I Know About Telling Time
Part of the What I Know series
"Is it time yet?" This useful book helps readers practice answering this question for themselves using analog clocks. They'll learn what each clock hand indicates and how to tell time in hour and half-hour increments. Telling time using an analog clock is an important step for young learners, and an early standard of Common Core math, and this straightforward text and accompanying photographs guide readers in mastery of that fundamental skill. Final questions aid in evaluating what they've learned.
I Know Day and Night
Part of the What I Know series
Earth turns once each day and gifts us, with a period of darkness and daylight. This valuable book is an excellent introduction to this earth science concept. Readers will review objects that may be, seen in the sky, during the day and night as well as events that usually happen during these times, such as attending school and going to bed. They'll also consider what daily events they enjoy the most and when these happen, aiding them in connecting these actions to time. Colorful photographs correlate perfectly with the accessible text.
I Know People Around Town
Part of the What I Know series
Young people are always interested in those in the community who make it run-especially uniformed heroes such as firefighters and police officers. This fun volume walks readers around town introducing them to community workers, including the mail carrier, dentist, and librarian. Carefully chosen photographs correlate with the achievable vocabulary and illustrate characteristics of each job.
I Know Places Around Town
Part of the What I Know series
The zoo, school, town library, and the police station. These are just a few of the places that are visited in this narrative. Readers also view a bakery, the hospital, the playground, and most importantly, the ice cream shop.
I Know Halves and Wholes
Part of the What I Know series
Identifying half and whole shapes is a fundamental part of geometry. Young learners may practice first with flat shapes, but seeing this idea applied to foods they know is much more enticing! This charming book, full of bright photographs of favorite foods, is a great review of a crucial concept. Readers will practice vocabulary terms through accessible sentences as well as the application of the words "half" and "whole," and a final activity allows them to check their understanding.
I Know Things That Go
Part of the What I Know series
There are so many ways to travel, and now on-the-go readers can review the vocabulary of vehicles in this appealing and vibrant volume. Trains, airplanes, and even scooters are some of the fun modes of transportation featured. At-level text is paired with colorful photographs, and both aid readers in deciding which way they would choose to travel to go someplace fun!
I Know Size Words
Part of the What I Know series
Size words, such as large, small, short, and long, aren't just an important part of a burgeoning bank of vocabulary words. They're a crucial component of learning the skills of comparison and classification, early standards of Common Core math. The size words in this useful book are paired with colorful photographs that will help readers with comprehension of the accessible sentences. A final activity allows them to review the vocabulary and apply their knowledge, an excellent opportunity for assessment.
I Know People Around Town
Part of the What I Know series
Young people are always interested in those in the community who make it run-especially uniformed heroes such as firefighters and police officers. This fun volume walks readers around town introducing them to community workers, including the mail carrier, dentist, and librarian. Carefully chosen photographs correlate with the achievable vocabulary and illustrate characteristics of each job.
I Know Places Around Town
Part of the What I Know series
Everyone has their favorite places around the community, whether it's the library or the ice cream shop. In this attractive book, readers visit the important-and fun!-places found in many towns and cities, including the police station and the playground. Vocabulary is reinforced as readers consider what these places look like where they live and which they'd like to visit. Understanding community resources and workers are key parts of early elementary curricula.
I Know Things That Go
Part of the What I Know series
There are so many ways to travel, and now on-the-go readers can review the vocabulary of vehicles in this appealing and vibrant volume. Trains, airplanes, and even scooters are some of the fun modes of transportation featured. At-level text is paired with colorful photographs, and both aid readers in deciding which way they would choose to travel to go someplace fun!
I Know Shapes
Part of the What I Know series
Discovering the obvious and hidden shapes in the world around us is a great way to strengthen geometric concepts. This motivating volume points out shapes in common and interesting objects. Readers will be, inspired by accessible text and colorful photographs to apply their understanding of shapes' attributes to their own surroundings, reinforcing fundamental mathematic ideas.
I Know the Weather
Part of the What I Know series
Weather is an important science concept at the early elementary level. Recognizing and identifying kinds of weather requires observational skills and certain vocabulary terms. This bright volume allows young meteorologists to correlate weather in carefully selected photographs with descriptive weather vocabulary, such as rainy, sunny, and foggy. It's never too early to tackle this essential STEM theme!
