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Kaplan's selection of parent involvement books work to provide parents with the tools they need to help children pick up classroom topics at home. Products include books, DVDs, activity kits, and games to help children make connections to their schoolwork.

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The Welcoming Classroom: Building Strong Home-to-School Connections for Early Learning
The Welcoming Classroom: Building Strong Home-to-School Connections for Early Learning
Item: 28587
Status: In Stock
$16.95
The children in today's early childhood classroom are more culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse than ever. As a teacher, your challenge is to partner with each family through recognizing their individual strengths, concerns, priorities, and resources. Dr. Johnna Darragh Ernst offers practical ideas for creating a welcoming atmosphere for families that will encourage them to participate in their children's learning community. From improving children's school readiness to encouraging positive… More »
Intellectual Emergencies: Some Reflections on Mothering and Teaching
Intellectual Emergencies: Some Reflections on Mothering and Teaching
Item: 16807
Status: In Stock
$24.95
Lilian Katz has spent many years conducting workshops for teachers, parents, and students all over the world, and during those workshops she has often referred to her son Stephen, and what she has termed the "intellectual emergencies" she experienced during the years he was growing up. Her responses to these "emergencies," the moments when he analyzed her actions and challenged her decisions as a parent and a teacher, are pulled together in this book. With music and words from… More »
99 Tips For School Readiness
99 Tips For School Readiness
Item: 10595
Status: In Stock
$17.95
"99 Tips for School Readiness" is designed to provide simple, developmentally appropriate activities to help children ages four and five get ready for school. The activities progress in difficulty within each skill area and can be used by families or by teachers. Skill areas include: Self-Help, Social-Behavioral, Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Language, and Cognitive. Book measures 9"L x 6"W x .25" thick.
Promoting Resilience For Now and Forever - Infant/Toddler - Set of 20
Promoting Resilience For Now and Forever - Infant/Toddler - Set of 20
Item: 28684P
Status: In Stock
$32.95 - $33.95
"Promoting Resilience For Now and Forever: A Family Guide for Supporting the Social and Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers", Second Edition supports families in understanding what social and emotional health of infants and toddlers is, how to recognize key behaviors, and how to support children's social/emotional health in the home setting in simple ways every day. Set of 20. Available in English and Spanish.
Zen Parenting
Zen Parenting
Item: 17256
Status: In Stock
$12.95
Zen Parenting offers practical insights into using the Zen practice of non-judgmental awareness to deal with the day-to-day chaos and joy of parenting.The short story format allows readers to easily grasp and apply Zen concepts in their own lives. 144 pages.
I Love You Rituals Book
I Love You Rituals Book
Item: 10620
Status: In Stock
$15.99
Seventy-nine interactive activities based on positive messages help children increase their attention spans, reduce hyperactivity, build self esteem, and facilitate language development. The interactions teach children how to be kind and caring using gentle touches. 208 pages.
The Simpler Family: A Book of Smart Choices and Small Comforts for Families Who Do Too Much
The Simpler Family: A Book of Smart Choices and Small Comforts for Families Who Do Too Much
Item: 19468
Status: In Stock
$16.95
The Simpler Family shows families how to make their dreams come true by making smart choices about the way they spend their time and money. Its proven, real-life strategies help families increase their free time together, reduce stress on parents and children, improve parents' work/life balance, increase healthfulness and save time and money.
Nemours® Reading BrightStart! A Parent's Guide to Reading Readiness - Set of 20
Nemours® Reading BrightStart! A Parent's Guide to Reading Readiness - Set of 20
Item: 29049P
Status: In Stock
$84.95
Learning to read is one of the major milestones in a child's life, and it's one that parents worry about. This guide gives parents information on how to support their child on his or her reading journey. Now parents of children, aged three to five years old, have the power to ensure their child becomes a successful reader. Available in English and Spanish. Set of 20 guides.
