What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know: Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning (Core Knowledge Series)
Designed for parents to use with their children, and co-edited by the author of Cultural Literacy, a primer incorporates the contributions of two thousand parents and teachers into an accessible introduction to the world of knowledge. Reprint.”
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Great and Interesting
My children are 3 years and 20 months. This book has provided numerous, fun, learning opportunities for them. My redheaded 3 year old had a fun time when we discussed the section about Thomas Jefferson. She was thrilled to learn that he loved books (just as she does) and that he also had red hair just like her. The format of this book is great. It is divided into subjects that make it very easy for a parent to use with their children. Even though my children are young, they are still gleaning knowledge from this book when I use it in conjunction with “What Your Preschooler Needs To Know”. I highly recommend this book.
5 Stars Great book for teaching…
This is a great book for teaching all the things you remember learning as a child that is often left out of the current curriculum in today’s schools. Plus its fun to read with you child. Besides it really just gives you a perfect time to sit down and have some one on one time with your number one fan. Highly recommended.
5 Stars What your kindergardner needs to know
I really apreciated a text that had all the different subject ares for my little four year old son in one book. We read and discuss history, culture, music and we have done some of the science experiments. He loves the stories. We were in Germany this summer and had a chance to visit Bremen where we were introduce to the local foke tale ” The Bremen street musicians” I purchased the book in german and my friend transulated it for us. This story was in the “What your kindergardner needs to know” book. I was impressed. I will definately purchase the nxt level.
5 Stars Great stories for bedtime
I read to my child every night. I have done this since he was days old. We have a boatload of books. He is almost 4 and I noticed he pays more attention when I read books with stories. I am sick of “Are you my mother?” and anything to do with Horton.
I was attracted to this book because it was filled with interesting, well known stories. I thought the lack of color pictures would be a problem, but it turned out to be irrelevant. He loves listening to the stories. He even tries to repeat them back to me.
Unlike other’s, I like that these are the classic versions of the stories. These original versions don’t always have the moral point infused into modern versions. They also can talk about death. However, this gives me the opportunity to have intelligent conversations with my child regarding tough topics.
Let me give you an example with the 3 little pigs. In the classic version, the brick pig only uses bricks because that is what he finds, which is the same with stick and straw pig. The moral of him working harder to get a better house is not in this version. In this version, stick and straw pig get eaten by the wolf. The wolf gets boiled in a pot of water.
So after we read the story as-is, we had a discussion about it. My 3yo really enjoyed the interaction.
At this point, we are doing 1 story, 1 fable or poem, and 1 math, science or spelling thing out of the book each day. I have been very happy with the results.
5 Stars great book
this is a good book with lots of info and lessons to do for curriculum with your child.
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