Books in Early Years series

The Spectrum® Math Readiness Workbook for preschool features 160 pages of practice to improve and strengthen basic math skills. This standards-aligned workbook guides students with easy-to-follow directions to master skills such as counting to 10, using ordinal numbers, identifying and creating simple patterns, recognizing same and different, and more. Awards certificates and an answer key are included to help teachers and parents reward and track students’ progress. The best-selling Spectrum® series is a favorite of parents and teachers because it’s carefully designed to be both effective and engaging―the perfect building blocks for a lifetime of learning.

Letter of the Week is packed with developmentally appropriate art, language, science, music, movement, and literacy experiences designed to help children make connections with letters. It includes 26 colorful and alphabetically organized units that are designed to let children explore and experience the letters of the alphabet as they increase their phonological awareness and alphabet knowledge. It features 160 pages and includes reproducible activities.

Turn circle time into learning time with Circle Time Activities. These activities foster social and emotional development and develop basic math, problem solving, language, music, movement, and literacy skills. A Concept and Activity Matrix are included to help educators identify, focus, assess, and enhance specific skills of each student. Its 160 pages include hundreds of child-tested and developmentally appropriate group activities.

Spectrum Early Years Phonics Readiness Book is designed to strengthen basic skills for learners. Features full-color, perforated pages with a variety of activities, including matching and coloring, practice and preparation for grades to come. Spectrum phonics readiness instructs preschoolers how to recognize letters and their order, understand beginning and ending sounds, determine long vowel sounds and follow simple directions. Grade PreK.

Spectrum Reading Readiness helps preschoolers improve and strengthen their fiction and nonfiction reading skills such as letter association, vowels and consonants, word recognition, reading comprehension, and phonics. It features 128 full-color, perforated pages with a variety of activities, including rhyming, tracing, and matching, and practice and preparation for grades to come.

Spectrum Writing Readiness helps preschoolers trace and write letters, numbers, and objects, put events in sequential order, understand the writing process, and follow simple directions. It features 128 full-color, perforated pages with a variety of activities, including tracing, drawing, and creating a book; a five-step writing process handbook; and practice and preparation for grades to come.

Make your classroom come to life with a collection of the best patterns and reproducibles from Carson-Dellosa! Everyday Patterns is organized into more than 10 classic and commonly taught early childhood themes that are perfect for daily use. The patterns are easy-to-cut, trace, and copy making everything from decorating bulletin boards to creating learning experiences fast and easy. 160 reproducible pages are included.

Preschool ABCs: Assessment, Behavior & Classroom Management provides classroom management strategies as well as assessment tools and enrichment activities designed to strengthen development, reach milestones, and curb behavioral issues. By monitoring the social-emotional growth, language, cognitive development, and behavior issues in your toddler or preschool classroom, you can provide an effective learning environment for every student. Its 160 pages include a wealth of checklists, milestones, and reproducible activities.

Muddles, Puddles and Sunshine offers practical and sensitive support for bereaved children. Beautifully illustrated, it suggests a helpful series of activities and exercises accompanied by the friendly characters of Bee and Bear. This book offers a structure and an outlet for the many difficult feelings which inevitably follow when someone dies. It aims to help children make sense of their experience by reflecting on the different aspects of their grief, while finding a balance between remembering and having fun. This book is a useful companion in the present, and will become an invaluable keepsake in the years to come.