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What Your First Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Education is the second volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What Your First Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Education is the second volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What will your child be expected to learn in the first grade? How can you help him or her at home? How can teachers foster active, successful learning in the classroom? This book answers these all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American first graders. Featuring a new Introduction, filled with opportunities for reading aloud and fostering discussion, this first-grade volume of the acclaimed Core Knowledge Series presents the sort of knowledge and skills that should be at the core of a challenging first-grade education. Learn More

What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Fourth-Grade Education is the fifth volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Fourth-Grade Education is the fifth volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. How can you help your child at home? This book answers that important question and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American fourth graders. Featuring sixteen pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know is designed for parents and teachers to enjoy with children. Hundreds of thousands of students have benefited from the Core Knowledge Series. This edition, featuring a new Introduction, gives today’s generation of fourth graders the advantage they need to make progress in school and establish an approach to learning that will last a lifetime. Learn More

What Your Kindergardner Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Kindergarten Education is the first volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What Your Kindergardner Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Kindergarten Education is the first volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. 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. This revised and updated edition of What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know features a new Introduction and filled with age-appropriate questions and suggestions that stimulate thinking and build vocabulary. Learn More

What Your Preschooler Needs to Know - Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning, Editied by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. Designed for parents to enjoy with children, filled with opportunities for reading aloud and fostering curiosity, this beautifully illustrated anthology offers preschoolers the fundamentals they need to prepare for a happy, productive time in school—and for the rest of their lives. Hundreds of thousands of children have benefited from the acclaimed Core Knowledge Series, developed in consultation with parents, educators, and the most distinguished developmental psychologists. In addition to valuable advice for parents, such as what it means for a child to be ready for kindergarten, special sidebars throughout the book help parents make reading aloud fun and interactive, suggesting questions to ask, connections to make, and games to play to enrich their preschooler’s learning experience. Learn More

What Your Second Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education is the third volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What Your Second Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education is the third volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What will your child be expected to learn in the second grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American second graders. Designed for parents and teachers to enjoy with children, featuring a new Introduction, this second-grade volume of the Core Knowledge Series presents the knowledge and skills that should be at the core of a challenging second-grade education. . Learn More

What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Sixth-Grade Education is the seventh volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. This volume includes a general introduction and a "how to" for parents and teachers. Resources for Language Arts, Geography, World Civiliztion, American Civilization, Fine Arts, Mathematics and Natural Sciences are included. Learn More

What Your Third Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Third-Grade Education is the fourth volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What Your Third Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Third-Grade Education is the fourth volume in the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch. What should your child learn in the third grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American third graders. Featuring sixteen pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What Your Third Grader Needs to Know is designed for parents and teachers to enjoy with children. Hundreds of thousands of children have benefited from the Core Knowledge Series. This edition, featuring a new Introduction, gives today’s generation of third graders the advantage they need to make progress in school and to establish an approach to learning that will last a lifetime. Learn More

In her meticulously researched and groundbreaking work, Diane McGuinness faults outmoded reading systems for this crisis -- and provides the answers we need to give our children the reading skills they need. Drawing on twenty-five years of cutting-edge research, Dr. McGuinness presents bold new "phoneme awareness" programs that overcome the tremendous shortcomings of other systems by focusing on the crucial need to understand and hear reliably the sounds of a language before learning to read. Maintaining that any child can be taught to read fluently if given proper instruction, she dramatically reveals how dyslexia and behavior problems such as ADD stem not from neurological disorders but from flawed methods of reading instruction. With invaluable information on remedial reading programs that can correct various ineffective reading strategies, this book is a must for concerned parents, teachers, and others who want to make a difference. Paperback. Learn More

Give children a reading boost with word family flashcards!

Recognizing word families will help increase speed and fluency in reading.

This colorful set covers 8 common word families and introduces over 50 words in a fun format.

Ages 6 and up.

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Chartlets are an excellent reference resource for students! Each measures 17” x 22” and is thickly laminated for durability. A resource guide on the back is also included. Perfect to use with dry erase markers or write-on/wipe-off crayons, they are also available in a variety of topics, colors, and prints to support any classroom unit! Produced by Carson Dellosa

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This classroom calendar chart measures 28.5” x 22.5” and features a write-on/wipe-away surface. It is ideal for classroom announcements, writing practice, homework postings, notes, and more!

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