"Nearly every early childhood classroom has an exceptionally bright child-from the child who starts reading independently at age three to the child who would rather take apart his tricycle than ride on it. This book's strategies help educators create a richer learning environment where exceptionally bright children are encouraged to learn beyond prescribed curriculum goals. It includes identifiers of exceptionally bright children, ideas to change...

There's a new friend in school: Winnie the Pooh! And he's ready to learn and play with kindergartners in Disney's Winnie the Pooh Kindergarten. This title has been newly enhanced with an introduction to Spanish and French. Through storytelling, games, and activities, children will build fundamental skills in reading, spelling, simple arithmetic, problem solving, and more. Once all the lessons are completed, kindergartners will be rewarded with a diploma...

To a four-year-old watching bulldozers or chasing butterflies in a field, the world is awash with promise. Children come hardwired to learn in virtually any setting and about anything. Yet in today's preschools and kindergartens, learning has been reduced to scripted lessons and suspect metrics that undervalue children's intelligence while overtaxing their growing brains.

Daniel liked preschool just fine, but he is not so sure he wants to go to kindergarten.

Dexter knows everything there is to know about kindergarten and is not at all scared about his first day there, but his stuffed dog, Buster, is very nervous.

When she hears strange, loud noises coming from her brother's kindergarten room, a young girl becomes convinced that there is a monster loose in the school.

Francine the fox does not want to go to school, but she has a good day anyway.

"Clifford joins Emily Elizabeth for her first day of kindergarten! Emily Elizabeth is nervous about making new friends and missing home. But with Clifford by her side in class to sing songs and play games, Emily Elizabeth learns how much fun kindergarten can be!"--Page 4 of cover.

"The night before he starts kindergarten Milo's dreams are full of worry, but after a fun first day of school, Milo decides that he likes kindergarten!"--