Summer with Lily and Milo
"These suggested general purchases for all libraries are well designed for language development and early reading." - School Library Journal "The thick, durable pages make this perfect for multiple readings and page turnings for the youngest listeners." - Kirkus Reviews "Bright colors, repetition of objects, and rounded corners and heavy pages make these books perfect for babies and toddlers" - Kiwi Magazine It's summer! Phew, it's hot outside. Lily and Milo go to the beach. They build a nice sandcastle and look for shells. But ... where did Milo go? This book is everything that is great about summer! Lily and Milo put on their bathing suit, gather all their summer stuff, and head over to the beach. On their way, they see sunflowers & cherries. They play on the beach and do typical beach things, like putting on sunscreen, building sun castles, collecting and shells, and eating ice-cream. All before getting home, and enjoying the best summer has to offer! A simple and interactive story about summer. For toddlers ages 24 months and up, with a focus on the child's world.
A Year in Our New Garden
Anna and Benjamin's family have just moved to a new house and can't wait to turn their messy yard into a beautiful garden, but first they must plan, plant and learn how to care for it. With the help of their neighbor Louis, the children grow beautiful flowers and tasty vegetables and discover the amazing wildlife living in their new garden. As the seasons change, Anna and Benjamin learn about all the wonderful things you can do in a garden: planting, harvesting, playing, enjoying picnics and spotting insects. Alongside the charming story, A Year in Our New Garden also gives real gardening tips accompanied by beautifully detailed illustrations. This delightful and lively book will inspire children to get outdoors, be active and learn how nature changes around them through the year.
Invisible Magic Wand to the Rescue
Caspian says his waffle tastes better because he has an invisible magic wand. Belinda wants one, just like his. But what if the waffle tastes so good she doesn't notice an earthquake? Caspian and his cousin Belinda are visiting Grandpa's house. Belinda wants an Invisible Magic Wand, just like Caspian's. The wand allows the children to speed up time, or slow it down. While Grandpa is getting the wand, an earthquake shakes the house. Thanks to the wands, all three escape, unscathed
Opposites with Owl and Bird
Come along with Owl and Bird as they explore the concept of opposites! Bold, colorful illustrations with cute characters and simple text enable babies and toddlers to learn about opposites. Printed as a board book, the story is nicely designed for young children.
Giant Rooster’s Playtime Activity Book
Rooster is a lovable, energetic, and curious puppy who wants to help children learn. In Giant Rooster's Playtime Activity Book, Rooster introduces words and spelling, the concept of time, picture - word matching, counting, and basic addition among other necessary skills for the preschooler or early grade child. Additionally, Rooster provides several opportunities for coloring. Whether your child is able to work through the activities alone or with help, Rooster is here to encourage learning. Some activities are basic and simple while others will expand your child's skill.Featuring 100 pages of color and black & white illustrated activities, Giant Rooster's Playtime Activity Book is ideal to stimulate your child's imagination and learning.Rooster is also the star character in other stories that he affectionately calls Rooster's Tales. Join Rooster for an exciting way to learn!
Invisible Magic Wand to the Rescue
Caspian says his waffle tastes better because he has an invisible magic wand. Belinda wants one, just like his. But what if the waffle tastes so good she doesn't notice an earthquake? Caspian and his cousin Belinda are visiting Grandpa's house. Belinda wants an Invisible Magic Wand, just like Caspian's. The wand allows the children to speed up time, or slow it down. While Grandpa is getting the wand, an earthquake shakes the house. Thanks to the wands, all three escape, unscathed.
Words
Peek-a-LEARN! Explore the busy little town as adorable little animals work, laugh, and play. AND learn new words along the way! Follow along with Owl while discovering first words in the garden, at school, in the town, and even at a nighttime concert. It's a perfect first words board book for any baby or toddler!Collect the entire Peek-a-Flap board book series! Sturdy, thick board pages and durable flaps designed to withstand traditional wear and tear for curious little infants and toddlers.Lifting the interactive flaps encourages sensory exploration and helps support the development of fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination in developing children.Packed with new words and peek-a-boo surprises.Bright, cheerful illustrations and interesting facts in these sensory lift-a-flap books for babies and preschoolers keep them entertained and engaged.Perfect gift for birthdays, holidays, and curious toddlers! Collect all the books in the Peek-a-Flap series.
Cuenta de Rat籀n/Mouse Count (Bilingual Board Book)
A hungry snake is out looking for his dinner, and the daredevil mice must make their escape as readers count from uno to diez--and back again! In this Spanish-English bilingual board book edition of a popular picture book, a hungry snake is out looking for some tasty mice to eat for dinner--and perfecting his counting skills, too. Count to ten and back again in both English and Spanish as ten daredevil mice escape from the snake in a clever, suspenseful story. This charming companion to Ellen Stoll Walsh's very successful Mouse Paint introduces the concept of counting forward and backward in two languages. Each language is in a different color for ease of reading. Es una aventura que cuenta en esta edici籀n en espa簽ol de Mouse Count. Una serpiente hambrienta est獺 buscando su cena, y los ratones temerarios deben escapar mientras los lectores cuentan del uno al diez, 癒y viceversa!
Babies Love Shapes
Introduce your little one to the wondrous world of shapes in this adorable lift-a-flap sturdy board book. Explore colorful new scenes that highlight a specific shape including circles, triangles, squares, diamonds, rectangles, hearts, and stars. Babies and toddlers will love identifying new shapes and lifting the flaps for a fun surprise on every page. Simple, rhyming text and playful illustrations make this the perfect first book for introducing early learning concepts essential for development designed to entertain and engage curious little minds.Babies Love is a delightful board book series designed to spark curiosity and joy in the littlest learners. With sturdy pages, vibrant illustrations, and engaging first concepts like colors, shapes, animals, and more, Babies Love helps babies explore their world through play, discovery, and love--one page at a time.Explore more peek a flap board books and lift the flap board books for babies and toddlers from Cottage Door Press!6 perfectly-sized, sturdy flaps are extra strong so babies and toddlers can open and close, over and over again.Chunky board books for babies have durable pages and flaps designed to withstand traditional wear and tear.Bright, cheerful illustrations in these sensory lift-a-flap books keep little kids entertained and engaged.Interactive elements encourage sensory exploration and help support the development of fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination in developing children.Perfect first book for your little one or any early reader you know!Praise for our Small Board Lift-a-Flap "The flaps are the sturdiest in the business and will likely survive vigorous play and exploration."―Kirkus Reviews, PBS Kids Fish!
Dharma & Eldon and the Sandwich
Dharma & Eldon and the Sandwich uses imagined characters and colorful illustrations to teach concepts of working for the things you want, cooperative effort, and sharing. When Dharma the Donkicorn and Eldon the Elephant wrestle over issues of fairness and sharing with friends, Felicity the Fish is right there to help. Felicity teaches them fun songs to keep a positive mindset while maintaining focus. Dharma, Eldon, and their friends all benefit while learning to clear physical and mental hurdles. This constructive story will capture the imaginations of all the children in your life.In Dharma & Eldon and the Sandwich Kristina and Nicholas Linke combine their talents to bring you these brilliantly imagined characters and colorful illustrations to teach concepts of working for the things you want, cooperative effort, and sharing.
Dharma & Eldon and the Sandwich
Dharma & Eldon and the Sandwich uses imagined characters and colorful illustrations to teach concepts of working for the things you want, cooperative effort, and sharing. When Dharma the Donkicorn and Eldon the Elephant wrestle over issues of fairness and sharing with friends, Felicity the Fish is right there to help. Felicity teaches them fun songs to keep a positive mindset while maintaining focus. Dharma, Eldon, and their friends all benefit while learning to clear physical and mental hurdles. This constructive story will capture the imaginations of all the children in your life.In Dharma & Eldon and the Sandwich Kristina and Nicholas Linke combine their talents to bring you these brilliantly imagined characters and colorful illustrations to teach concepts of working for the things you want, cooperative effort, and sharing.
A Boy Gets a Turtle
This is a story of how a turtle came into a boy's life and how they go on to have a friendship. It is about the importance of taking care of all living things and how friends come in many different shapes and sizes.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, Row, Row Your Boat ... or sail, pole, or paddle it! Fishing boats and fire boats, rafts and barges-this classic children's song is now expanded to include almost every kind of boat you can imagine. Pilot your favorite water vessel through this playful read-aloud, sing-along adventure!FROM AMERICA'S MOST TRUSTED NAME IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION More than seventy years of educational research and innovative teaching have given the Bank Street College of Education the reputation as America's most trusted name in early childhood education. Because no two children are exactly alike in their development, we have designed the Bank Street Ready-to-Read series in three levels to accommodate the individual stages of reading readiness of children ages four through eight.- Level 1: GETTING READY TO READ- (PRE-K to GRADE 1) Books are perfect for reading aloud with children who are getting ready to read or are just beginning to read words or phrases.- Level 2: READING TOGETHER-(GRADES 1 to 3) Books are written especiallly for children who are on their way to reading independently but who may need help.- Level 3: I CAN READ IT MYSELF-(GRADES 2 to 3) Books are designed for children able to read on their own. They also can be enjoyed as read-alouds.
