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With our exclusive Creative Reads Kits<\/strong><\/a>, you can provide a themed, hands-on experience to complement story time and introduce kids to project-based learning. Designed for Pre-K through 3rd grade, each kit comes with an award-winning book and a standards-aligned lesson plan that ensures success in project-based learning programs. The lesson plan includes tips, ideas, questions & prompts to support a deeper learning.<\/p>\n Instead of being a passive listener to a story, children are now part of the learning experience! Hands-on learning is not only highly effective, but also incredibly enjoyable. Kids appreciate the opportunity to take control of their learning, and they can with our new Creative Reads\u2122 Kits. All books are hard-cover award winning books that are beloved by teachers and parents.<\/p>\n Each kit comes with:<\/strong><\/p>\n The project length for these book kits can be adjusted based on grade and ability. The story and craft in these kits can be completed in an hour or less. Each child receives a journal & pencil to further encourage extended exploration! Thoughtfully selecting and introducing more open-minded instruction allows for endless possibilities for these kits.<\/p>\n These Kits are perfect for:<\/p>\n Below are our 8 Creative Reads Kits options! Shop ALL here >\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n This beloved favorite nursery rhyme and storybook has been used to develop children’s speech and language skills for generations. The predictable rhyming language of the text encourages children to chime in and read along. Little ones will love giggling along with those naughty monkeys! The kit comes with\u00a0ready-to-decorate pre-stuffed 10″ Color Me\u2122 Monkeys.<\/p>\n This award-winning classic book has been used to develop children’s speech and language skills for generations. The predictable language of the text encourages children to chime in and read along. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” also teaches children about the days of the week, counting, the life cycle of a butterfly, and the benefits of proper eating habits. This kit includes a Caterpillar Note Holder Craft Kit plus ready-to-decorate Flying Butterflies!<\/p>\n The award-winning book “Be Kind” conveys the message of kindness and empathy. Books on kindness help children interact and engage with the world around them in compassionate and empathetic ways. Help your students imagine how others feel during intolerant or difficult situations. Actions, or in this case pictures, speak louder than words! This kit features our popular Color-Me\u2122 Be Kind Magnets.<\/p>\n In this hardcover classic by author Lois Ehlert, children learn the colors of the rainbow and grow an understanding of how to plant bulbs, seeds, and seedlings, and nurture their growth. Comes with compostable flowerpots and a sweet bird plant marker to mark the flower in the garden. All supplies (seeds. pots, markers, instructions, and soil pellets) are included in the craft kit.<\/p>\n Plant growth times vary by season & location.\u00a0<\/p>\n Award-winning superhero Yasmin has the cape. And mask. Now she just needs a villain to defeat! While Yasmin is looking for one, she meets lots of friends and neighbors who need her help, but no villains. Then Yasmin discovers that she might not need a villain to use her superpowers! This kit comes with Superhero Velvet Art projects and ready-to-decorate Superhero Masks.<\/p>\n A young girl and her father go owling for the first time on a cold winter night. Along the way, they encounter a great horned owl. It is gentle yet adventurous, quiet yet full of sound. This award-winning book teaches students about patience and appreciation for nature. The kit comes with Scratch Art Owls and ready-to-decorate Owl Masks.<\/p>\n In this hardcover classic by author Karen Beaumont, children witness outside-the-box, creative thinking and a fun read-aloud guessing game in which kids will delightfully participate. What will the child paint next? “So I take some red and I paint my . . . HEAD!” Silliness paired with the ruckus read-aloud appeal will have every reader begging for repeat reads and begging to paint! This kit includes Canvas Panels and Mini Easels for displaying, and acrylic paint strips with brushes.<\/p>\n Award-winning “The Snowy Day” is a wonderful book to read aloud to children to help with communication skills like story recall and phonetics. The story has lots of repeating words helping to develop children’s speech and language skills. Keats’s intention in creating “The Snowy Day” was to break down barriers. He wanted a book that would \u201clead all children to genuine self-acceptance.\u201d In this kid, kids can design their own Snow Globe!<\/p>\n Years of research across a multitude of studies have led us to the same conclusion, children learn more effectively when they have the opportunity to interact with materials related to a learning objective. Here Instead of being a passive listener to a lecture or a book, they are now part of the learning experience, which is invaluable in any subject.<\/p>\n Engaging in bodily-kinesthetic learning (aka hands-on) is not only highly effective, but also incredibly enjoyable. Kids appreciate the opportunity to take control of their learning, and that\u2019s exactly what they can do with these activity kits.<\/p>\n Hands-on learning provides an environment where children are required to solve problems. They must think critically about how they should use the materials provided to them and put those thoughts into action.<\/p>\n Children will inevitably make mistakes in the process, and that\u2019s a good thing. Research tells us that making mistakes is an important aspect of learning success. It requires children to develop perseverance and ask themselves questions about how to be successful next time. Family Engagement is essential in promoting healthy physical, cognitive and social-emotional development, and academic achievement of children and youth from pre-K to high school. Research shows that when families are meaningfully and continuously engaged in their children\u2019s learning and development, they can positively impact their child\u2019s health, development, academic, and well-being outcomes into adulthood.<\/p>\n\n
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Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nBe Kind<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nPlanting a Rainbow<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nYasmin the Superhero<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nOwl Moon<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nI Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Snowy Day<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nBenefits of Hands-On Learning<\/h2>\n
It’s Effective<\/h3>\n
It’s Enjoyable<\/h3>\n
IT PROMOTES PROBLEM-SOLVING<\/h3>\n
In the world of children, play is work. It\u2019s how they learn about the world around them.<\/p>\nFamily Engagement Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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