Learning Without Tears Product & Training Catalog Fall 2017 by Learning Without Tears

Product & Training Catalog Fall 2017

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Table of Contents K–5 Keyboarding Curruculum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Try Our Free Interactive Demo!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Keyboarding for Grades K–5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Workbooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

K–5 Handwriting Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Cursive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Grades 5+ Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Teacher’s Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Paper & Journals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Pre-K & K+ Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hands-On Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

The Wet-Dry-Try Way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Tools for Your Classroom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Pre-K Curriculum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pre-K Readiness & Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Pre-K Language & Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Pre-K Numbers & Math. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pre-K Readiness & Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Pre-K Literacy & Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

K–5 Handwriting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

K–5 Keyboarding & Digital Citizenship. . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Handwriting Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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FLIP OVER to get started! Dear Friends, We’ve been working hard to bring you our brand new name: Learning Without Tears. Our new name reflects our comprehensive, cross-curricular learning options for building confident communicators. And don’t worry, our name is new, but we’re still offering all of your favorite back-to-school products to begin the new school year with all the multisensory, developmentally appropriate tools and strategies to keep students (and you!) having fun all year-long. In this catalog, you’ll also discover new Learning Without Tears features and products that will help you build confident communicators in your classroom.

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NT E D I F N O C D BUIL COMMUNICATORS IN YOUR CLAS SROOM

This year, find all the resources you need to build confidence in Pre-K readiness, handwriting and keyboarding. Our curricula gives children the confidence to excel in test taking, note taking, and general communication skills. Our multisensory, developmentally appropriate products and strategies build the messaging skills to make your students confident communicators in just 15 minutes a day!

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With our new name, we’ve also added brand new features to our website. • Customizeable resource section gets you quickly to your options by grade, subject, format and audience • My Products Portal – one home for all your digital products and resources • New professional development offerings including on demand webinars and a virtual Keyboarding Without Tears workshop

Back To School Checklist! Are you ready for the new school year? Make sure you use our checklist:

CHECKLIST Sign up for one of our Professional

Development workshops _ Keyboarding Without Tears virtual options available! Teacher downloads _ letters for home, formation charts, additional practice New keyboarding features _ expanded reporting, administrator co-educator views, assessments Notes:

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The ONLY keyboarding program with an ISTE Seal of Alignment!

K–5 Keyboarding Curriculum Keyboarding Without Tears* makes it easy to teach the keyboarding and pre-keyboarding skills students need to succeed: • Fun, game-based curriculum • Prepares students for computer-based testing • Building typing fluency and speed • Advanced reporting with new visibility by role • Easy set-up and roster management • Web-based HTML5 technology, with PCs/Macs, Chromebooks, iPads, and tablets *patent pending

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HOIC S’ C E

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Award-Winning Keyboarding Curriculum E

Whole Curriculum Innovation

Mind-Building Excellence

Award of Excellence

Best Instructional Solution

2017

NG MAG ®

FOR THE CLASSROOM AZ

Award for the Classroom

Choose Keyboarding Without Tears! HERE’S WHY: For students:

For educators:

• Developmental progression of skills

• Flexible, ready-to-teach lessons

• Grade-level lessons with cross-curricular themes

• Only 30 minutes per week

• Foundational keyboarding practice for all skill levels

• Grade-level keyboarding expectations for students

• Engaging, game-based activities

• Real-time progress reporting at the classroom, school, and district levels

• Self-directed lessons

• Robust lessons for digital citizenship skills

• Pre- and post-assessments to support individualized learning plans

• Classroom and roster management tools for easy setup and planning

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Web-based, compatible with PCs/Macs, Chromebooks, iPads, and tablets 4

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Award Winning K–5 Keyboarding Curriculum

Explore the Free Demo Try it. Share it!

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What’s in the FREE Demo?

48 sample student lessons

36-week curriculum overview

+Live Insights®, your educator’s dashboard

Student progress reports

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Keyboarding Curriculum: Grades K–5

PRODUCTS BY GRADE How to choose: Select licenses that match your students’ current grade level. Each license includes foundation skills and the ability to skip ahead.

KINDERGARTEN: Keys For Me • Develop fine motor skills • Learn keyboard and mouse functions • Build pre-keyboarding skills Code: KEYK

GRADE 1: My Keying Board • Strengthen drag-and-drop skills • Develop finger-key association • Practice typing letters and words Code: KEY1

GRADE 2: Key Power • Build typing muscle memory • Learn the entire keyboard • Practice common letters, words, and sentences Code: KEY2

NEW! Build a Keyboard activity board GRADES: K–2

Children learn how to locate, match, and identify letter, number, and action keys on an 11" x 17" magnetic board. Code: BK

i Warning: Choking hazard

Small parts; not for children under 3 yrs.

