Early Bird Evan-Moor® Rainforest Read Learn Grow En h E- an bo c ok ed EMC 7058 Early Learning Ages + Early Bird Read Learn Grow Rainforest What? • stories to read with your child • Comprehension activities that practice reading, language, and math skills • Theme-based alphabet cards with games Why? • Early literacy experiences develop vocabulary • Written practice activities make learning fun • Parents and children working together is an important part of academic readiness EMC 7058i Evan-Moor® Helping Children Learn Not for Resale For information about other Evan-Moor products, call 1-800-777-4362, fax 1-800-777-4332, or visit our website, www.evan-moor.com Entire contents © 2016 EVAN-MOOR CORP 18 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Monterey, CA 93940-5746 Contents Age-Appropriate Skills Parent Letter Walk in the Rainforest Up into the Rainforest 19 Rainforest Animals 31 Alphabet Cards 48 Language • following directions • story comprehension • descriptive and comparative language • rhyming • categorization • letter recognition and phonemic awareness • statements and questions • auditory and visual discrimination • left-to-right tracking • oral language • vocabulary and concept development ant Early Bird: bat • sequencing • color words Math a A Early Bird: B rest • EMC Rainfo rest • EMC capyba Answer Key 63 7058 • © Evan-M oor Corp Early Bird: © Evan-M Early Bird: Early Bird: D rest • EMC 7058 • 7058 • oor Corp â Evan-M oor Corp by Evan-M ã All About 193 Early Bird: Rainfo • EMC My World rest ã EMC 2403 7058 ã â Evan-M oor Corp Duck Rainfo rest ã EMC â Evan-M d Rainfo Capyba © Evan-M oor Corp Early Bird: Rainfo Early Bird: Rainfo rest ã EMC 7058 ã rest ã EMC â Evan-M 7058 • • counting to 20 • patterning • numeral recognition • geometric shapes • ordinal numbers • beginning computation • one-to-one matching • graphing • measurement © Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 7058 • Early Bird: Rainforest 7058 • oor Corp oor Corp 50 rest • EMC Bat oor Corp duck â2005 c Rainfo â Evan-M Rainfo rest ã EMC 7058 • C 7058 • Early Bird: b Ant Rainfo oor Corp © Evan- Moor Corp Dear Parent, The stories in this book have themes related to the rainforest Use the stories to introduce vocabulary and concepts related to people, plants, and animals in the rainforest Reading stories aloud will help your child develop a love of reading, and it has proven to enhance a variety of early language skills, including: • letter recognition and phonemic awareness, • auditory and visual discrimination, • left-to-right tracking, and • vocabulary and concept development As you read to your child, remember to: • speak clearly and with interest • track words by moving your finger under each word as you read it • ask your child to identify objects in the pictures Talk about these objects together • allow your child to express his or her own thoughts and ideas and to ask you questions Support and guide your child as he or she completes the activities Recognize the efforts your child has made and encourage your child as he or she learns to master basic skills We hope your child enjoys these stories and activities Sincerely, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp Walk in the Rainforest â Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 7058 • Early Bird: Rainforest Walk in the rainforest What will you see? Walk in the rainforest What will there be? # Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp Walk in the rainforest Look up to see trees in the rainforest, tall as can be # â Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 7058 • Early Bird: Rainforest Walk in the rainforest Drip, drip, drop, drop Rain in the rainforest, when will it stop? Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 • © Evan-Moor Corp Walk in the rainforest when the rain stops Sun on the rainforest, in the treetops â Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 7058 ã Early Bird: Rainforest Walk in the rainforest Bright flowers grow Blooms in the rainforest put on a show Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp 52 eagle Eagle Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 • © Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 • © Evan-Moor Corp frog Frog Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp guava Guava Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 • © Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 • © Evan-Moor Corp hummingbird Hummingbird Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp I J i j K k L l © Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 7058 • Early Bird: Rainforest 53 54 insects Insects Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp jaguar Jaguar Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 • © Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 • © Evan-Moor Corp kiwi Kiwi Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp log Log Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp M m N n O o p P © Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 7058 • Early Bird: Rainforest 55 56 monkey Monkey Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp nuts Nuts Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 • © Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 • © Evan-Moor Corp orange Orange Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp piranha Piranha Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 • © Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 • © Evan-Moor Corp Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 • © Evan-Moor Corp Q q R r S s T t â Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 7058 • Early Bird: Rainforest 57 quiet 58 s hh h! ! 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Story Comprehension Answers will vary is in the rainforest Note: Children color the pictures of things that live in a rainforest Page 15 the pictures Glue Page 14 Cut Page 13 Note: Children draw a line from each rainforest layer to the correct animal as presented in the “Up into the Rainforest story.” Story Comprehension Where in the Rainforest? Match Then color the animals on the leaf 7 19 12 11 13 14 10 14 15 16 17 10 7 18 19 20 10 © Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 7058 • Early Bird: Rainforest 17 18 â Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 7058 ã Early Bird: Rainforest Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp â Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 7058 ã Early Bird: Rainforest 29 63 Page 30 Page 41 Note: Children count the objects below and write the correct number in the box beside each picture Math—Counting Note: Lead children in using the picture clues from the story to match the pictures below Toucans eat water Piranha live in the tree 41 â Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 7058 • Early Bird: Rainforest Math—Beginning Computation Animal Addition Note: Review color words with children You may wish to display a chart with the colors and their names as a guide for young learners Rainforest Flowers Trace and color + = + = + = + = + = red blue blue 10 â Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 7058 • Early Bird: Rainforest Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moor Corp LanguageIdentifying Color Words Count Add Write Glue 42 Page 46 Note: Children add the pictures and write the correct number Math—Counting Counting Snake 64 berries Page 45 Note: Children cut out and glue the numbers in the correct order 10 Animal Shadows Match Draw a line Tree frogs live in a Page 43 Note: Children match each picture to its silhouette Language—Visual Discrimination Match Draw a line Early Bird: Rainforest • EMC 7058 • © Evan-Moor Corp Count Cut Story Comprehension It’s Fun to Match! 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Reading stories aloud will help your child develop a love of reading and is proven to enhance important early language skills • Use the colorful storybooks to introduce vocabulary and concepts to your child • Support and guide your child as he or she completes the related language and math activities Your child will enjoy the engaging stories and activities based on interesting themes— while developing a strong foundation of the skills needed for success in school “I read these stories to my 4-year-old and we did the activities together It provided great bonding and learning time Her love of reading has continued to grow as she grows.” – Sheila Lewis Evan-Moor® Helping Children Learn 23472 07058 EMC 7058 ISBN 978-1-64514-114-3 781645 141143 ... association Early Bird: Rainforest • duck • visual perception Duck Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moo r Corp Alphabet Card Games 50 Early Bird: Rainforest • E Early Bird: Rainforest. .. as: -Moor Corp Bat Early Bird: Rainfores t • EMC 7058 • © Evan -Moor Corp Duck Early Bird: Rainforest ã EMC 7058 ã â Evan-Moo r Corp Early Bird: Rainforest • capybara Early Bird: Rainfores t •... development ant Early Bird: bat • sequencing • color words Math a A Early Bird: B rest • EMC Rainfo rest • EMC capyba Answer Key 63 7058 ã â Evan-M oor Corp Early Bird: © Evan-M Early Bird: Early Bird: