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Grade 1 Student Bundle

Grade 1 Student Bundle

Start where your child is—and grow from there. 

Every child is unique. That’s why we offer hands-on materials tailored to your child’s age, interests, and developmental needs. 

For ages 3+:

Discover playful, hands-on tools that develop the fine motor skills essential for writing, cutting, and classroom readiness.

For ages 4–11+:

Our activity books, workbooks, and journals support growing writers with fun, meaningful practice- from early doodles to confident story writing.

What products are available for families?

We’ve organized everything by the most common questions families ask, so you can find what you need without the guesswork. Start by choosing a category below to explore learning options.

Ready for Kindergarten!

Ready for Kindergarten!

What are the recommended ages for these products?

Workbooks and Teacher Guides

Our award-winning workbooks are carefully designed to help you build confident communicators by getting to the heart of every letter, and easy-to-use Teacher Guides help support you at home.

Age Grade Handwriting Workbook Teacher's Guide
4 Pre-Kindergarten My First School Book or My First Book Set Readiness & Writing Teacher's Guide
4+-5 Transitional K Kick Start Kindergarten Kick Start Kindergarten Teacher's Guide
5 Kindergarten Letters and Numbers for Me Letters and Numbers for Me Teacher's Guide
6-7 Grade 1 My Printing Book My Printing Book Teacher's Guide
7-8 Grade 2 Printing Power Printing Power Teacher's Guide
7-8 Grade 2 Cursive Kickoff Cursive Kickoff Teacher's Guide
8-9 Grade 3 Cursive Handwriting Cursive Handwriting Teacher's Guide
9-10 Grade 4 Cursive Success Cursive Success Teacher's Guide
10-11 Grade 5 Can-Do Cursive Can-Do Cursive Teacher's Guide
11-12 Grade 6+ Cursive and Beyond Cursive and Beyond Teacher's Guide

Early Learning Packs

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Age

Grade

Product

3+

Preschool+

Individual Student Manipulative Pack Best Kit for the most basic fine motor skills

3+

Preschool+

Letter Building Kit for Little Learners Best Kit for developing fine motor skills for the youngest learners

3-4+

Preschool+

Ready for Kindergarten! Best Kit for alphabet knowledge and fine motor skills

4+

Pre-K+

Early Learning Pack My First Book Set

4+

Pre-K +

I Can Write My Letters Best Kit for young 4 year olds that includes pre-writing

4+

Pre-K +

Early Math Learning Pack Best Kit for pre-writing skills and early math without a workbook

4+

Pre-K +

Early Childhood Pack Best kit for alphabet knowledge and letter identification with stories

4-5

Pre-K +

Early Learning Pack Kick Start Kindergarten

5-6

K +

Early Learning Pack Letters and Numbers for Me

Hands-On Materials

Using the right materials for emerging writing skills helps heighten excitement and develop a love of letter learning.

Age

Grade

Product

3+

Preschool+

Wood Pieces
Use for Fine Motor, capitals, size shape and position concepts

3+

Preschool+

Stamp and See Screen
If your child likes to stamp and erase

3+

Preschool+

Slate
Great for developing grip and practicing writing large capitals and numbers

4+

Pre-K +

Roll-A-Dough
If your child likes to play with dough

4+

Pre-K +

Blackboard
Use for capitals, size, shape and position concepts

Reading Materials

Practice phonics skills using words Grades K–3 students can “decode” using knowledge of sound-spelling relationships to read.

Age Grade Product
5–6 Kindergarten Kindergarten Decodable Readers
Combo of fiction and non-fiction
5–6 Letters and Sounds for Me Build Reading Skills for K
Build Reading Skills for K
6–7 First 1st Grade Decodable Readers
Fiction, non-fiction, or both
7–8 Second 2nd Grade Decodable Readers
Fiction, non-fiction, or both
8–9 Third 3rd Grade Decodable Readers
Fiction, non-fiction, or both

What free resources are available to families?

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