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Keyboarding Curriculum: Grades K–5

GRADE 3: Keyboarding • Learn number and action keys • Format and type paragraphs • Increase typing accuracy Code: KEY3

GRADE 4: Keyboarding Success • Reinforce typing speed and fluency • Strengthen muscle memory • Enhance language arts and creative writing abilities Code: KEY4

GRADE 5: Can-Do Keyboarding • Master typing accuracy and speed for any setting • Handle standards and testing in higher grades • Practice typing paragraphs on interesting subjects Code: KEY5

PRICING & LICENSING

Number of Licenses

Price

1–29

$10.00

30–99

$5.80

100+

Contact your sales representative at CustomerOutreach@LWTears.com or 888.952.4968

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K–5 Keyboarding Curriculum

+LIVE INSIGHTS : Your classroom and license management dashboard for Keyboarding Without Tears® ®

Kindergarten Keyboarding Teacher’s Guide Guide to Teacher-Led Lessons in Digital Citizenship, Literacy & Activities

Access FREE Grade-Level Teacher’s Guides • Easy

to teach so you can be ready to teach

• Digital

citizenship and computer readiness activities included

• Lesson

previews and teaching guidelines for effective planning

by Jan Z. Olsen, OTR and Emily F. Knapton, M.Ed., OTR/L

Set Up Students and Manage Classrooms • Distribute

licenses throughout your school/district

• Assign

and manage student licenses

• Assign

co-educators

Assess Progress Easily and Effectively • 36

weeks of theme-based activities

• Typing

speed and accuracy spot checks built in

• By student, class, grade school, or district

o Assessments you can manage on demand

o View and print progress charts and reports

Configures to various roster management and SSO solutions.

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Grade 1: Printing Program

K–5 Handwriting Curriculum The award-winning Handwriting Without Tears curriculum features multisensory activities for printing and cursive that make handwriting easy to teach and easy to learn. More than 3 million students of diverse learning styles succeed every year with our hands-on materials and workbooks. •

Engaging, fun activities that form good handwriting habits from the start

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Grade-level lessons with interesting, cross-curricular connections

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Developmental teaching order and strategies aligned to learning standards

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WORKBOOKS Our workbooks are designed to be developmentally appropriate and keep children engaged. Whether your learner needs to build school readiness, print, or cursive skills, here are some ways our workbooks make learning fun, easy, and effective.

• Consistent child-friendly language • Large step-by-step models to finger trace • Double lines promote easy letter placement • Simple black & white illustrations to encourage personalization • Students self-check 10

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GradeKindergarten: 2: Printing & Printing Cursive Program Program

Letters and Numbers for Me Workbook

GRADE: K Kindergarten students, or those working at that level, learn capitals, lowercase letters, and numbers. Features large step-by-step models for finger tracing, good spacing, and lefty-friendly pages!

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Savings Tip! 2 for 1! Bundle keyboarding licenses and handwriting workbooks at one lower price.

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Grade 1: Printing Program

My Printing Book Workbook GRADE: 1 First grade students, or those working at that level, practice the correct use of lowercase letters in words and sentences. Features crosscurricular language arts lessons with practice pages for writing on different styles of lines. Code: MPB

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Copy capital

Copy lowercase d.

7 Copy the sentences.

T odd

adds add

dots

Check sentence.

Teachers: Help children

dots.

too.

COMPOUND WORDS

+ case =

book

SELLER

Check Sentence

hot +

their sentence for correct Capitalization, Word Spacing, and Ending Punctuation.

My Printing Book

dog

+ ball =

foot

rain +

bow

+ bug =

lady

Fill in the blanks to make compound words.

My Printing Book

Educator Tip! It’s easy to be lefty-friendly! Tilt their paper to their right! If left-handed students hook their wrists, have them copy under a word, place the word in the middle of a page, or give them a separate worksheet to copy from.

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Grade 2: Printing Program

Printing Power Workbook

GRADE: 2 Second grade students, or those working at that level, master printing with advanced paragraphs, poems, and language arts activities. Features practice pages for advanced printing on a single line. Code: PP

PARAGRAPH

St. Mary’s River Perdido River

FLORDA Gulf of Mexico

Sea of Japan

Orlando

NEBRASKA

APAN

Atlantic Ocean

Missouri River

Pacific Ocean

Lake Okeechobee East China Sea

Look and

borders.

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make

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Rivers,

crooked

lakes, borders.

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Printing Power Plus Cursive Workbook Set

GRADE: 2 Power up your students’ printing mastery with the Printing Power workbook, then start with cursive lessons in Kick Start Cursive. Children begin with cursive lowercase letters, connections, and capitals.

Title Page Cursive Warm-ups

Code: P3

cTitle page Page

c is

Hi! ’m the Magic C Bunny. ’ll help you start cursive.