A Boy Gets a Turtle
This is a story of how a turtle came into a boy's life and how they go on to have a friendship. It is about the importance of taking care of all living things and how friends come in many different shapes and sizes.
Winter’s Delight at Papa’s House
Papa, will it snow? Ideas of what it will be like to ride on a snowmobile take over Chad's dreams. Enjoy the different memories that occur as he waits for morning. 1
The Dichotomous Hippopotamus
Learning your opposites is so much fun with Hippo and Froggy!Hippo is traveling from county to town, from up to down and he even stops and then goes! Hippo learns how to have fun and be boring, be quiet and loud, humble and proud and the difference between meek and might! The Dichotomous Hippopotamus makes learning about opposites so much fun!
The Dichotomous Hippopotamus Goes to Bed
It's nighttime and Hippo is getting ready for bed. Hippo puts his toys away, puts on his pajamas, cleans his teeth and then cleans Froggy! Hippo works very hard to get ready for bed in this funny bedtime book of opposites. He may even sing to Froggy!
Look & See 123
Look and see a world of amazing animals in this early learning board book that will help to teach counting in no time at all.From one whale with an almighty tail to fifteen hungry llamas and a whole flock of flip-flapping penguins, the bold signature color palette and super-clear typography have been specially designed and crafted to stimulate and entertain little learners as they begin their maths learning journey.
The Mermaid Counting Book
"This is a great book for teaching and learning new vocabulary! I can see myself reading it to my daughter with her curled up in my lap. I also like that the author used varying prepositions. Great vocabulary and counting book!" - Charles County Public Schools One little mermaid swimming in the sea. Off on an adventure--come along with me! A sweet counting book that encourages reading together. For toddlers ages 30 months and up, with a focus on the child's language development. At Clavis, our focus is on what's best for children. We believe that books play an important role in each new phase in life. Our toddler books are tailored for every stage from 0 to 3 and focus on the five most important themes in their life: daily life, skills, emotions, the world, and language development. The age range and theme of every book in our toddler series can be found on the back cover in the form of a colored train.
If Winter Comes- Tell It I`m Not Here
Despite dire predictions about winter, a child is smitten by the season's charms in this ode to living in the moment. Nothing is better than summer, with its joys of swimming every day and eating ice cream. One little boy's older sister tells him he'd better make the most of it, because summer is going to end soon. When winter comes, she assures him, it will be cold and dark, and the icy rain will turn to snow. They'll be stuck on the sofa for days and won't even dream of eating ice cream. . . . Simona Ciraolo's expressive illustrations belie the bleak forecast with images of glowing autumn leaves, cozy couch snuggles, wintry play, and sweet desserts. A celebration of the changing of the seasons, this inviting tale shows how much fun can be found around every sunny--or snowy--corner.
Spot's Snowy Day
Play in the snow with Spot! Spot loves winter. He especially loves snow days! See Spot build a snowman with Mom and Dad, throw snowballs with Grandpa, and go skating with his friends in this delightful board book that's full of winter activities for the whole family.
The One BookTheOne Book
A child's first birthday is a momentous occasion and one that should be cherished for the years to come. The One Book is a fun children's picture book that shows the excitement of celebrating this major milestone in a baby's life. This book will help you instill a love of reading in your child at an early age. Your child will learn important concepts such as counting, telling time, party prep, planning, celebration, and bedtime, all things your child will be able to understand and enjoy seeing in picture form.
The Dichotomous Hippopotamus Goes to Bed
It's nighttime and Hippo is getting ready for bed. Hippo puts his toys away, puts on his pajamas, cleans his teeth and then cleans Froggy! Hippo works very hard to get ready for bed in this funny bedtime book of opposites. He may even sing to Froggy!
Go Bananas! Go!
One banana, two bananas, three bananas, four! Let's help monkey count some more! There is great excitement in the jungle as we learn our numbers from 1 to 10. Help monkey count the bananas in the jungle before snake takes them all!
