Come Learn With Me
I am very proud of these books. After spending five years on the Reading Team, being a teaching assistant for ten years and teaching preschool for 6, I’ve taken what I’ve learned and experienced to share with you! Books are an important part of a child’s life as they develop their fine motor (turning pages) their love of literacy and learning. As a member of the Reading Team, we did assessments. One of the line items was if a child held a book the proper way, could identify the cover of a book, and turn the pages. In today’s day and age with technology taking over, I wonder how this adds up today? Put a book in front of your child, let them look through it, ask questions and develop a love of learning. Taking their favorite book with them, sharing it with others and referencing the contents. For an example, your child may love the “bear” or the “frog” that’s great! Let them identify the animal and ease them into the trait. Like anything, reading, learning and growing is all a process. At the end of each book are letters to cut out and spell the character trait. Also included is the alphabet to cut out and spell your child’s name and words. An engaging book with your child in mind.
Did you know that while I was a teaching assistant I had the opportunity to pilot the characters in the elementary school I worked at in Illinois? They earned a National Promising Practice Award and I have grown from that experience learning two things. One, how a child embraces the ‘cuteness’ of the characters and two, the message is embedded in their heart and their growth journey. The cuteness of the character may get dropped to the curb as they grow older, but the value is in place, forming a firm foundation to build upon.
This new Book Series is geared to our early learners, ages 0-5 with great visuals and engaging content for the children. Reading builds a child’s literacy, their imagination and helps to build communication skills. Have you met the Characters of Character yet? Allow me to introduce to you all nine of the Characters of Character and help you teach and reinforce these important vital core values in your own children, grandchildren, step children, nieces, nephews or students.
Behavior Bear teaches children that good behavior is a characteristic to portray at home, at school, and at play. Be a role model, use good behavior each and everyday.
Do’er Duck teaches children about perseverance and what it means to never give up. Do’er Duck also assists in instilling why it’s an important character trait to carry on in life and knowing the difference between when it’s okay to walk away and when you could continue striving.
Friendship Frog teaches children what a healthy friendship looks like, how to be a good friend to others, and why having friendships is so important in life.
Healthy Hippo teaches children that having a healthy mind is also important when it comes to maintaining healthy habits.
Manners Monkey teaches children what being polite means and how to display good manners in every situation from home to play, and everywhere in between.
Respectful Rabbit teaches children what it means to show respect to people, places, and things. Respectful Rabbit reminds everyone that respect is earned - and why it’s such an important character trait in our every day lives.
Responsible Rabbit teaches children what being responsible means and that we are each responsible for our own actions and behaviors. Responsible Rabbit also reminds children that they are responsible for cleaning their own room, their own attitude, and why being responsible for our things and actions is so important.
Self-Esteem Elephant teaches children to like who they are and be proud of the person they are becoming. Self-Esteem Elephant encourages children to be confident with the decisions they make - including their own behavior.
Warm-Hearted Walrus teaches children to be kind, compassionate, and warmhearted. Warm-Hearted Walrus helps children understand and internalize what being kind truly means and how they can make the world a kinder place.