Magic c bump the line

Start on the dot. Copy

Copy

cc.

cc cc

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travel on the line slide up and over

come back make a new

cc cc

Kick Start Cursive

Grade 3: Cursive Program Cursive Handwriting Workbook

GRADE: 3 Third grade students, or those working at that level, easily transition from printing to cursive with Cursive Warm-Ups. Activity pages feature paragraphs, poems, compositions, and language arts activities. Code: CH

POEM

Review & Mastery: Cursive to Cursive

’ or Your? Youre

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Do you wonder which to use? Wait for the teacher to play The Freeze Game.

she - her

kid - rid

pair - fair

pick - trick

just - rust

ace - aces

rake - take

paid - raid

’ a pem to help you chose, Heres ’ (you are) ging fr a run, If youre ’ Youre, the contraction, is the one,

Cursive Handwriting

See –

Teacher’s Guide page 90.

But, if you hae lst your shes, Possessie your is what to use.

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Educator Tip! FREE tool to assess handwriting! • Measure printing and cursive skills in 10–15 minutes • Score online and receive individual and class reports

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Screener of Handwriting Prof iciency

Individual Studen t Report

School Name: XYZ Elementary School Grade: First Grade

Date of Birth: 04/12/0 3 Test Date: 09/02/0 9

Total Classroom Score:

The expected score for handwriting at the beginning of Timmy scored 73% First Grade is 77%. in handwriting. Timmy is below expectat ion in handwriting.

% 100 90

Timmy’s Handw riting Results 96 90

80 70

50 40 30 20

• Share information with other educators or families

10 0 Memor y

Orientation

Placement

Sentence Expectation

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Placement

Summary:

Timmy is below expectat ion in Placement. Timmy is at or above expectation in Memory,

Orientation and Sentence Skills.

Grade 4: Cursive Program

Student uses the Cursive Success workbook to practice her cursive fluency.

Third grader transitions from printing to cursive with the Cursive Handwriting workbook.

Cursive Success Workbook

GRADE: 4 Fourth grade students, or those working at that level, develop cursive fluency with lessons featuring more advanced language arts activities. Code: CS

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Name that letter ! . t’s

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travel then up

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turn

down stay on your side bump travel away

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Copy the words.

each tepee page etc.

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Do you remember capital

etc.

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“Handwriting remediation has become so easy for me to effectively assess and implement throughout the year.”

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Grades 5+: Printing & Cursive Programs

Can-Do Cursive Workbook

GRADES: 5+ Students in fifth grade or older review and master cursive with an emphasis on difficult connections. Practice pages include cross-curricular connections to write paragraphs, poetry, and thank you notes. Code: DC

No teacher’s guide needed!

There’s MORE! Can-Do Print student workbook is available for students who prefer printing to cursive, but still need practice. Code: DP

Spanish, French & Hebrew Workbooks Get your students ready with our Spanish-language Transition to Kindergarten Activity Book Set Student workbooks are available in Spanish (grades Pre-K–4), French (grades K–4), and Hebrew script. Perfect for dual-language classrooms, independent study, or English language learners.

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Grades K–5: Printing & Cursive Teacher’s Guides

TEACHER’S GUIDES FOR THE BUSY EDUCATOR Our teacher’s guides give you the latest resources and strategies for teaching handwriting in only 15 minutes a day. Available in print or electronic formats.

Kindergarten Teacher’s Guide

3rd Grade Cursive Teacher’s Guide

e-Teacher’s Guide 1-Year License: ETGK

e-Teacher’s Guide 1-Year License: ETG3RD

1st Grade Printing Teacher’s Guide

4th Grade Cursive Teacher’s Guide

Teacher’s Guide: TG1ST

Teacher’s Guide: TG4TH

e-Teacher’s Guide 1-Year License: ETG1ST

e-Teacher’s Guide 1-Year License: ETG4TH

Teacher’s Guide: TGK

Teacher’s Guide: TG3RD

2nd Grade Printing Teacher’s Guide Teacher’s Guide: TG2ND

e-Teacher’s Guide 1-Year License: ETG2ND

5-year licenses available on LWTears.com

3 Reasons to Go Digital with our Teacher’s Guides!

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Free Handwriting Without Tears® Music Resources. Record audio, write notes, and highlight text. Access a library of Handwriting Without Tears videos, downloads, and other resources with a simple click of your mouse.

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Grades K–5: Printing & Cursive Programs

PAPER & JOURNALS

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Double Line Notebook Paper

SELLERS

Eliminate line confusion and make it easy for children to control size and placement. See neatness improve immediately!