Kitties Don’t Wear Astronaut Costumes
Beans, a Polydactyl cat, teaches kids the differences between cats and dogs-with the chief one being that cats don't like to wear costumes. Beans gives examples of costumes cats won't wear from A (astronaut) to Z (zombie) in this humorous A-to-Z picture book illustrated by an 8-year-old. Beans also lets his class know that dressing up can be fun for kids, but that being themselves is the most important lesson of all. Well, that, and always feed their cats treats!
The Happy Tummy Hunt
Our friend Jonathan can't find his Happy Tummy! In this adventure, Bailey helps Jonathan hunt for a Happy Tummy and we need your help too. In this hunt, we will need to learn all about health and nutrition to find Jonathan's Happy Tummy. Are you up for the challenge? Come along with your new friends, Jonathan and Bailey, for The Happy Tummy Hunt!The Happy Tummy Hunt was written by children's author "Mrs. Ashlee" Chesny. "Mrs. Ashlee" writes children's books that teach important life lessons in a fun way. The author is a literacy enthusiast as well as an advocate for children and women of color. She serves children all over the world through her literacy based nonprofit Genius Patch. With her books and education program, Chesny is on a mission to change the way we approach education worldwide.Our friend Jonathan can't find his Happy Tummy! In this adventure, Bailey helps Jonathan hunt for a Happy Tummy and we need your help too. In this hunt, we will need to learn all about health and nutrition to find Jonathan's Happy Tummy. Are you up for the challenge? Come along with your new friends, Jonathan and Bailey, for The Happy Tummy Hunt!The Happy Tummy Hunt was written by children's author 'Mrs. Ashlee" Chesny. "Mrs. Ashlee" writes children's books that teach important life lessons in a fun way. The author is a literacy enthusiast as well as an advocate for children and women of color. She serves children all over the world through her literacy based nonprofit Genius Patch. With her books and education program, Chesny is on a mission to change the way we approach education worldwide.Visit www.mrsashlee.com for more on Mrs. Ashlee. Visit www.geniuspatch.org for children's programming created by Mrs. Ashlee.
Shapes Friends
DIFFERENT SHAPES, DIFFERENT COLORS, DIFFERENT CULTURES, BEST FRIENDS...BUT FOR HOW LONG? A circle, a square, a triangle and a parallelepipedo are best friends. They want to play a game together ...BUT... the circle is the only one that can roll! This early picture book is a lesson for everyone about how anyone from anywhere can find anything in common anytime. The story connects to: Geometry (shape recognition and shape function), Math (counting), color recognition, life skills; listen/response, peace building, team work and emphasizes multiculturalism.
Number 8 - Softcover
Explore a world of culture and colour in this fun and inventive counting book!Kids glean so much of their view of the world from the books they read. They mimic the language, ideas, attitudes and beliefs they read in books. As parents it is our job to expose kids to books that open up their hearts and minds. Books with diverse characters. Both characters that look like them and characters don't. We need to show them that love, success, kindness, personal power and hope are not tied to their gender, skin colour or any other factor that is out of their control. These things are open to everyone. Children who read diverse stories, will accept diversity as the norm. They will lean toward inclusivity and expect a seat at the table when matters of importance are discussed. After all, all our voices count!
Lollie and Lolita's Adventures
"Finding the Letter C" is part of a 26 book series called "Alphabet Airplane"- a fun story for each letter guarantees teaching and learning no matter what the child's learning level is. Lollie & Lolita's Adventures teach children different parts of the curriculum through fun stories and different stimuli's. They are all scientifically designed through using various behaviour principals to include the every child matters principal, this include special needs from across the spectrum. The repetitiveness allows for learning the specific target to be learnt naturally through the style of the book itself and the awesome Lollie & Lolita are the mascots helping achieve this success.Spectacular learning through fun and interactive stories, guarenting success every page at a time.
No Mountain High Enough
Highlighting the importance of the daddy-daughter relationship, the No Mountain High Enough series chronicles the continued bond between Zola and her daddy after the divorce of her parents.It's time for another amazing daddy-daughter date and Zola cannot wait! Unfortunately, on this adventure, Zola is not feeling well and is suffering from a common childhood ailment-an ear infection! Her father explains the source of her pain by taking her into his high-tech laboratory. Once inside, Zola learns everything about the inner workings of her ear and her ear infection, through an unforgettable virtual tour. Every moment is memorable as Zola and daddy learn from one another!
ABC’s of People and Eaples
The ABC's of People and Eaples is a fun, doodle-esque book for children and adults to enjoy together. Each group of characters focuses on friendship, the alphabet, and food with simple text and charming illustrations.
