The Ugly Duckling

Once upon a time there was a flock of ducklings born, but one of them was different than the rest. Reading storybooks such as “The Ugly Duckling” is essential to building reading fluency and mastering early literacy concepts. Whether your child is in preschool or older, they're never too old to benefit from the lessons of this beloved tale about fitting in and the importance of kindness. Featuring cheery illustrations and a soothing narrator, kids of all ages will settle in for this story time and time again.

If a little birdie came and told you that it could easily teach sequencing events to your preschoolers, would your curiosity be piqued? Your young learners will be equally as interested in learning how a story evolves with this cute and interactive game helping Floyd the dog put his book back together after a little bird re-organized the pages.

If you have kids who love to move in your classroom, this workout-along with Roly is one awesome opportunity to practice recognizing the letters U, D, S, and Q. With the moderator calling out a physical action associated with each letter, students who thrive on movement can stand a better chance of memorizing and recognizing these letters in the future.

This building has been condemned and it's up to your kid to help tear it down. In this game, early readers work on their alphabet knowledge by listening to the cues and choosing the correct letter brick. Each time your kid correctly identifies a letter Floyd's crane activates, sending Roly barreling into the alphabet bricks. If your kid's letter recognition skills are up to snuff, the whole building will come crumbling down!

It should come as no surprise that students these days love interactive learning opportunities. If your students are working on color recognition, why not build in a little eye-hand coordination practice as well? Students playing this swan-derful game will quickly learn the difference between white and yellow.

Offer early learners lots of exposure to adjectives and descriptive phrases in process of elimination game! Young detectives will listen to the descriptions, then help Officer Ice Cream eliminate ice cream scoops one by one, until only one remains. As they play, children will build language skills and the ability to make decisions. When learners finally single out the last ice cream scoop, they are sure to feel a sense of accomplishment.