Abundant activities that are fun, easy to use, and developmentally appropriate

• Engaging sidebars highlighting teacher/ student dialog

• Methods for integrating the 3 Cs into the curriculum and meeting state standards

• Recommendations of related children's books

Research shows that children with positive social skills, a creative nature, and a love of learning experience success in later school years. This resource shows how to promote school readiness by giving young learners a desire to learn, teaching them how to learn, and nurturing empathy, emotional intelligence, and problem solving. Indexed by topic and state standards for easy reference to activities.