Treasure Basket Explorations: Heuristic Learning for Infants and Toddlers
Treasure Basket Explorations: Heuristic Learning for Infants and Toddlers
Item: 74131
Status: In Stock
$12.95
For the littlest learners, everything is an activity--feeling a rock, trying to lick a bubble, smelling a flower, or poking sand. In this book, teachers and caregivers of infants and toddlers will learn how these simple explorations support cognitive and vocabulary development. The book explains heuristic learning--discovery by trial and error--and how to encourage this type of learning to boost development. Through his explorations, the child is answering some fundamental questions: What is this… More »
The Baby Book
The Baby Book
Item: 28092
Status: In Stock
$22.99
The classic guide of the post-Dr. Spock generation has been revised to include the latest information on virtually every aspect of infant and baby care. "The Baby Book" is unrivaled in its scope and authority, and presents a practical, contemporary approach to parenting that reflects the way we live today. Focusing on the essential needs of babies -- eating, sleeping, development, health, and comfort -- it addresses the questions of greatest concern to parents. The Searses acknowledge… More »
Around the Family Table: 365 Mealtime Conversations for Parent and Children
Around the Family Table: 365 Mealtime Conversations for Parent and Children
Item: 19463
Status: In Stock
$9.95
"Around the Family Table" contains 365 intriguing questions guaranteed to spark lively discussions between parents and children. Families can establish a valuable, enriching tradition of spirited mealtime conversation that will bring them closer with every question. Paperback. 160 pages.
Building Relationships with Parents and Families in School Age Programs CD
Building Relationships with Parents and Families in School Age Programs CD
Item: 26775
Status: In Stock
$9.95
$5.00
Get the most of the revised edition with this companion CD-ROM containing more than 40 pages of Core Learning Activity handouts plus sample posters for promoting a family-friendly program environment and sample cover letters and response forms.
Coping with a Picky Eater: A Guide for the Perplexed Parent
Coping with a Picky Eater: A Guide for the Perplexed Parent
Item: 28106
Status: In Stock
$15.95
This fresh, practical, and realistic guide explains to parents how they can avoid mealtime battles with kids aged one to six years, using sensible strategies that will establish a lifetime of healthful eating habits. With cases ranging from the toddler who eats only peanut butter and jelly on white bread to the six-year-old who insists on scrambled eggs and cheese at every meal, pediatrician William G. Wilkoff, M.D., has been counseling picky eaters and their concerned parents for more than twenty… More »
A Mind At A Time - Paperback
A Mind At A Time - Paperback
Item: 28104
Status: In Stock
$18.99
$10.00
Dr. Levine shows parents and those who care for children how to identify these individual learning patterns, explaining how they can strengthen a child's abilities and either bypass or help overcome the child's weaknesses, producing positive results instead of repeated frustration and failure. Consistent progress can result when we understand that not every child can do equally well in every type of learning and begin to pay more attention to individual learning patterns -- and individual minds… More »
Partnering with Parents
Partnering with Parents
Item: 47286
Status: In Stock
$29.95
At last! A book has finally arrived that takes the worry out of parent-teacher communication. This innovative and original guide makes it easy for preschool teachers to connect with parents and involve them in the learning process using family meetings. Offering a complete plan for every meeting, Partnering With Parents is bursting with helpful tips, strategies, and creative ways to build a connection between home and school.
