I'm Ready to Learn Theme Introduction

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This program gives you the basics for a 1-2 year discovery of basic readiness skills. It covers four fun-filled themes: At the Farm, In the Garden, At the Pond & In the Zoo. Add your own picture books or our Journeys of Imagination, which follows generally along with these themes, for a wonderful preschool experience.

To read some FAQ regarding this program scroll down!

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Getting to know I’m Ready to Learn

Why Your Young Learner Will Love the Learning!

I’m Ready to Learn is All About Discovery-Based Learning
Young ones will find they can investigate and find out all about farm animals, their backyards, pond life, and the wild animals as the zoo. They’ll make these discoveries with hands-on activities, educational investigations, sorting exercises, find-out-for yourself fun, and try-it-to-see-what-happens science.

They’ll Love Making a Letter-By-Letter Blank Book
Students will begin encountering the letters of the alphabet, one a week. A blank book is provided so students can create their own letter books with artsy projects and more. Cute animal pictures with letters are provided that can be cut and pasted in to mark each letter section.

They’ll Really Like Digging Into the “Make-a-Letter Hands-On Pack”
The items in this fun hands-on pack provide a lot of practice of key skills using brightly colored items and shapes of all kinds. Students use the kit to sort by commonalities, distinguish initial sounds, find certain colors and other attributes, add and subtract with manipulatives, form letters, increase his letter recognition skills, and much more.

What Will We Study?

Students will revisit these skills throughout the year, mastering them in preparation for kindergarten.

Logic & Thinking Skills or Readiness Skills

Sorting
Sequencing
Categorizing
Tactile Awareness
Guessing & Conclusions
Print Concepts and Writing Left to Right
Same & Different, Comparisons
Telephone Skills
Fine Motor Skills

Language Skills

Rhyming
Distinguishing Syllables
Letter Sounds – A to Z (You can pair this with just our Phonics Cards (LA-201) or the whole Pre-K/K Letters to Little Words LA program for even more phonics instruction)
Distinguishing First-Letter Sounds in Words
Sound Discrimination
Blending Sounds
Separating Sounds
Sound Manipulation
Beginning Handwriting
Recognizing Typed Letters
Word Building
Beginning Sight Words – am, can, see, and, are, a, at, is, go, like, here, my, you, the, dad, mom, I, to, me, we, look, love, was, said
High Frequency Words
Recognizing Word Meaning

Math Skills

Counting 1-3, 1-5, 1-10, 1-13, 1-19
Number Names
Number Recognition, Increasing in Speed
Writing Numerals
Pattern Recognition
Calendar
Time & Clocks
Liquid Volume
Measuring, in Inches, Feet, and Yards
Judging Distance
Shapes: Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle, Oval
Pairs
Arranging in Order
Money & Cost – Pennies, and Later, Nickels
Beginning Addition
Beginning Subtraction
Number Manipulation
Story Problems

What’s in the Guide?

What’s in the I’m Ready to Learn Guide?

CHECK OUT THE READY TO LEARN GUIDE!
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GUIDE: I’m Ready to Learn Guidebook
PLUS! Only in Ebook or Mixed Bundles! EBOOK: I’m Ready to Learn Additional Student Pack

Your preschool guide can be thought of as your “assistant teacher” this year. It does all the work for you, and you get to enjoy learning along with your student. It is designed to be easy to follow, with each week’s assignments laid out on just one page! The introduction to the guide offers you oodles of teaching helps that may feel like Charlotte Mason just “friended” you — like advice she’d give you on how to grade student work! And each week, you’ll love the “Teaching Time Strategies” that it feels like Charlotte herself sent along! So easy to use!

A 36-week schedule that’s simple and gets you on your way to an easily-paced day for your youngest learners. This comprehensive guide book includes alphabet and reading activities, such as making word puzzles or creating alphabet crowns. Math activities are also included that get young learners counting, adding, and subtracting. Art activities support this guide’s four themes, and build letter, shape, and color recognition while developing motor skills.

Activities in the guide are extremely easy to do with little to no prep, and simple or no supplies. The guide schedules all these resources and you’ll find the activities will blend in easily between the other learners in your household. Includes library book suggestions that will accent weekly study topics.

A set of student pages and helps is included for one student, including color pages.

A 36-week, 4-day schedule is laid out clearly in a grid-style on just one page
Introductory material helps you mentor and “learn together” with your student
Supply lists and other helps make planning quick and painless
Narration ideas in the front of the guide help you prompt your student through the year
Weekly schedule page reduces your paperwork and is easy to follow, with clear notes
“Teaching Time Strategies” each week make it easy to bring in other experiences for your student
Huge guide offers a focus on activities that are “Open & Go!”
Library suggestions are included to allow you to add your own family’s take on each weekly topic
Websites are offered weekly to take your student to farms, zoos, and more!
Above all, WP offers a practical, “Can-Do-and-Want-To-Do!” approach

What Materials are Included?

This program is designed for students ages 4-5, who are showing an interest in learning, but are still too young for formalized education

I’m Ready to Learn Guide Features . . .

Phonics, Math & Creative Activities Each Week
Awesome Introductory Material
Weekly “Teaching Time Strategies” That Take the Learning Further
Websites That Really Excite Your Students

Skills Resources

Make-a-Letter Hands-On Pack
Letter-by-Letter Blank Book
Arts & Crafts Busy Book

Topical Resources

Farmer Boy
Complete Zoo Adventure
One Small Square: Pond
One Small Square: Backyard
Read & Rhyme Bible Storybook

How Do I Use Ebook Versions?

The I’m Ready to Learn guide is the only item available in ebook for this program. It makes it easy to print student pages from one section, and can be utilized from a tablet, laptop, or computer. With the ebook version, simply click on website links and away you go!

It displays the guide in full color, and can be printed if you like. Plus, you can print out extra student sheets if you are schooling more than one student, or if you want to use the program again in a few years with a younger student.

I’m Ready to Learn FAQ’s

I Have Other Older Students. How Much Time Will This Program Take Every Day?
This program is designed to be completed in small chunks of time, so it works neatly in between the work you are doing with other students. It can be done while the older kids do morning chores, just before nap time, or while you are folding laundry.

How Much Prep Does This Program Require?
It requires very little to none, depending on how you use it. It is possible to go through the program and never prep a thing, just “Open & Go!” everything, so long as you have a reasonable set of supplies in a craft cupboard such as crayons, glue sticks, scissors, glitter, paper plates, paper bags, etc. Some assignments that require “prep” are actually just having you collect groups of items from around the house, which can be done with your student, or you can have an older student participate by helping you gather the fun stuff. Plus, your guide provides ready to use worksheets, projects, and other paper crafts, all ready to go. So the answer is — little to none.

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