I Know Fruits and Vegetables
Part of the What I Know series
Sometimes books can make our mouths water, and this volume, full of beautiful pictures of fruits and vegetables, will do just that. The at-level text and supporting photographs encourage a healthy and colorful diet, while presenting a cornucopia of vocabulary for fruits and vegetables, such as bananas, strawberries, and peppers. A concluding question asks readers to muse about which is their favorite, a fun way to review an impressive-and important-word list.
I Know Opposites
Part of the What I Know series
The concept of opposites is a crucial one at the early elementary level. Learning opposites opens up a reader's vocabulary and ability to communicate. This colorful volume is a helpful aid for teaching and reviewing opposites, displaying opposite pairs visually next to the accompanying accessible text. Readers are encouraged to identify opposites in their own world, reinforcing these essential ideas in their daily lives.
I Know the Days of the Week
Part of the What I Know series
Time can be an abstract and sometimes confusing topic for young learners. The days of the week become comprehensible in this cheerful, entertaining narrative, which emphasizes the order of days, as well as how events may, happen on certain days. The inviting text, supported by carefully chosen photographs, concludes with a query about readers' favorite day.
I Know the Seasons
Part of the What I Know series
Winter, spring, summer, and fall. Each season has its unique identifying features as well as its exciting activities. Readers will become well acquainted with these as they learn about the four seasons in this beneficial book. They'll also decide which is their favorite season. Thoughtfully chosen photographs correlate with the achievable text and illustrate the characteristics of each season.
I Know Flat and Solid Shapes
Part of the What I Know series
It is not just important for young learners to master familiar shapes like triangles, circles, and squares. Recognizing and identifying two-dimensional ("flat") or three-dimensional ("solid") shapes is a geometry standard of Common Core math. This helpful book, written to be accessible for our youngest learners, allows readers to compare 2-D shapes with their 3-D counterparts, such as a circle and sphere. Photographs clearly illustrate the qualities that define each. Concluding questions help readers review geometric terms.
I Know Opposites
Part of the What I Know series
The concept of opposites is a crucial one at the early elementary level. Learning opposites opens up a reader's vocabulary and ability to communicate. This colorful volume is a helpful aid for teaching and reviewing opposites, displaying opposite pairs visually next to the accompanying accessible text. Readers are encouraged to identify opposites in their own world, reinforcing these essential ideas in their daily lives.
I Know the Weather
Part of the What I Know series
Weather is an important science concept at the early elementary level. Recognizing and identifying kinds of weather requires observational skills and certain vocabulary terms. This bright volume allows young meteorologists to correlate weather in carefully selected photographs with descriptive weather vocabulary, such as rainy, sunny, and foggy. It's never too early to tackle this essential STEM theme!
I Know Fruits and Vegetables
Part of the What I Know series
Sometimes books can make our mouths water, and this volume, full of beautiful pictures of fruits and vegetables, will do just that. The at-level text and supporting photographs encourage a healthy and colorful diet, while presenting a cornucopia of vocabulary for fruits and vegetables, such as bananas, strawberries, and peppers. A concluding question asks readers to muse about which is their favorite, a fun way to review an impressive-and important-word list.
I Know Colors
Part of the What I Know series
It's a vibrant world! The pleasing pages of this bright book invite beginning readers to recognize the colors of the rainbow in familiar and fun objects, such as foods, toys, and animals. Achievable content and a final question about the reader's favorite color make this a valuable tool for both teaching and reinforcing color concepts.
I Know Body Parts
Part of the What I Know series
Knowing body parts and accompanying vocabulary are essential topics in both health and science elementary curricula. In this helpful volume, close text and image correlation make fundamental concepts comprehensible. Readers will recognize the body parts in each colorful photograph and associate them with their own. Finally, they'll consider how they use their many body parts in their daily lives.
I Know Numbers
Part of the What I Know series
Ten toes on our feet, four bases in baseball, two wheels on a bicycle, numbers are all around! This sunny book demonstrates how readers can identify numbers in familiar objects and situations, aided by carefully selected images, and encourages them to practice number recognition in their everyday lives. Number names, quantities, and counting are among the essential skills addressed in this valuable volume.