Books with author Marilynn Barr

2nd EDITION—Delightful sock characters entertain readers of all ages and offer answers to the question-"Where do missing socks go?" And while this tale seems to be over? It's not. This 2nd edition of "The Secret of Socks" is a tale about socks that go missing... and includes hands-on, activities that will entertain, engage, and offer skills practice for little hands (with help from an adult of course). Make a paper sock puppet to assist telling a new sock-tale, make half of a dozen clothespin sock ornaments to clip here and there (where an adventurous sock want to go), and hone matching and memory skills with cutout sock cards (a perfect size for little hands).

Ready to use early skills practice games According to the publisher: this book presents activities to prepare children for learning in easy to make and use file folder set-ups. The activities in this book help to motivate and strengthen early skills in a fun and stimulating format. Games assist children in mastering basic skills such as sorting and matching objects by color, shape and size. Children sort, match, place, clip, count and color to learn about letters, numbers, symbols, and spatial concepts. Every game includes a ready to color, cut out and assemble game board; playing pieces; a cover cutout; and an eight page mini book for skills practice review. Games include "Gingerbread cottage", "Let's build a house", Goose's gift shop", and "Hats and gloves".

ABC Games is volume 2 in the Hands-on ABC series (ABC Scissor Skills, ABC Mini Books, and ABC Art) designed to provide alphabet skills practice activities for early learners. Children develop social and fair play skills as they practice recognizing letters and letter sounds and associating letters with alphabet pictures. ABC Games also offers matching, following directions, coloring, cutting, gluing, and memory skills practice.

Ready to use early skills practice games According to the publisher: The games found in this book offer children observation, sorting, matching and group skills practice. Children learn to identify similarities and differences, develop strategy skills, measure and chart information, and sequence images. Every game includes a ready-to-color, cut out, and assemble game board; playing pieces; a cover cutout; and an eight-page mini book for skills practice review. A reward certificate for each child can be copied stating that he/she learned to sort, match and chart. Stories include "What's in a name?", "It's a fish story", "What is bear doing?", "Fiddle, fiddle, go to the middle" and "The three bears' socks".

Introduce early learners to reading with the ready-to-use beginning games featured in Once Upon a Time. Children practice recognizing and matching beginning sounds to alphabet pictures as they play trail, match board, clothespin, and stacker games. Every game includes a two-page game board and programmed playing pieces. Game formats also offer fair-play, fine-motor, and memory skills practice. Vol. 4 in the "Beginning Games" 4 volume series, which includes "Alphabet Soup," "Tea For Two," and "A Tisket A Tasket."