Wide Notebook Paper

GRADES: K–1 Lines are spaced 5/16" apart. Code: W100 (100 sheets) Code: WIDE (500 sheets)

Wide

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Regular Notebook Paper

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GRADES: 2–3 Lines are spaced 3/16" apart. Code: R100 (100 sheets) Code: REG (500 sheets)

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Regular

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Narrow Notebook Paper

GRADES: 4+ Lines are spaced 2/16" apart. Code: N100 (100 sheets) Code: NAR (500 sheets)

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Gray Block Paper

Narrow (8" x 11")

GRAY BLOCK PAPER

3 Types of Practice Sheets – 35 Pages of Each

GRADES: K–1

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Starting Corner

Help children write capitals and numbers. Includes alphabet and word /drawing pages. 105 sheets in three different styles.

Starting Corner Capitals F E D P B R N M H K L U V W X Y Z

Center Starting Capitals = C O Q G S A I T J

Starting Corner Numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Center Starting

Center Starting Numbers = 8 0

Gray Block Paper

Code: GB

Gray Block Paper

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Big Sheet Draw and Write Paper (11" x 17")

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Grades K–5: Printing & Cursive Programs

Writing Journals

With line spacing that matches the Double Line Notebook Paper, all three journals have 48 pages. Draw and Write Notebook and Writing Notebook have space for student pictures and writing. My Journal has lines covering the entire page.

Draw and Write Notebook

Writing Notebook GRADES: 2–3 Code: WN

GRADES: K–1 Code: DAW

My Journal GRADES: 4+ Code: JNL

Double Line Sentence Strips

GRADES: K–4+ Model sentences and words using double lines. Great for bulletin boards and word walls. Each set contains 100 strips (24" x 3").

Code: DSS

Double Line Chart Tablet GRADES: K–4+ Designed for use with a classroom easel. Includes set of 2 tablets with 30 sheets per tablet. Code: TAB

Double Line Writer

GRADES: K–4+ Draw lines on chalkboards or dry erase boards for letter, word, and sentence practice. Code: DBLW

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Pre-K & K+ Materials

HANDS-ON MATERIALS Roll-A-Dough Letters®

GRADE: Pre-K Roll and cut gluten-free dough snakes to make capitals and numbers using the blue tray for guidance. Set also includes 18 double-sided capital and number cards. Code: RAD

Stamp & See Screen®

GRADE: Pre-K Build capitals and numbers on a 4" x 6" magnetic screen using 4 “Wood Piece” stamps:Big Line, Little Line, Big Curve, Little Curve. Magnetic, chalk-like writing tool helps develop grip. Code: SAS

i Warning: Choking Hazard

Small parts; not for children under 3 yrs.

Slate Chalkboard

(4" x 6")

GRADES: Pre-K–2 Teach and remediate capitals and numbers. The Slate Chalkboard reinforces top-to-bottom, left-to-right directionality and prevents and eliminates reversals. Code: SLT

Educator Tip!

Use Capital Letter Cards to teach children letter recognition. Which letter do their names start with? Have children build the first letter of their name on the Capital Letter Card.

APPLE

Use Wood Pieces to tap out syllables! How many syllables are in each child’s name?

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Pre–K Readiness and Pre-KWriting & K+ Materials Program Show Me Magnetic Pieces for Capitals™ GRADE: K Demonstrate proper letter formation as children watch you build capitals. Code: SMM

Wood Pieces Set for Capital Letters (26 pieces)

GRADES: Pre-K & K Children learn capital formations through imitation. Use the set for teaching size, shape, and position words and concepts! Set includes: 8 Big Lines, 6 Big Curves, 6 Little Lines, and 6 Little Curves. Code: WP

Help your children look at the first exampl e. Then find the one that matches in each row.

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Capital Letter Cards for Wood Pieces

GRADES: Pre-K & K Now in bright colors with new activities! Ideal for children who are just starting out with capital letters. Set includes 26 double-sided 8.5" x 11" cards featuring a letter recognition matching lesson. Code: LAM (laminated)

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Mat for Wood Pieces

(8" x 11")

GRADES: Pre-K & K Children who’ve mastered guided letter formation with Capital Letter Cards progress to building letters on the Mat. The smiley face on the top left corner reminds them where to start. Code: MAT

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Pre-K & K+ Materials

THE WET-DRY-TRY WAY Prevent and eliminate reversals in a multisensory way! Children learn good letter and number formation habits with Wet-Dry-Try! ®

Wet-Dry-Try Classroom Edition GRADES: Pre-K–2

• Practice formations based on our

proven methodology

• Receive audio cues and feedback from

a personal handwriting coach

• View a snapshot of student progress in app • Personalize with avatars and

lefty-friendly options!