The Case of the Loose Tooth
James visits his grandparents for the weekend. At night, he secretly sees his grandpa taking out his dentures. He is terrified and fears that his teeth may fall out as well. The next morning, James is shocked when he wakes up with a loose tooth. Now, James is determined to come up with a plan to save his tooth.This book explores learning valuable life lessons through trial and error. It further encourages youth to learn and growth.
ABC’s of Surfing
From aerial to zen, ABC's of Surfing is a colorfully simple introduction to the world of surfing for every letter of the alphabet. Written and illustrated by a surfer, each page features cute babies and toddlers riding waves. A must have for any beach family.
Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak
With bright and bold illustrations by celebrated Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers, this sturdy board book introduces iconic sounds of the West Coast and supports the language development of babies and toddlers. From the "geek geek" of the eagle, to the creak and rustle of cedar branches in the wind, to the sacred drumming of a potlatch and the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean, the rhythmic text, vibrant illustrations and glossy tactile finish of Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak will delight the very youngest readers.
Colin Collects Colors
Colin is on a quest; he's off to collect colors from all over the world to brighten up his dull, gray city! Colin's world is dull and gray, but he's on a special quest! He is off to collect colors from all over the world, from the white arctic to the indigo sea to the red outback. Join Colin as he finds all the colors he needs to brighten up his world!
My Favorite Color
The Caldecott Honor-winning creator of the Journey trilogy celebrates color and nature with a joyously simple die-cut book. People always ask for your favorite color. But who said you can only have one? Open this gorgeous board book to find an ode to ever-changing colors, offering a spectrum of hues evoking the sun, the sea, clouds, and dew-dappled fruit. In colorful grids of small squares--some translucent inserts, some painted on the page--Aaron Becker uses layering to make colors shift and transition from spread to mesmerizing spread. As fun to look at as an alluring paint-chip display and as inspiring as an artful concept book can be, My Favorite Color promises to be a favorite, well-thumbed read and a prized art object in itself.
The Dichotomous Hippopotamus Tries on Shoes
Hippo can't find the right pair of shoes to buy. The shoes are too plain, too fancy, too edgy, too stodgy, too pointed, too rounded, too flighty, or too grounded! Learn your opposites while Hippo searches for the pair that fits just right!
Everyone Poops
The beloved, bestselling potty-training classic by internationally bestselling author Taro Gomi! An elephant makes a big poop. A mouse makes a tiny poop. Everyone eats, so of course: everyone poops! Taro Gomi's classic, go-to picture book for straight talk on all things "number 2" is back in a lovely hardcover edition, as funny, reassuring, and encouraging as ever. The concept of going to the bathroom is made concrete through this illustrated narrative that is both verbally and visually engaging. Everyone Poops is just right for potty-training, gift-giving, and everyday reading with smart, curious readers. FUN POTTY BOOK FOR TODDLERS: Both a matter-of-fact, educational guide and a hilarious romp through poop territory that will appeal to young listeners over and over again. LAUGH & LEARN: Turn the pages to delight in artwork that is filled with timeless OMG moments for both kids and adults. CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOK: Since its debut in 1977, this clever and colorful picture book has remained a favorite for baby shower and birthday gift giving, as well as the must-have book when potty training time arrives, delighting generations of families. Perfect for: Children ages 6 months to 3 years old Parents, grandparents, and caregivers who are potty-training a toddler New baby gift, birthday present, and milestone moment celebration Shelving alongside books like P is for Potty! (Sesame Street), Dr. Seuss's The Foot Book, Sandra Boynton's Belly Button Book, and Everyone Feels Anxious Sometimes
Ten on a Twig
Count down from ten like never before with this uniquely interactive and beautiful picture book! Perfect for young readers who are learning how to count.Ten on a twig, just passing time... One falls off, and then there are nine.Watch the birds fall as the pages turn! In this charming, deceptively simple counting book, ten birds sit on a twig. As each falls off, they take a piece of the twig with them, and in the end, they have a new home--just in time to say goodnight. This delightful, fun read is great for bedtime or playtime, and the clever die-cuts will charm young readers.Children learning how to count will be mesmerized by the actions that happen with the page turns. It encourages repetition and rereads, and is sure to help many kids remember their numbers as they laugh along the way.
Desert
Run little fingers along these chunky, die-cut shapes and guess what created the tracks! Lift the flap to find out if you are right! Develop observation and prediction skills by exploring tracks that can be found in a variety of settings. Did a tractor leave this trail? Or a duck? A rewarding and tactile experience, full of surprises.