Parents Ask, Experts Answer: Nurturing Happy, Healthy Children
Parents Ask, Experts Answer: Nurturing Happy, Healthy Children
Item: 28590
Status: In Stock
$19.95
Who's the expert on your child? You are! But, what if you need validation? What if you need support? What if you have questions? As a parent, you may assume others have it all figured out-that there is some kind of magic decoder ring or secret handshake that will give you the key to parenting. But, if each child is unique, how can there be a one-size-fits-all guide to parenting? Although no one can has it all figured out, "Parents Ask, Experts Answer" empowers you by offering caring, informed… More »
School-to-Home Connections: Simple Strategies for Early Childhood Educators
School-to-Home Connections: Simple Strategies for Early Childhood Educators
Item: 37598
Status: In Stock
$24.95
Children are the inspiration for positive family-provider relationships that are essential for promoting healthy child development and learning. School-to-Home Connections is bursting with ideas for early childhood educators. Inside, you'll find simple ways to explain developmentally appropriate practice to parents, ideas on partnering with them on their child's journey to school readiness, and tips for nurturing families' active involvement in the school community. Along the way, you discover information… More »
Backtalk: Four Steps to Ending Rude Behavior in Your Kids
Backtalk: Four Steps to Ending Rude Behavior in Your Kids
Item: 28105
Status: In Stock
$18.95
$10.00
Few behavioral problems challenge and frustrate parents, caregivers, and teachers as does verbal rudeness in children of any age. Reinforced by the wise-cracking kids on TV and in the movies, backtalk has become all too common among today's youngsters. But there is nothing cute about this behavior. Remarks like "Yeah, right," "Big deal," and "Make me" -- from children as young as three -- get in the way of real communication between parents and kids, and can also be… More »
ScreamFree Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool
ScreamFree Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool
Item: 28090
Status: In Stock
$15.00
"ScreamFree Parenting" is not just another parenting book. It's the first parenting book that maintains -- from beginning to end -- that parenting is NOT about kids, it's about parents. As parents pay more attention to controlling their own behavior instead of their kids' behavior, the result is stronger, more rewarding, and more fulfilling family relationships. By staying calm and connected with your kids, you begin to operate less out of your deepest fears and more out of your highest… More »
The Busy Family's Guide to Volunteering
The Busy Family's Guide to Volunteering
Item: 47583
Status: In Stock
$14.95
The Busy Family's Guide to Volunteering shows you how to access the resources and information available to find volunteer opportunities that meet the needs of your family. Whether you have a two-year-old or an eighteen-year-old, you'll find everything you need to know to have a fulfilling and fun volunteer experience, from finding the right opportunity for your family to answers to hesitations you may have. The perfect book for families who want to do good things for their community, spend quality… More »
Ages and Stages: A Parent's Guide
Ages and Stages: A Parent's Guide
Item: 61282
Status: In Stock
$29.95
This resource book offers you the benefits of the most current research on child development, featuring helpful tips and techniques to foster your child's growth.
Building Relationships with Parents and Families in School-Age Programs
Building Relationships with Parents and Families in School-Age Programs
Item: 26774
Status: In Stock
$29.95
$19.95
This book emphasizes creating positive relationships with parents and families as the foundation for strong, ongoing partnerships between parents and families and after-school programs. This edition includes revised and expanded learning activities and answer guides to reflect current issues and concerns; revised and expanded handouts; enhanced and expanded tools for assessing parent needs and concerns; new and expanded tip sheets for building connections with parents and families; and a selected… More »
Enjoying the Parenting Roller Coaster
Enjoying the Parenting Roller Coaster
Item: 81390
Status: In Stock
$19.95
Parenting isn't always the joy it's made out to be. On the contrary, many parents feel they are struggling to maintain their sanity and control of their young children's behaviors. Offering realistic, practical advice for parents who want the joy back in parenting. Instead of getting bogged down in negative cycles, the book will help readers leave those behavior struggles behind and turn children on to cooperation and respect. The book will also help adults model their "best self" and… More »
Kick-Start Kindergarten Readiness
Kick-Start Kindergarten Readiness
Item: 89709
Status: In Stock
$16.95
Build the home-school connection to prepare for Kindergarten! Studies show that parent and family involvement with school is an important factor in children's later academic success. Many families of young children want to learn ways to support their little ones in preparing for and getting the most out of kindergarten. With easy-to-share parent letters and simple, fun activities for families to do together at home, Kick-Start Kindergarten Readiness is the perfect tool for early childhood teachers… More »