It's the night before Christmas and Frog needs a Star to hang on his Christmas Tree. Duck tries to lasso one out of the sky for him. Then, it's Christmas morning and the WordFriends are excited by the presents Santa has brought for them! But not all of the letters for Dog's present came down his chimney--all he has is a B-A-L. Can the WordFriends find a way to build Dog a Ball?

Organizing for Literacy is a professional development series for implementing a balanced early literacy program based on apprenticeship theory. The series presents a complete early literacy resource, with the option of using individual videos to focus on a specific area of need. The programs illustrate the reciprocal nature of teaching and learning across a range of reading and writing events. Each program is designed to allow you to view it in its...

Have fun counting and learning plural nouns.

Teaches vowels and consonants, word building, rhyming, and vocabulary. Join Leap, Lily, and Tad on a journey to the Word Factory and see how letters are made into words!

"Homeschool mom Jennifer Pepito was letting fear and insecurity push her around, but then she recaptured her confidence as a mom within the pages of classic literature like The Hiding Place and Pride and Prejudice. This inspiring read takes you on a fascinating and whimsical journey that will bring freedom and fun to your parenting-one book at a time"--

Take the library storytime experience home with a Storytime @ Home bag. Each bag includes a handful of books revolving around a theme, some songs and rhymes that you can do at home, a toy or game that helps reinforce concepts and help with motor skills, activities that help expand on early literacy and learning, and a coloring sheet with crayons. Themes include: animals, seasons, kindergarten readiness and feelings, reading and libraries, dinosaurs,...