Code: CLNAPP Includes +Live Insights®, the digital dashboard for classroom management and reports

Wet-Dry-Try on the Slate Chalkboard • Develops proper grip using Little Chalk Bits and

Little Sponge Cubes (see p. 23)

• Provides tactile feedback to engage memory and

cognitive functions

• Gives clear physical and visual cues—frame and

smiley face—that prevent reversals

BUY A KIT AND SAVE Kindergarten Hands-On Classroom Kit! For a classroom of 25 GRADE: K Code: KHCK

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Pre–K Readiness and Pre-KWriting & K+ Materials Program

Slate Chalkboard

(4" x 6")

GRADES: Pre-K–2 Teach and remediate capitals and numbers. The Slate Chalkboard reinforces top-to-bottom, left-to-right directionality and prevents and eliminates reversals. Code: SLT

Little Chalk Bits

GRADES: Pre-K–4+ Develop pincer grip and make writing easy for little hands. Includes 200 (1") soft chalk pieces. Code: LCB

Little Sponge Cubes

GRADES: Pre-K–4+ These sponges fit little hands when doing Wet-Dry-Try on the Slate Chalkboard or Blackboard. Includes 100 (0.5") square cubes per bag. Code: SC

Blackboard with Double Lines (10" x 17")

GRADES: Pre-K–4+ Teach students how to make and place all letters on double lines in both printing and cursive using the Wet-Dry-Try method. Code: BB

Pencils for Little Hands GRADES: K–1 A perfect tool for little hands! Each box contains 144 pencils. Code: PEN

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Pre-K & K+ Classroom Tools

TOOLS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM Print Letter & Number Poster (34" x 24")

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GRADES: K–2 Hang up this poster in your classroom for an up close letter/number model. Code: PLNP

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Alphabet Desk Strips

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GRADES: K–5 Includes four strips per sheet to use as a visual cue for letter formation. Code: PAS (Print Alphabet Desk Strips) Code: CAS (Cursive Alphabet Desk Strips)

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My First School Book Activity Book

GRADE: Pre-K Children of different abilities learn joyfully with multisensory readiness and social-emotional activities. Color, number, and shape lessons help develop grip, and crucial readiness and pre-writing skills. Also available in Spanish! See p. 16 for details. Code: MFSB BIG LINE

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Transition to Kindergarten Activity Book Set

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GRADE: Pre-K Lessons address general readiness, alphabet knowledge, letter and number recognition and formation, counting, drawing, shapes, and colors. Includes free downloads for school-to-home connections. Code: TGRW

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Three-year-olds can make a circle before they can make a cross. For four-year-olds, we use the cross to prepare them to write letters with vertical and horizontal strokes. Teach the vertical from top to bottom and the cross from left to right.

This is the L page. L is a letter. Do you know: L words? L names? L sounds? Have you ever seen a lizard?

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Look and Learn

This is a shape page. This shape is a cross.

Look and Learn

Let’s find Ls on this page. Look. There’s a lizard. Lizard starts with L. Is a lizard an animal or a person? Where do lizards live? What do lizards have?

Look at the pictures and name them together: cross, window, scarecrow, kite, cross. Then say together: This is a cross. The window has a cross; the scarecrow has a cross, etc. This strategy helps children learn words and left-to-right reading. The window has something else—a lizard.

Color and Draw

Trace, Color, and Draw Crosses

Trace and Write L

Let’s color the lizard. Show pictures. Lizards can be any color. They can have spots or stripes. Draw rocks or grass for the lizard too. Demonstrate. The lizard needs a tongue!

Demonstrate how to draw a cross: Little line down, little line across. Trace the first cross together. Children put their crayons on the arrow, little line down, little line across. Children trace, color, and draw as they like.

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Check for those who need help with crayon grip. Notice handedness and use of the helping hand.

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Show children pictures of scarecrows and crows. Scarecrow

Help children make a sharp corner on L. Make the big line

Look for lizards in reptile books. Find other animals in the

trace over each cross.

is a big word, a compound word. It is made with two

go straight down to a full stop, and then make the little line.

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little words: scare, crow. Put them together.

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Vocabulary

Look What We’re Learning

Foundation Skills • Recognize familiar two-dimensional shapes • Draw simple shapes • Use correct top-to-bottom, left-to-right directionality for symbols

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Foundation Skills • Use correct top-to-bottom, left-to-right directionality for letters • Sequencing

Writing • Hold a crayon with proper grip to write • Use helping hand to stabilize objects and papers • Trace capital letters

Oral Language • Respond to simple questions • Learn words linked to content being taught

Sensory Motor • Use same hand consistently to hold crayons • Use fingers to hold crayons

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Writing • Hold a crayon with proper grip to write • Use helping hand to stabilize objects and papers Sensory Motor • Use same hand consistently to hold crayons • Use fingers to hold crayons

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TOOLS FOR YOUR PRE-K CLASSROOM Pre-K Color Wall Cards

GRADE: Pre-K Use these cards as a letter or number of the week activity. Includes 36 (8.5" x 8.5") color cards that are perfect above the chalkboard, on bulletin boards, or during circle time.

