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Situations taken from daily life demonstrate the usefulness and pleasure of writing.

Explores the touch and feel of objects that are scratchy, warm, squishy, bumpy, and so on. Also includes activities based on the material presented.

Games and activities for developing visual discrimination and the ability to look closely at everyday objects.

Introduces about 90 sounds, such as animal, food, and people sounds and sounds that make you shiver or think of danger. Includes activities involving sound associations.

Presents situations that illustrate various thought and problem solving processes, such as making choices, putting things in order, or making sense out of things. Includes related activities.

Introduces approximately 150 words, with related activities to develop oral and written vocabulary and illustrate the functions of words.

Introduces 14 pairs of opposites, such as big and little, same and different, along with the concept that the same object can be its own opposite, depending upon perspective.

Introduces the reader to various activities traditionally associated with summer and encourages the discussion of individual experiences.

Introduces 19 geometric figures with activities involving shapes and size relationships.

Simple text and illustrations introduce twelve basic colors and explain how these colors can be combined to produce other colors.