Preschool Instructional Materials

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Welcome to the Project Ready! section of our website. This is set up to share the preschool instructional and support materials that are being created as part of the Project Ready research project. It is a work in progress as the project is ongoing and new materials and revised materials are added as they become available. The project consists of 4 parts: A core preschool curriculum, (Joyful Discoveries), Playful Interventions, Family Education, and Teacher Professional Learning.

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Research article on the development of Project Ready!
was published in Reading & Writing Quarterly.

Research presentation handouts 2019 Division of Early Childhood Conference in Dallas

The core curriculum consists of 12 Units plus two small group routines: Alphabetics and Telling Terrific Tales. Four units are still in development. These will be added as they are edited/created. The curriculum is designed to be used across a two-year preschool cycle with children ages three to five. Each year eight units are done across the year (4 units are repeated in both preschool years (and 4 are unique).

Original artwork throughout the curriculum was created by Jenny Kathmann.

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If you have any questions about the use of the materials or the Project Ready! research project please contact Rosie Warburg, Project Ready! Project Manger, rosanne.warburg@msj.edu

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All Project Ready! Instructional materials are copyright protected. Copyright © Dr. Amy
Murdoch, 2019. You are welcome to use these free materials in your educational practice and
to share with other educators or parents. The materials are not permitted to be sold
commercially or use in any commercial endeavor.

Instructional Materials

Curriculum Guide

Unit 1 - Welcome Unit

Unit 2 - Kindness

Unit 3 - North America

Unit 4 - Astronomy

Small Group Materials

Alphabetics

Telling Terrific Tales

playful interventions

Basic Concepts

Alphabet Letters

Family Materials
The Family Take Home Packs

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Family Take Home Packs

The key objective of the family literacy packs is to create positive language and learning interactions between child and parent. The family literacy packs go home at the end of each preschool thematic unit in the Project Ready curriculum (once a month). They consist of fun language, literacy, and math activities for children to do with their families. All of the activities are things the children have done in the classroom (or a slight variation) and this is an opportunity for the child to show their parent what they have learned. It is designed for the child to “teach” their parent about the new knowledge they have learned. The family literacy packs are wonderful for all families and were designed so that any adult, regardless of the adult’s literacy level or English language fluency, can use with their child ...

Parent Information Pamphlets

Welcome Introduction Parent Pamphlet

English version

Spanish version

Project Ready Overview Infographic

English version

Spanish version

North America Introduction Parent Pamphlet

English version

Spanish version

South America Introduction Parent Pamphlet

English version

Spanish version

Kindness Introduction Parent Pamphlet

English version

Spanish version

Astronomy Introduction Parent Pamphlet

English version

Spanish version

Asia Introduction Parent Pamphlet

English version

Spanish version

Theme Song (The Human Body)

Theme Song (South America)

Theme Song (North America)

Theme Song (Kindness)

Take Home Bags

North America
Astronomy
South America
My Amazing Body
Africa

Activity Type	Book Title/Activity	Materials Needed
Letters	Playdough letter cards	First 5 letters cards in series (small version of posters used in lessons) Rings to hold letter cards Playdough Bag to contain all materials (including number cards below)
Numbers/Math	Playdough counting cards	Number cards 1-10 with circles for placing and squishing playdough balls Rings to hold number cards Playdough (same as above for letters) Bag to contain all materials (including letter cards above)
Theme-Based	Me on the Map- draw a map of a familiar place	Book Crayons Piece of white paper
Wordless Book	A Boy, A Dog, and a Frog	Book
Puppets	Three Little Pigs	Blackline masters of puppets 8 pack of crayons (same as used for map drawing above) Glue stick Popsicle sticks (4-5)

Activity Type	Book Title/Activity	Materials Needed
Letters	Wiki Sticks letter cards	First 10 letters cards in series (small version of posters used in lessons) Rings to hold letter cards Wiki Sticks Bag to contain all materials
Numbers/Math	Star counting	Worksheet with numbers 1-10 on front and back. Circles for placing stickers. Star stickers (at least 55 each)
Theme-Based	Planets- draw a picture of the planets in our solar system	Book Crayons (same as used for puppets) Piece of white paper
Wordless Book	Field Trip to the Moon- draw a picture from the book	Book Piece of white paper
Puppets	Three Little Kittens who Lost their Mittens	Blackline masters of puppets 8 pack of crayons (same as used for map drawing above) Glue stick Popsicle sticks (4-5)

Activity Type	Book Title/Activity	Materials Needed
Letters	Letters in name	Personalized name activity (full size page with name and boxes for each letter, letter cards)
Numbers/Math	Shell Patterning	3 pattern starters Individual shells for continuing patterns
Theme-Based	Rain Forests- create a rain forest	Book Crayons (same as used for puppets) Rain forest coloring picture South American animals stickers
Wordless Book	Wave- draw a picture from the book	Book Piece of white paper
Puppets	Town Mouse, Country Mouse	Blackline masters of puppets 8 pack of crayons (same as used for map drawing above) Glue stick Popsicle sticks (4-5)

Activity Type	Book Title/Activity	Materials Needed
Letters	Playdough letter cards	First 10 letters cards in series (small version of posters used in lessons) Rings to hold letter cards Playdough Bag to contain all materials (including number cards below)
Numbers/Math	Playdough counting cards	Number cards 1-10 with circles for placing and squishing playdough balls Rings to hold number cards Playdough (same as above for letters) Bag to contain all materials (including letter cards above)
Theme-Based	Me and My Amazing Body- create a sidewalk chalk outline of your body or your shadow	Book Sidewalk chalk Pictures of child doing activity Bag to hold chalk and picture
Wordless Book	Hug- animal memory game	Book Animal memory cards Bag or rubber band to keep cards together
Puppets	Tortoise and the Hare	Blackline masters of puppets 8 pack of crayons (same as used for map drawing above) Glue stick Popsicle sticks (4-5)

Activity Type	Book Title/Activity	Materials Needed
Letters	Stretchy String	Cards for letters that are easy to make with stretchy strings (C, G, I, J, L, M, N, O, S, U, V, W, Z) Rings to hold letter cards Stretchy String Bag to contain all materials (including number cards below)
Numbers/Math	Over in the Grasslands- count animal pictures on strips	Book (same as below for theme-based) Strips with numerals 1-10 and animal pictures associated with book Ring to hold cards together
Theme-Based	Over in the Grasslands- create an African savanna	Book (same as above for numbers) Savanna coloring page Crayons (same as for puppets) African animal stickers
Wordless Book	Hug- animal memory game	Book Animal memory cards Bag or rubber band to keep cards together
Puppets	Tortoise and the Hare	Blackline masters of puppets 8 pack of crayons (same as used for map drawing above) Glue stick Popsicle sticks (4-5)

Tools for Implementation

Implementation Checks

Administrator Walk Through Forms

Three teachers

Two teachers

Contact Us

5701 Delhi Road,

Cincinnati, OH 45233-1670

Rosie Warburg, Project Ready Project Manager Rosannewarburg@msj.edu