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FLIP Crayons®

GRADES: Pre-K & K Promote proper grip and fine motor skills by flipping our unique FLIP Crayons. There are 10 colors in all—2 colors and 2 points per crayon. Code: FC (Tub of 206 crayons) Code: FGS20 (Gift Set of 20 mini packs)

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Magic C Bunny Puppet GRADES: Pre-K–3 This fun puppet friend helps you teach the C stroke to begin capitals C, O, G, and Q, and lowercase letters a, d, g, o, and q. Code: BUN

Get Set for School

GRADE: Pre-K Teach children how to write their names in capitals and title case with these great visual aids. Includes 30 (11" x 3.5") name plates for use on tables, lockers, or cubbies.

Pre–K Readiness and Pre-K Readiness & Writing Writing Program Program

LEARNING WITH MUSIC Music plays an important role in our Get Set for School® curriculum. It boosts memory, fosters body awareness, and builds motor skills in young children. Our CDs include original, lively songs by Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, back-to-back Grammy® Award winners for Best Children’s Album.

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Get Set for School: Sing Along CD

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GRADE: Pre-K Reinforce language and number concepts with your children as they move and play to 29 upbeat songs.

GRADE: Pre-K Children sing, tap, and dance along to 25 songs to develop important social, cognitive, and physical skills.

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Pre–K Readiness&and Writing Program Pre-K Language Literacy Program Provide real-life connections to help children learn. Children will: • Explore words, syllables, and letter sounds • Link words to concepts and recognize new words in spoken language • Respond to simple questions, have discussions, and share ideas • Develop emergent literacy skills

Language & Literacy Pre-K Teacher’s Guide

GRADE: Pre-K Includes unique lessons with step-by-step instructions to help students easily master new concepts. Skills are taught explicitly and sequenced for developmental progression and differentiated instruction, including support for struggling students and English language learners. Code: TGLL Make Predictions

Recognize Beginning, Middle, and End

Beginning, Middle, and End

Find the Main Character

Beginning, Middle, and End

Materials/Setup: • Line It Up Bar • Line It Up Story Cards

Recognize Beginning, Middle, and End

“Ready for Robins”

When children can identify the sequence of beginning, middle, and end, they can better comprehend the story and make sense of what they have heard or read. This understanding enables them to organize their memories and retell stories.

Grouping: Small group; Whole class

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Children identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

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Try to remember what happens in the beginning, middle, and end of our story. 1. Read “Ready for Robins.” 2. Have children pretend to be young robins. I will be your robin parent. Here is our nice warm nest. Pretend you are my small blue eggs. Roll into a small egg. You can’t see. You don’t have feathers. You are very hungry. Now, break out of your shell. Here are some yummy worms. Open wide! You get stronger. You can see and grow feathers. Now, try your wings out and fly. Beautiful! 3. Place Story Cards in the Line It Up Bar out of order. Re-read words for the first card. Show me what happens first. Please put it up. 4. Re-read the words for the second card. Show me the picture of what happens next. Please put it next to the first card. 5. Re-read the words for the third card. Show me the picture of what happens last. Please put it next to the second card. 6. Now we know the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Check for Understanding Observe as children retell the story. Can they identify the beginning, middle and end? Can they sequence the story?

Support: Show a real banana. I am going to share this banana. What should I do first? (Peel.) And next? (Slice, share, and eat.) And next? (Throw away the peel.)

Look What We're Learning Comprehension • Identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story • Order the events of a story correctly using pictures • Listen to gain and share information • Listen to learn what happened in a story

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“Ballet Dancing Truck Driver” Play “Ballet Dancing Truck Driver,” track 29 on the

three pictures that represent the beginning, middle, and end.

Sing, Sound & Count With Me CD. Have children try to

Have three groups of 3–4 children act out the beginning,

remember the jobs in order. Take pictures of the children

middle, or end of the book. Let the groups present their parts

wearing a hat to go with a job in the song. Have fun

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Word Time™

GRADE: Pre-K Children learn about books through drawing, storytelling, and personalizing their own storybook.

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Pre-K Numbers & Math Program Make early math concepts meaningful and fun for children! They will: • Count,

sequence, and match objects

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build patterns, and sort

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Numbers & Math Pre-K Teacher’s Guide

Label Sets

Combine Sets

Take Away Objects

Count Them All Combine Sets

When children can count objects in a set, they put more objects into their sets and count again. They don’t realize that this process is addition. We clarify the steps, but the process is natural.

