Elementary Education News » Kindergarden Education http://elementaryeducationnews.com News to Help Your Children's Educational Success From Around the Web Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:47:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Let’s Get Ready For More from MrsP.com! http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/11/09/let%e2%80%99s-get-ready-for-more-from-mrsp-com/ http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/11/09/let%e2%80%99s-get-ready-for-more-from-mrsp-com/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:00:08 +0000 El Ed Mom http://elementaryeducationnews.com/?p=439 Fans of this site know that I am a huge fan of Mrs. P.  Parents no more excuses about finding time to read to your child, this free website does all the work for you with the amazing Mrs. P.  But now, Mrs. P has an interactive fairy tale book to help kids learn to read!  WOO HOO!!! Check it out…

MrsP.com Releases First Interactive Fairy Tale Book

Kids Learn Reading Skills in Conjunction with Free Website

MrsP.com, the popular, award-winning children’s storytelling website, announced the publication today of its first interactive storybook, which uses Internet technology in a new way to help kids learn to read.  Mrs. P’s Four Favorite Fairy Tales and Funny Stories collects in book form stories and introductions available on video at the free website and at the iTunes Store.  Children will be able to follow along in the book as Mrs. P, played by The Drew Carey Show star Kathy Kinney, reads the stories with them.

“I’m very proud of Mrs. P’s new book because of its unique ability to help young readers improve their skills,” said Kinney. “Children and parents can open the book and read along with me at my website.  We even have a Magic Dictionary at MrsP.com, so if kids comes across a word they don’t know, they can just pause the video and easily find out what it means.” 

Studies have shown one of the most productive ways for children to improve their reading skills, particularly for learning ‘sight words,’ is to see the words as they are read to.  “Everyone’s worried about the Internet making books and reading obsolete.  We’ve found a wonderful way to make them work together,” Kinney said. 

The new book includes “Jack and the Beanstalk” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” features 90 original color illustrations and offers new, comic introductions to the stories from Mrs. P. 

“Mrs. P’s Four Favorite Fairy Tales and Funny Stories” will be available to the public at Amazon and other booksellers across the country via online ordering.  Additional information, including a downloadable flyer, can be found at http://www.mrsp.com/Purchase.aspx

Ten percent of all MrsP.com’s after-tax profits from these sales will be donated by Mrs. P Enterprises, LLC to literacy organizations.

“Mrs. P’s Four Favorite Fairy Tales and Funny Stories”

ISBN: 978-0-615-39355-1 Binding: Paperback Trim: Color 8.5 x 8.5 in Pages: 126  and over 90 original color illustration Genre: Juvenile Fiction: Fairy Tales & Folklore – Anthologies Target Audience: Children ages 4 to 10

Cover Price: $19.95

Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Favorite-Fairy-Tales-Funny-Stories/dp/0615393551/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288744154&sr=1-1

Also see Mrs. P’s special video about her new book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKFak9xSmUQ

Photos and other info about Mrs. P can be found at her press site. http://www.press.mrsp.com/

]]> http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/11/09/let%e2%80%99s-get-ready-for-more-from-mrsp-com/feed/ 0 Let’s Get Ready To Stop Morning Mania! http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/10/25/let%e2%80%99s-get-ready-to-stop-morning-mania/ http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/10/25/let%e2%80%99s-get-ready-to-stop-morning-mania/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:00:59 +0000 El Ed Mom http://elementaryeducationnews.com/?p=431 Does it always have to be just another manic Monday? Well, stop wishing it were a Sunday and let Amy McCready, founder of Positive Parenting Solutions, help you get a grip on your family’s morning routine and quash the counterproductive chaos.  Seriously those manic mornings can take a toll on your own mood and productivity; Amy has some great tips in her appearance with The Today Show’s Katie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb to help with your morning routine:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/39778257#39778257

]]> http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/10/25/let%e2%80%99s-get-ready-to-stop-morning-mania/feed/ 0 Let’s Get Ready To Thank Target, Parenting Magazine & Mom Congress! http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/10/15/let%e2%80%99s-get-ready-to-thank-target-parenting-magazine-mom-congress/ http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/10/15/let%e2%80%99s-get-ready-to-thank-target-parenting-magazine-mom-congress/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:00:54 +0000 El Ed Mom http://elementaryeducationnews.com/?p=420 Thank you so much Target, Parenting Magazine & Mom Congress for inviting me to be at your Read Connect Grow events in DC and St. Paul. 

Target is concerned with low reading-proficiency and graduation rates throughout the country.  Target has taken a stand on improving reading in our nation’s communities.  Target’s goal is to expose as many children as possible to the joys of reading, and strive to have them reading proficiently by the end of third grade.  Target plans to donate more than $500 million by the end of 2015 to support education, doubling its support to more than $1 billion. What a commitment to literacy!

