Introduces concepts necessary for children to know before they begin kindergarten, such as knowing the alphabet, basic shapes and colors, and numbers.

Ensure young learners transition to kindergarten successfully. This tool kit is an ideal planning resource for early childhood professionals as they coordinate a successful transition to kindergarten that benefits children, their families, and schools. Using an anti-bias lens throughout, this updated edition incorporates current best practices in the field while also considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on kindergarten readiness. Filled with information, advice, and activities, Ready for Kindergarten includes discussion questions, reproducible checklists, and assessment and planning templates to help you prepare children for the transition to kindergarten.

"Colors, shapes, sizes, patterns, matching, sorting ... and more!"--Cover.

Making the transition into kindergarten is a significant and exciting milestone in young children's lives. With proper coordination and planning, it can be a smooth process, benefiting children, families, and schools. Is Everybody Ready for Kindergarten? provides early childhood professionals with information and practical advice to help children and their families prepare for the transition and then successfully begin kindergarten. Helpful activities and reproducible checklists and handouts are included.

Twenty-first century tools and tactics to get the word out You want to get the word out to buyers about all the great things your business has to offer. Too bad a big-bucks marketing campaign just isn't in your budget right now. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Target Marketing is full of clever, practical, and easy-to-use strategies to help you get your message out to the right people, at the right time, and in the right place. You'll learn: • Five easy steps to identify the most lucrative niche markets • Tech-savvy tips on using online surveys and other e-tools to identify your customers' needs • Powerful pointers on viral marketing, blogging, webinars, and other web marketing ideas • Highly-effective and low-budget advertising strategies and customer retention techniques

Rasing Your Child: The Complete Illustrated Guide is an information-packed guide that leads parents through the ever changing maze of new behaviors, developments, and challenges present in a child’s first six years. It is filled with essential information, expert advice, practical solutions, and key choices to ensure a child’s healthy development for their first six years—and set them up for success in later developmental stages. In addition to understanding their child’s stage of development, readers are given parenting techniques and activities they can use with their child to maximize physical, emotional, intellectual, and behavioral development at every age and stage.

Business growth requires more than a business plan and a dream. You must utilize many tools and techniques to take your company to the next level. LEAP! 101 Ways to Grow Your Business is loaded with practical strategies that you can leverage based on your business-growth goals and the distinct needs of your company. LEAP! is divided into four sections: Leverage, Execute, Accelerate, Prosper; you will learn how to: — Develop a business growth action plan. — Automate your business. — Locate business capital. — Identify powerful marketing strategies. — Harness the power of the Internet. — Attract the media and gain valuable exposure. — Boost profits by innovating. — Protect your time so you can enjoy your life. —Also included are inspiring interviews with successful business owners who have made the LEAP to real business growth, along with advice from dozens of industry experts. Whether you implement just a few strategies from this comprehensive guide or all of them, the results are sure to be extraordinary. Are you ready to LEAP?