Use the timeless appeal of nursery rhymes to foster a love of reading and develop important literacy skills. Standards-based lessons and activities help children build background knowledge, practice word-building and phonics skills, expand vocabulary, and use descriptive language. Lessons also introduce comprehension skills such as retelling, sequencing, exploring problems and solutions, and more. Includes hands-on manipulatives, graphic organizers, center ideas, and writing connections. For use with Grades K–1....

These super-simple Origami projects are just right for young learners! Kids read and follow directions to fold paper into kites, flowers, rockets, and a bevy of fun farm animals. The rebus-style, step-by-step directions on each reproducible poster give children the support they need to complete each project independently. Activities build fine motor skills and provide practice in reading. counting, one-to-one correspondence, patterning, directionality, identifying shapes and colors, and more. Great for learning centers! For use with Grades PreKÐ1....

Art time is also reading time! From Humpty Dumpty Roly-Poly to Twinkle, Twinkle, Pasta Stars, kids practice reading and following directions to make fun and simple crafts based on favorite nursery rhymes. Reproducible posters with step-by-step rebus directions give children the support they need to complete each craft independently. Activities build fine motor skills as well as skills in counting, one-to-one correspondence, patterning, directionality, identifying shapes and colors, and more. Great for learning centers! For use with Grades PreKÐ1....