“Target’s ties to education run deep, but we are compelled to do more to address the education crisis in the U.S. and put more kids on the path to graduation so they are ready for college, a career and life. The time to act is now, and it starts by reading with a child,” said Laysha Ward, Target’s president of community relations. “Our reading pledge is the first of many steps Target will take to ensure our kids are globally competitive. We need every parent and caring adult to join us in creating a movement that will chart a new course in education and help our children succeed.”

The financial commitment is part of Target’s new reading initiative, Target Read With Me, aimed at helping more U.S. children read proficiently by the end of third grade. Why the focus on third grade? Research shows that reading proficiently by the end of this crucial is a significant milestone on the path to graduation. Indeed, according to Annie E. Casey Foundation, this is when children make the transition from learning to read to reading to learn.

As part of the initiative, Target also announced a reading pledge, a donation of up to 2 million books to kids in need, and plans for an innovative reading center that will reach communities across the country through a physical and virtual presence. What an amazing pledge!

Thank you Target for including me along with five other amazing Mom Congress Delegates in your “Moms with an Eye on Literacy”, your special literacy advertisement in the November Parenting School Years Magazine!  Thank you for celebrating the accomplishments of Mom Congress Delegates who are leading the fight for early literacy: Jamie Pearce (Idaho), Angeline Gorham (New Hampshire), Liza Weidle (North Carolina), Chanda M. Kropp (Minnesota), Emily Rempe (Ohio) and yours truly, Stacey Kannenberg (Wisconsin).

If you live in NYC, are a mom, teacher or someone who cares about literacy, join Target, Parenting Magazine & Mom Congress on 10/21 to celebrate literacy!  To sign up, visit www.readconnectgrow.com.  Plead time to read with a child at www.Target.com/reading.

]]> http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/10/15/let%e2%80%99s-get-ready-to-thank-target-parenting-magazine-mom-congress/feed/ 0 Let’s Get Ready to Win Some “Let’s Get Ready” Books! http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/09/03/lets-get-ready-to-win-some-lets-get-ready-books/ http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/09/03/lets-get-ready-to-win-some-lets-get-ready-books/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:36:52 +0000 El Ed Mom http://elementaryeducationnews.com/?p=388 It’s back to school time!  In honor of Heidi and Megan going back to school we are giving away a set of our books!  Feel free to share this great news! 

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Leave a comment (including your email address) to be entered to win!  We will ship globally to a winner!  This contest ends September 30th!

]]> http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/09/03/lets-get-ready-to-win-some-lets-get-ready-books/feed/ 0 A New School Year by Guest Blogger Donna Mavrides http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/08/19/a-new-school-year-by-guest-blogger-donna-mavrides/ http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/08/19/a-new-school-year-by-guest-blogger-donna-mavrides/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:34 +0000 El Ed Mom http://elementaryeducationnews.com/?p=371 Now that summer is ending, many of us are thinking about the upcoming school year and how to create an atmosphere of success for our children. Regardless of age, a blank notebook, a fresh backpack, new pencils, pens, markers, and/or crayons should be joyful and yet, for many children, it elicits feelings of insecurity and fear of failure.  It is up to us, as parents and educators, to make certain that our kids are emotionally, socially, cognitively, and physically ready to meet new challenges.  Children need guidance, time, and reminders in order to successfully transition from the more carefree days of summer to the more rigorous routines of the school year. Proper manners should be reinforced, kindness acknowledged, reading, listening, and practicing skills encouraged and healthy eating and sleeping patterns enforced. Since children mimic our attitudes and behaviors, it is critical to speak in positive ways about the school year, teachers, school, and curriculum.  It is also important to set realistic expectations so that your child/children can tackle their new experiences and challenges with self confidence and with the knowledge that you will be both their cheerleader and confidant. Please note that I am not encouraging parents to make excuses for or to complete assignments for children, but rather, am advocating an environment of open dialogue, where discussions focus on both positive and negative emotions, behaviors, and experiences. 
Creating a solid foundation is critical to buildings constructed from brick and mortar as well as those more gentle structures made up of feelings, ideas, and knowledge.  Let’s work together towards building a foundation that supports a love for learning, a respect for self and others, and a dedication to excellence, diligence, and empathy.

I wish everyone a successful and lovely school year!!

Magical Educating!