GRADE: Pre-K Includes lessons for geometry, counting, math vocabulary, measurement, time, and problem-solving. Integrated assessments check student learning after each lesson.

Look What We're Learning Number & Operations • Combine sets to learn how many in all by counting

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4 Squares More Squares®

GRADE: Pre-K Children sort, sequence, slide, turn, and flip shapes to fit puzzle pieces on 24 different patterns. Perfect for problem-solving and developing spatial awareness. © 2011 Get Set for School

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I Know My Numbers Activity Book Set

GRADE: Pre-K Children develop skills with finger plays, songs, and rhymes. Fun, engaging illustrations invite personalization and coloring. Code: CKMN (Classroom set for 10 students) Code: IKMN (Individual set)

BUY A KIT AND SAVE Numbers & Math Classroom Kit! For a classroom of 20 GRADE: Pre-K Code: NMKIT See full products list at LWTears.com/FALL17

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Pre-K Numbers & Math Program

Preschooler develps spacial awareness by using 4 Squares More Squares.

Students learn number sense and pattern recognition with Tag Bags.

Tag Bags®

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Workshop Objectives

At the end of the workshop, you will be able to: • Plan your instruction based on developmental stages for writing readiness • Model activities that develop important social-emotional skills, including body awareness, taking turns, and sharing

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Pre-K Readiness: Social skills and the developmental stages of writing, hand skills, and crayon grip

Drawing: Mat Man®, shapes, music, and demonstration

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Writing: Developmental teaching order, trace capitals, write names, number skills, and formation

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Developmental Scope and Sequence of Pre-K Math and Literacy: Developmental way of teaching to address different learning styles

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Break: Snack and beverage served

re-K Language and Literacy Skills: Multisensory activities and P materials that teach children alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness, comprehension, writing, and concepts about print

Check Readiness

Apply What You’ve Learned: How to implement materials and strategies in your Pre-K environment

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8:30 a.m. Getting Started: Handwriting in today’s world, handwriting and the Common Core State Standards, Handwriting Without Tears® philosophies and principles Foundation Skills: Posture, paper and pencil skills, size, shape and position concepts, preparing for handwriting

Break

Printing Capitals and Numbers: Preventing and correcting reversals, teaching strategies, looking out for lefties

Multisensory Learning: Music and movement, Wet-Dry-Try, Mystery Letters, Door Tracing, Digital Teaching Tools 12:00 p.m.

Lunch on Your Own

1:00 p.m. Printing Lowercase Letters: Teaching method and sequence, line generalization, word and sentence skills, promoting speed and fluency

Break: Snack and beverage served

Cursive Writing: Cursive style, understanding connections, multisensory lessons, building fluency with Review & Mastery

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Extra: Special needs, assessment, handwriting standards, Q&A

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Adjourn: Certificate of Attendance for 6.5 Contact Hours

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April 6-7

February 2–3

Phoenix

October 20–21 March 2–3

CALIFORNIA Anaheim

August 11–12 October 13–14 February 23–24

Los Angeles

December 1–2 April 6–7

Oakland

October 6–7

San Diego

March 23–24

San Francisco

January 26–27

San Jose

April 27–28

COLORADO Denver

September 15–16 November 17–18 February 9–10

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington

September 22–23 April 6–7

November 10–11 September 22–23 March 23–24

Orlando

August 11–12 January 26–27

GEORGIA Atlanta

September 8–9 November 17–18 March 9–10

IDAHO Boise

September 29–30

ILLINOIS Chicago

September 29–30 December 1–2 March 9–10

INDIANA Indianapolis

September 22–23 April 6–7

IOWA Des Moines

October 6–7

KANSAS Wichita

September 15–16

LOUISIANA New Orleans

October 13–14 March 23–24

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MAINE Portland

September 29–30 April 13–14

MARYLAND Baltimore

November 17–18

MASSACHUSETTS Boston September 15–16 November 12–13* February 16–17

MICHIGAN Detroit

February 23–24

Grand Rapids

October 20–21

MINNESOTA Minneapolis

September 8–9 November 17–18 March 23–24

MISSOURI Kansas City

October 27–28 April 13–14

St. Louis

January 26–27

NEW JERSEY Princeton

October 13–14 April 27–28

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NEW YORK Long Island

TENNESSEE Memphis

November 3– 4

CANADA Calgary

August 18–19 March 2–3

New York City

April 20– 21

Edmonton

Nashville

August 25–26 October 8–9* December 3–4* March 2–3

October 20–21 February 2– 3

October 27–28

Toronto

TEXAS Austin

NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte

October 27–28 February 16–17

October 13–14 February 9–10

November 3– 4 April 20–21

Dallas/Fort Worth

February 2–3

Houston

Vancouver

April 20–21

Winnipeg

November 3–4 February 23–24

Raleigh

September 29 –30 March 9 –10

September 8–9 November 10–11 April 13–14

OHIO Cleveland

November 3– 4 April 27–28

*Mid- week workshop

San Antonio

September 22–23 April 27–28

Columbus

September 8–9 February 9–10

WASHINGTON Seattle

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City

September 15–16 November 10–11 March 9–10

October 20–21

Tulsa

Spokane

OREGON Portland

WISCONSIN Madison

October 6–7

February 16–17

October 6–7

October 27–28 March 2–3

Milwaukee

April 13–14

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia/ King of Prussia

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Keyboarding Workshop!