The Dichotomous Hippopotamus Tries on Shoes
Hippo can't find the right pair of shoes to buy. The shoes are too plain, too fancy, too edgy, too stodgy, too pointed, too rounded, too flighty, or too grounded! Learn your opposites while Hippo searches for the pair that fits just right!
Poppy’s Top Shop
Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Short O sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about all the thing you can find at Poppy's Top Shop, and enjoy learning to spell the Short O sound at the same time! The story includes 90 Short O words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones and homonyms and a grapheme chart. The Short O sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Poppy's Top Shop' and listen for words with a Short O soundBreak words into sounds, eg d-o-g. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Short I sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg d-o-g, dogLearn 4 ways to spell the Short O sound in wordsHelping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties: spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with: hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps: phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list
My Best Friend Fred
Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Short E sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about the adventures of Fred and his best friend, and enjoy learning to spell the Short E sound at the same time! The story includes 73 Short E words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones, homonyms and homographs and a grapheme chart. The Short E sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'My Best Friend Fred' and listen for words with a Short E soundBreak words into sounds, eg r-e-d. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Short E sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg r-e-d, redLearn all the ways to spell the Short E sound in words Helping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties: spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with: hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps: phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list
Ewes in the Queue
Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Long U sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about the unusual menu at Chef Matthew's cafe, and enjoy learning 10 ways to spell the Long U sound at the same time! The story includes 37 Long U words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones, homonyms and homographs and a grapheme chart. The Long U sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Ewes in the Queue' and listen for words with a Long U soundBreak words into sounds, eg n-ew. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Long U sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg n-ew, newLearn all the ways to spell the Long U sound in words Helping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties: spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with: hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps: phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list
Three Free Wishes
Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Long E sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about how four friends decide what to do with their three free wishes, and enjoy learning 12 ways to spell the Long E sound at the same time! The story includes 127 Long E words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones, homonyms and homographs and a grapheme chart. The Long E sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Three Free Wishes' and listen for words with a Long E soundBreak words into sounds, eg s-ea. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Long E sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg s-ea, seaLearn all the ways to spell the Long E sound in words Helping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties: spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with: hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps: phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list
Itchy Witch
Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Short I sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about how Christy Witch asks LIzardy Wizard to help her find out which trick is it that makes witchy itch, and enjoy learning to spell the Short I sound at the same time! The story includes 161 Short I words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones and homonyms and a grapheme chart. The Short A sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics Easy Read the phonics story 'Itchy Witch' and listen for words with a Short I sound Break words into sounds, eg p-i-g. This is often called 'sounding out' Spell the Short I sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg p-i-g, pig Learn 5 ways to spell the Short I sound in wordsHelping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties: spelling is confusing and doesn't make sense words seem to run together reading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with: hearing sounds in words learning letter sound associations blending sounds together identifying beginning, middle and end sounds in words learning tricky sight words reading fluency retrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps: phonics stories are full of words with a focus sound all the ways to spell the focus sound are in one place stories provide the context for phonics to make sense easy to follow word family patterns focus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complex tricky sight words are grouped into a focus sound rhyming stories help with predicting and memory recalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list
Dance of the Fancy Pants Ants
Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Short A sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about the adventures of Alex and Angie as they ask all the animals where they can find food to save their clan, and enjoy learning to spell the Short A sound at the same timLearn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Short A sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about the adventures of Alex and Angie as they ask all the animals where they can find food to save their clan, and enjoy learning to spell the Short A sound at the same time! The story includes 112 Short A words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones and homonyms and a grapheme chart. The Short A sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Dance of the Fancy Pants Ants' and listen for words with a Short A soundBreak words into sounds, eg c-a-t. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Short A sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg c-a-t catLearn all the ways to spell sounds in words. NB: The Short A sound is usually only spelled one way Helping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties: spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with: hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps: phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list
Diamonds in the Sky
Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Long I sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about how Tyson Pirate helps to save a kite, and enjoy learning to spell 11 ways to spell the Long I sound at the same time! The story includes 92 Long I words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones, homonyms and homographs and a grapheme chart. The Long I sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Diamonds in the Sky' and listen for words with a Long I soundBreak words into sounds, eg p-ie. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Long I sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg p-ie, pieLearn all the ways to spell the Long I sound in words Helping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties: spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with: hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps: phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list
