We have some new Teaching Resources - Alphabet Recycling Ideas, a Letterland Reading Booklet, and
Who’s Who in Letterland which you can download.
Please check “For Teachers” and “For Parents” to see more.
Rhyming and anticipating word endings are vital skills necessary on the road to reading. This pack introduces children to their Letterland friends, and includes a range of rhyming activities. Also included is an activity Sticker Dictionary with over 120 key words and an individual dictionary for your child to record favourite words.
Regular price - $64.15; Special price - $58.00
We’ve done it again!
Things to Make and Do was awarded a merit at the 2010 Practical Pre School Awards, following in the footsteps of the Living ABC that won Bronze at the awards ceremony in 2008.
We all know that young children learn best when they are having fun so what could be better than a creative and colourful activity book that combines learning how to paint, fold, trace, stick and cut with the teaching of early literacy skills? Published 1 April 2010 and drawing on Letterland’s extensive experience of producing high-quality phonics books, Things to Make & Do contains twenty-six simple and varied activities, each focused on one of the much-loved Letterland characters, designed to help develop key areas of your child’s skills – language, literacy, numeracy, communication and physical development.
Run around with Red Robot’s Exercise Routine! Impress your friends with Impy Ink’s Invisible Ink! Fancy a go at making Firefighter Fred’s Funky Frames? Why not tackle Talking Tess’s Tomato Puppet? Whatever you choose, you will find that each page not only includes a full list of what is required for the activity and clear instructions on how to do it but also alliterative language for each chosen letter and a series of stimulating questions that will get your child thinking about the letter in hand. And, when you have finished all of the activities in the book, there is a page that includes suggestions for twenty-six more!
Presented in an easy-to-use, wipe-clean ring-binder format, Things to Make & Do is a book that both you and your child will want to return to again and again.
Regular Price $62, special price of $50!
A lavish ceremony in Le Cent Quatre, Paris was held last Friday (February 11, 2010) in honour of The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2009.
Lisa Holt, Author and Head Designer at Letterland International, was presented with The Gourmand Best in the World Award for The Letterland Cookbook - An Alphabet of Recipes, in the Best Children and Family Cookbook category. She was in good company, alongside Jamie Oliver who won the Award for Best Food Television Producer.
After receiving her award from Monsieur Edouard Cointreau, President, Lisa Holt said “We are all delighted that the Letterland Cookbook has received this prestigious award, particularly as there was such stiff competition from across the world. We are so proud to be able to produce a book that helps young children to learn to cook and read at the same time!”
Bringing together two of the country’s hottest topics – phonics and healthy eating – Managing Director of Letterland, Mark Wendon, said, “What could be better than a fun and functional book that teaches children the benefits of a balanced diet whilst developing their listening, speaking and literacy skills at the same time?”
In 2010 Letterland Canada will be selling special packages of resources at reduced prices. Make sure you check the website regularly to see what we have to offer. Build up your collection of resources by purchasing them all!
The first package will be called February Fun, and will consist of:
Regular price $80.50, special price $72.00!
The 2010 catalogues have arrived and are being mailed out this week.
2009 prices will be held until January 31, so place your orders now!
We know that educators, whether working with children at home, in a classroom or in private practice like to share their feelings about products. Indeed, we receive many new orders from people who have heard about Letterland through friends or colleagues.
So here’s a chance to parlay your love of Letterland into free gifts for yourself.
If you are a present customer, any new orders for packages we receive through your recommendation will result in free product for you. This will be in effect until the end of 2010.
We must receive an order for a package - Early Years, Primary or Home Schooling - from someone who has never ordered Letterland before, and records you as the reference. You will then receive a $100 credit* to purchase any Letterland product you wish.
* excluding taxes and shipping
Red Robot– Finger paint with red paint. Trace an “r” and have children cut it out. Haved the children cut out a roller skate, and glue it onto the bottom of the letter.
Sammy Snake – Place stickers on Sammy’s shape to indicate scales. This activity can also be used with two or three colours of stickers to test pattern comprehension – we teachers are so sneaky!
Talking Tess – Glue toothpicks on Tess’s shape.
Uppy Umbrella – Cut umbrellas shapes out of fingerpaint paper. Sprinkle with different powdered paint colours. Have children make rain by dripping water on with an eye-dropper. Watch the colours run! Glue a black “u” to the bottom to form a handle.
Vicky Violet – Make violets from paper (with tissue paper leaves) and a pipecleaner; add faces. Cut out a vase in the form of the letter “v” from black construction paper, and fill the space with blue tissue paper. Place the flowers in the “water”.
Walter Walrus – Cut out a large “W” and have children paint it with watercolours. You can add blue tissue water wells if you wish.
Fix-It Max – Have the children make a card and sign their name, adding x’s and o’s for kisses and hugs. This letter is often introduced around Father’s Day, so it fits in perfectly.
Yellow Yo-Yo Man - Have the children use yellow yarn to sew along Yo-Yo Man’s letter.
Zig Zag Zebra – Paint black stripes on white bristol board cut in a “z” shape – add eyes, a mouth, and pipecleaner legs.
I’m so happy to introduce this forum to both give ideas, and to encourage sharing from other teachers and those who work with children!