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L E A R N I N G I N A F L A S H • PreK – 8

Early Learning • Preschool

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Table of Contents

Early LearningPreschool

BeginningReading

ReadingComprehension

Writing Comprehension

Handwriting

Math Basics

Math Drills, Skills, and Problem Solving

Social Studiesand Science

Kumon Numbers and LettersKumon Practice Books are based on step-by-step methods that give children the ability to learn various skills without difficulty. Children steadily learn and improve their abilities while having fun. This approach is what makes Kumon popular with both parents and teachers.

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The My First Book of . . . series gives children the opportunity to develop basic school skills. In each book, the tasks begin with the most simple and become more complex as children master the skills. Each exercise includes colorful pictures so children can have fun while they learn. Available for cutting, tracing, and mazes.

$6.95 / $8.95 CAN • 8 1/4 x 11 3/4 • 80 pages

Kumon Preschool Skills

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Beginning Reading

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Flash Skil ls

Flash Skills are a line of mini- workbooks designed to focus on specific skills. Each book uses a unique theme and adorable art to help young learners master math and reading through practice and reinforcement. Two pages of fun full-color stickers will motivate and reward your child.

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Phonics and Sight WordsFlash Skills Sight Words and Phonics are the perfect companions to a child’s classroom learning. Designed specifically with fun in mind, each book contains fun games that teach crucial reading words, vowel sounds, and blended letter sounds. Books begin at Grade 1 and become more challenging in Grade 2. Each book comes with two pages of stickers—a perfect way to reward hard work.

$2.95 / $4.95 CAN • 7 x 9 • 64 pages

Reading Flash CardsUsing this set of Phonics Flash Cards, your child will learn to identify the sounds of long and short vowels, consonants, and beginning and ending blends. The Sight Words Flash Cards will help your child become familiar with over 150 sight words. Each set of 86 flash cards also includes ideas for games and activities to make learning fun.

$2.95 / $4.95 CAN • 86 cards per box

Alphabet Flash Cards are a fun way to get your child ready for reading. This set of 86 flash cards includes ideas for games and activities to broaden your child’s knowledge of the alphabet while having fun.

$2.95 / $4.95 CAN • 86 cards per box

Alphabet Flash Cards

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$2.95 / $4.95 CAN 7 x 9 • 64 pages

Reading Comprehension

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Reading Skills Workbooks are a comprehensive line of workbooks developed through a partnership with Harcourt Achieve™, a leading educational publisher. Based on national teaching standards, these workbooks provide complete practice in reading skills such as finding facts, understanding sequence, using context, choosing main ideas, drawing conclusions, and making inferences.

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High-interest fiction and nonfiction reading passages followed by questions encourage the development of vital reading comprehension skills. Using Reading Comprehension Grade 2 and Grade 3, children learn to read for meaning. The fun and interesting activities in Main Idea teach the ability to read critically and identify the main point of a reading passage.

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Reading Comprehension

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Reading Skills

Writing Comprehension Handwriting

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Handwriting FlashChartThis four-page chart provides step-by-step instructions on how to write each letter of the alphabet in print and cursive. It also covers:

• printing numbers• good writing habits• practice sentences• how to put letters together

$3.95 / $5.95 CAN • Grade 1–6

Writing Practice BooksPrint Writing Practice Book introduces print writing through fun animal facts. This book is full of familiar and not-so-familiar creatures that will make learning to write an adventure. Plenty of practice pages encourage repetition and mastery.

Cursive Writing Practice Book teaches cursive in a cool way. Each letter corresponds to a realistic animal illustration and an interesting scientific fact about the picture. This unique feature helps grab kids attention, while the clear diagrams and ample pages encourage practice.

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Writing SkillsIn Writing Skills Grade 2, puzzles, letters, poetry, ads, and matching activities are meant to inspire and excite your child about writing.

In Writing Skills Grade 3, different genres, such as poetry, persuasion, newspaper articles, facts and opinions, descrip-tion, and comparison inspire good writing skills.

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Writing Skills FlashChartsThe four-page Vocabulary chart helps children understand the basics of language and expand their vocabularies. It also covers:

• prefixes• roots• synonym groups• homophones• commonly confused word pairs

The four-page Grammar and Punctuation chart introduces various parts of speech and proper puncuation, including:

• nouns and pronouns• regular and irregular verbs• adjectives• commas• apostrophes• and more!

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$3.95 / $5.95 CAN • Grade 1–6

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Math Basics

Flash Cards contain 86 cards per box, with rounded edges and bright, full-color art!

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Flash Skills math titles offer fun activities to help students fully understand all aspects of math. Beginning in Grade 1, students will enjoy activities that help strengthen basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, time, and money. Grade 2 activity books help to solidify these skills, while Grade 3 books introduce concepts like multiplication, division, and fractions.

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Flash Skills Math Books

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Flash Kids Flash Cards complement the Reading and Math Skills Workbooks to provide a comprehensive learning system.

Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are skills that every child must learn. A firm understanding of these basic concepts will enable your child to master more difficult math later on. These sets of 86 flash cards include ideas for games and activities to improve your child’s math skills while having fun.

$2.95 / $4.95 CAN • 86 cards per box

Math Flash Cards

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Math Drills, Skills, and Problem Solving

Problem SolvingExciting city-themed and fun country fair–themed activities encourage the use of logic, estimation, and choosing a method to solve a problem.

$2.95 / $4.95 CAN • 7 x 9 • 64 pages

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Math Skills Workbooks are a comprehensive line of workbooks developed through a partnership with Harcourt Achieve™, a leading educational publisher. Based on national teaching standards, these workbooks provide complete practice in key math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, measurements, and problem solving.

$6.95 / $8.95 CAN • 8 1/2 x 11 • 128 pages

Math Dri llsAddition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems review first- through third-grade math, while fun, themed illustrations and stickers enter-tain your child.

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Math Ski l ls FlashChartsEach math chart provides step-by-step explanations to basic math problems. They cover the adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing of fractions and decimals; percents; denominators and numerators; factors and factoring; lines and angles; and more.

$3.95 / $5.95 CAN • Grade 4–8

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Social Studies and Science

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Laminated and hole-punched to fit perfectly into a binder, social studies FlashCharts are the perfect companions to a wide range of topics students learn throughout elementary and middle school. Covering subjects ranging from Ancient Rome to U.S. Presidents, each chart is packed with information that will help students with reports, test review, and overall knowledge.

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Social StudiesFlashCharts

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Laminated and hole-punched to fit perfectly into a binder, science FlashCharts are the perfect companions to a wide range of science topics students learn throughout elementary and middle school. Ranging from The Human Body to The Solar System, these charts not only help students understand the complexities of science, but also serve as a wonderful review sheet for tests!

$3.95 / $5.95 CAN • Grade 1–8

ScienceFlashCharts

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