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Learning about bees with preschoolers with printables. Learning about nighttime and daytime works as a precursor to introducing preschoolers to calendars and other methods of tracking time. Pairing a handson activity with a book after you read it is a great way for preschoolers to comprehend what happened in the story. Studies show that only 715% of classroom time is spent studying informational text. If only it was as easy to retain information in adulthood. Home our work for families articles for families on math preschoolers are natural mathematicians preschoolers arent yet ready to memorize multiplication tables, but that doesnt mean they cannot learn and explore math concepts they will use when they move on to primary school. The wunderkeys preschool and primer method books are. Covering topics preschoolers are just starting to grasp, this book is a great jumping off point for explaining friendships, birthdays, and even science. Childrens visits to the informational section of the library often are not by choice. The early years are critical to developinga lifelong love of reading. Night and day are important concepts to teach preschoolers. Preschool is an important age, where children are able to soak up information like little sponges.