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Blogs
Teaching Tips, Ask the Experts
As Valentine’s Day approaches, visions of hearts in shades of pink and red, chocolate candies, flowers, and Valentine cards fill children’s thoughts.
2 minutes
In the News, Announcements
February is Black History Month! Honor this month by learning about black history and celebrating diversity with these beautiful picture books for children.
3 mins
Teaching Tips
Dyslexia affects one in five students. It is the most common learning disability in the classroom.
Teaching Tips, Readiness
We are all familiar with the core areas of learning: “Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic”, or more recently, the focus on the STEM and STEAM initiatives
10 mins
Teaching Tips
Bringing Handwriting into the 21st Century with Interactive Digital Technology
2 minutes
Readiness, Announcements
The word is out: the Get Set for School Pre-K curriculum has been updated! We’ve taken our fun, foundational Pre-K program and expanded it to reach additional early learning domains. Here are five important facts to help you better understand how you can use the new Get Set for School program to expand the Pre-K possibilities in your classroom.
4 minutes
Teaching Tips, Announcements
Whether you’ve been inspiring your little learners for 20 years or you’re just setting out on your first few years of teaching foundational skills to Pre-K children, it’s always a great time to further your career, expertise, and teaching toolkit with some professional development.
6 minutes
Multisensory Learning, Teaching Tips
To play or not to play? That seems to be the perennial question in early education
3 minutes
Multisensory Learning, Readiness
It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s…no, it’s definitely a bird! Today, in honor of National Bird Day, we’re introducing you to Squawker, our loveable parrot puppet for teaching preschool students
3 minutes