Parent TIps
Summer tips for parents of young learners:
How We Engage Kids in the Discovery Center
- Implement engaging routines
- Make learning hands-on
- Provide visuals
- Get up and move
- Add cheers & chants
- Use manipulatives
- Celebrate milestones
- Encourage topic talks
- Differentiate instruction
- Act things out
- Create opportunities
- Make content relatable
- Provide cooperative learning opportunities
California Resources
Discovery Center Resources
Enlightened Literacy Video Series
Click the images below to view each video.
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These brief videos help support the literacy skills of young learners. Use some common toys you may have at home to help support learning in a fun and engaging way.
Academic Vocabulary
1. describe |
2. compare |
3. sequence |
4. character |
5. identify |
6. support |
7. edit |
8. source |
9. argue |
10. dialogue |
11. purpose |
12. analyze |
13. collaborate |
14. inform |
15. opinion |
16. justify |
17. determine |
18. create |
19. evidence |
20. examine |
21. conclusion |
22. elaborate |
23. interpret |
24. passage |
Explorer Reading Resources
Kindergarten Resources
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Kinder Anthology Vol 1 Kinder Anthology Vol 2 Kinder Read Alouds Kinder iRead Kinder Big Books |
Kinder Leveled Readers |
1st - 5th Grade Resources
6th Grade Resources
| Curriculum Support | Reading & Writing Support |
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| Anchor Text | Nonfiction | Nonfiction Connections |
| Perform Assessment U1 | Graphic Organizers |
| Types of Literature |
CVC Resources
Sight Words with Jack Hartmann
Amazing Reading Lists!
- Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Book Titles
- Best Children's Books
- Best Graphic Novels (combo of test and graphics/comics)
- Books to get you hooked!
- Newbery Award-winning books
- Best books in a series for kids 6-12
- Best books with beautiful illustrations
- Books you just have to read before you're a grown up!
- Top 100 books to read
Stories Read Aloud - Audio Books
- Chester's Way Written by Kevin Henkes (K - 1st 10 min.)
- Please Please the Bees Written by Gerald Kelley (1st - 3rd 5 min.)
- A Tale of Two Beasts read by Sarah Silverman (7:11)
- The Elves and the Shoemaker read by Chrissy Metz (6:28)
- Turkey Trouble read by Marc Maron (5:56)
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble read by Reid Scott (12:14)
- I Need My Monster read by Rita Moreno (11:22)
- A Bad Case of Stripes read by Sean Astin (11:51)
- Harry the Dirty Dog read by Betty White (4:54)
- Library Lion read by Mindy Sterling (12:16)
- Arnie the Doughnut read by Chris O'Dowd (15:04)
- Carla's Sandwich read by Allison Janney (10:28)
