What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know: Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning

nHelp your child exceed the Common Core standards with the revised and updated What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know n n 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 n - Favorite poems--read and recite together from Mother Goose, A. A. Milne, Langston Hughes, and more, all beautifully illustrated n - 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 n - Familiar sayings and phrases--impart traditional wisdom such as Where there's a will, there's a way and Better safe than sorry n - History and geography--a friendly introduction to our world, complete with simple questions and fun activities n - 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 n - Music--many musical experiences for parents and children to participate in, along with dozens of songs to sing and dance to n - Math--lively and interesting exposure to concepts and operations that provide a springboard to later mastery n - Science--activities that let children observe, experience, and get their hands dirty while exploring the wonders of naturen