of how well he is doing sitting on the potty. (less)

  Sample Books and Toys

  $12.99		Toy	Delux Wood Lacing Sneaker This learning activity will tickle kids down to their toes! The sturdy wooden high-top sneaker is the perfect toy for kids to learn how to lace and tie, over and ...more over again. Measures 8.5"H x 5.1"W x 3.6"D. (less) Review provided by Amazon
  $14.99		Toy	Good Habits Job Chart eeBoo's utterly original format is unique in the market. The Good Habits Job Chart is made of thick, durable board and covered with a laminated paper stock. Children can set ...more the day of the week and by turning the wooden knobs, expose a word of praise for themselves after they have completed a "job." The chart comes with nine "jobs" and "words of encouragement" and comes with a sheet of stickers to personalize the chart if needed. Illustrated by children's book author and illustrator, Julia Gorton. For Ages 5+ (less) Review provided by Amazon

  

• Choose and use a toy or an activity independently for a sustained period of time (at least 10 minutes) (show details)

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  Activity Time! Expert Created Activity Support your child's ability to sustain an activity and smoothly transition between activities as you follow the clock through four activities.

  Sample Books and Toys

  $17.99		Toy	The Story of Ferdinand Published over 50 years ago, The Story of Ferdinand is one of the bestselling children's books of all time, and the bull who preferred sitting under the cork tree and ...more smelling flowers to fighting has become a hero to generations of children. (less) Review provided by Amazon
  $17.95		Toy	Where the Wild Things Are You of course remember this fabulous tale, but if you haven't read it in a few decades, you may be thinking it was dark or scary. It's not -- ...more or at least we haven't met a child who thinks so. Mr. Sendak brilliantly recognizes that children are often far more comfortable with the wild things that stomp around their imaginations, roaring their terrible roars and gnashing their terrible teeth. It's grown-ups who seem to have most often forgotten the trick of taming these monsters (with their ever-so-slightly upturned mouths, you'll notice on this read) by telling them simply to "BE STILL!" and "staring into all of their yellow eyes without blinking once." And you simply must remind yourself of the beginning and end of this dreamlike tale -- you'll have a completely different perspective as a parent. Who knew that it was Max's mother losing her cool after all of his "mischief" and sending him to bed without supper that started this flight of fancy? And who knew that after the very long boat ride home to his room, his supper was waiting for him after all. "And it was still warm." Well, now you do. Read it again and share the delight. (less) Review provided by The Savvy Source