Beginning to Learn about
19 total works
Introduces 19 geometric figures with activities involving shapes and size relationships.
Introduces the reader to various activities traditionally associated with summer and encourages the discussion of individual experiences.
Presents situations that illustrate various thought and problem solving processes, such as making choices, putting things in order, or making sense out of things. Includes related activities.
Introduces the reader to various activities traditionally associated with autumn and encourages the discussion of individual experiences.
Situations taken from daily life demonstrate the usefulness and pleasure of reading.
Situations taken from daily life demonstrate the usefulness and pleasure of writing.
The numerals one to ten are introduced through a counting game, with the correct number being determined by clues in the illustrations.
Introduces the functions of measuring, emphasizing metric linear measurement, numbers, and concepts of long/short, big/bigger/biggest, equal to, greater than, and less than. Includes activities and crafts projects.
Simple text and illustrations introduce twelve basic colors and explain how these colors can be combined to produce other colors.
Text, pictures, and related activities introduce experiences traditionally associated with spring: sports, weather, clothes, colors, feelings, and things to see, smell, touch, and hear.
Presents situations arousing such common feelings as anger, embarrassment, bravery, pride, and surprise. Includes related activities.
Introduces about 90 sounds, such as animal, food, and people sounds and sounds that make you shiver or think of danger. Includes activities involving sound associations.
Introduces the 4 basic tastes, sweet, sour, bitter, and salty, along with 15 other types of tastes and textures, such as spicy, cold, and crunchy. Recipes and activities are included.
Briefly discusses different types of stories and encourages the reader to complete and compose stories.
Explores the touch and feel of objects that are scratchy, warm, squishy, bumpy, etc. Also includes activities based on the material presented.
Introduces the letters A to Z through a word guessing game and repeated examples of letters matched with corresponding words.
Introduces basic principles of telling time and such related concepts as today/tomorrow/yesterday, past/future, and late/early.
Describes 14 categories of aromas, including those associated with holidays, cleanliness, and illness.
Text and suggested activities introduce the scientific method, an orderly procedure for discoveries and for solving problems.