Donna Mavrides
Magical Moments
www.magicalms.com

]]> http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/08/19/a-new-school-year-by-guest-blogger-donna-mavrides/feed/ 0 Let’s Get Ready to WIN with The Celebrity Café! http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/07/22/let%e2%80%99s-get-ready-to-win-with-the-celebrity-cafe/ http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/07/22/let%e2%80%99s-get-ready-to-win-with-the-celebrity-cafe/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:04 +0000 El Ed Mom http://elementaryeducationnews.com/?p=345 celebritycafe

Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten! & Let’s Get Ready For First Grade!

Applauded and approved by parents, kids and educators for ages 2-8, these award-winning, state-approved books are perfect to get kids ready for Kindergarten and First Grade!

Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten!

Teachers at home and in schools love it! It’s not a storybook or a workbook; it’s a book that covers the curriculum: the alphabet and numbers in and out of sequence, left and right, shapes, colors, high frequency words, positional words, opposites, rhyming, let’s read a story and so much more. It’s all in one engaging book illustrated with Mrs. Good, the teacher and six adorable Cedar Valley Kids that you simply read to children to learn.

Let’s Get Ready For First Grade!

Follow along with Ms. Best and six new Cedar Valley Kids and Yodie the Coyote who makes learning vowels and consonants, vowel sounds, compound words, contractions, the solar system, counting money, measuring, fractions, adding and subtracting and more exciting for everyone!

To learn more visit these mom-created, 100% made in USA books, visit: www.cedarvalleypublishing.com

Prize: 1 set of books: Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten! & Let’s Get Ready For First Grade!
Sponsor: Cedar Valley Publishing
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Start/End Dates: 7/14/2010 – 9/30/2010

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]]> http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2010/07/22/let%e2%80%99s-get-ready-to-win-with-the-celebrity-cafe/feed/ 0 So what are the four main learning styles? http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2009/11/02/so-what-are-the-four-main-learning-styles/ http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2009/11/02/so-what-are-the-four-main-learning-styles/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:24:18 +0000 El Ed Mom http://elementaryeducationnews.com/?p=245 1. Visual Learners learn through seeing. These learners like to visualize things by thinking in pictures and learn best-from maps, charts and diagrams; they enjoy art and drawing. Visual learners are often fascinated with machines and inventions. They like mazes and puzzles.

What you can do: Use board and memory games to teach, offer lots of picture books. When reading aloud to your child give them coloured pencils so they can draw while listening.

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But I am a parent, and I have been a preschool teacher for more than twenty years, and my experience and training tell me one thing loud and clear.

Children need to play.

They need to build with blocks, role-play with dolls and cooking tools, assemble tracks for trains, dabble in paint, jump up and down, ride tricycles, smush playdough, dig in sand, splash in water. They need to negotiate with ladders, slides, and each other. Take turns. Dress up. Cook.

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]]> http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2009/10/01/play-time-the-game-of-learning-from-edutopia-com/feed/ 0 Six Physical Education Games and Activities Your Elementary Students Will Love by Honey Krumholz from ArticleBase.com http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2009/09/24/six-physical-education-games-and-activities-your-elementary-students-will-love-by-honey-krumholz-from-articlebase-com/ http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2009/09/24/six-physical-education-games-and-activities-your-elementary-students-will-love-by-honey-krumholz-from-articlebase-com/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:00:48 +0000 El Ed Mom http://elementaryeducationnews.com/?p=204 The physical education games that are described in this article can be played at the beginning of gym class as part of a warm exercise, during the period wholly or partially devoted to games or physical education activities or at the end of class as part of cool down exercises.

In addition to the obvious benefits of providing good exercise, combating obesity and developing motor skills, the other skills that I wanted my students to demonstrate when they play these games are co-operation, sportsmanship and enjoyment.

Here are 6 examples of physical education games that my students and I enjoyed.

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]]> http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2009/09/24/six-physical-education-games-and-activities-your-elementary-students-will-love-by-honey-krumholz-from-articlebase-com/feed/ 0 Parent’s Guide to Preparing Your Child for School from EducationAtlas.com http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2009/09/11/parent%e2%80%99s-guide-to-preparing-your-child-for-school-from-educationatlas-com/ http://elementaryeducationnews.com/2009/09/11/parent%e2%80%99s-guide-to-preparing-your-child-for-school-from-educationatlas-com/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:00:55 +0000 El Ed Mom http://elementaryeducationnews.com/?p=181 What is School Readiness?

You should allow your child to have the kinds of experiences that will help them do well in school at an early age. “School readiness” means making sure your child has the academic, social, independence, and communication skills require to successful start school. Reading, talking, and playing with others will help your child prepare for their school career.

Academic Readiness

Before starting kindergarten, children need to know about themselves, their families, and the world. Children can come to school with many skills that teachers can build upon, if they have already had good learning experiences at home and with their Parents.

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