October 20–21 February 23–24

Pittsburgh

April 20–21

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K–5 Professional Development

K–5 KEYBOARDING & DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP This is an interactive Bring Your Own Laptop (BYOL) workshop! Half Day | 4.5 Contact Hours

Workshop Objectives

At the end of the workshop, you will be able to: • Learn the developmental progression of keyboarding skills to ensure elementary student success • Review student lessons and learn how to add them into your teaching and computer-based testing prep • Maximize educator resources to foster success: lesson previews, reports, and digital citizenship lessons • Use student progress reports to help students meet grade-level benchmarks • Understand and share research and standards to support keyboarding and academic success

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FREE PRODUCTS: A $120 Value!

Includes 12 Keyboarding Without Tears® licenses (2 licenses per grade, K–5) 46

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Only $165 when you register early!

Workshop Schedule

7:30 a.m.

8:00 a.m. Production of Writing: Research and standards supporting strong keyboarding and handwriting foundational skills

Registration: Coffee and pastries

omparison of Handwriting and Keyboarding: C Similarities, differences, and developmental progression of both

Digital Citizenship: Learn how to teach children about digital information, protection, behavior, and communication

Foundational Skills: Experience multisensory, teacher-led lessons that introduce the keyboard

Break: Snack and beverage served

Keyboarding: Actively teach features of the keyboard as well as technology foundation skills and typing skills

I nstruction: Review what you learned and apply it to your written production lessons

Resources: Remediation tips, school-to-home connections, additional resources for continued learning

Adjourn: Certificate of Attendance for 4.5 Contact Hours

12:30 p.m.

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Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 Keyboarding & Digital Citizenship Workshop Schedule ARIZONA Phoenix April 13

CALIFORNIA Los Angeles March 2

Oakland

November 3

San Diego April 20

COLORADO Denver August 11 March 9

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington February 23

FLORIDA Fort Lauderdale October 13

Orlando

February 9

GEORGIA Atlanta

February 9

ILLINOIS Chicago

October 20 April 20

MASSACHUSETTS Boston November 17 March 23

MICHIGAN Detroit October 13 February 2

MINNESOTA Minneapolis October 6 April 27

MISSOURI Kansas City March 2

NEW JERSEY Princeton April 6

NEW YORK New York City November 10 February 23

NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte

TEXAS Austin

Raleigh

Dallas/Fort Worth

OHIO Columbus

Houston

February 16

November 17

September 15

OREGON Portland

September 29

TENNESSEE Memphis

September 22

Nashville April 27

April 6

September 8 March 23 December 1

WASHINGTON Seattle August 18 January 26

WISCONSIN Madison August 25

CANADA Toronto

December 1

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Professional Development HANDWRITING ASSESSMENT This workshop is required to complete your Level 1 Certification! Full Day | 7.0 Contact Hours This is an intermediate-level workshop

Workshop Objectives

At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

Only $220 when you register early!

• Administer and score the Pre-K Assessments and the Screener of Handwriting Proficiency • Describe the seven handwriting components essential to handwriting success • Administer, score, and interpret The Print Tool® for 1:1 evaluation • Write parent friendly reports, set goals, and document progress for evidence-based practice • Choose remediation materials and strategies based on evaluation results • Understand different handwriting curricula, discover new handwriting resources, and use The Print Tool with various populations • Identify the benefits and process of becoming a certified handwriting specialist

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Handwriting Assessment Workshop Schedule CALIFORNIA Anaheim March 9

San Diego

September 8

FLORIDA Miami

October 20

Orlando April 27

MASSACHUSETTS Boston November 3 April 13

NEW YORK New York City October 15* January 28*

OREGON Portland

November 10

TENNESSEE Nashville

September 15

CANADA Toronto

November 17

TEXAS Dallas/Fort Worth February 2

Houston

September 29

WASHINGTON Seattle September 22

*Sunday workshop

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The Print Tool® Evaluation & Remediation Package

FREE GRADES: K–5 with The Print Tool is a one-on-one assessment used to evaluate and remediate capitals, Workshop lowercase letters, and numbers. Includes: • The Print Tool guide book • Transparent Measuring Tool • Student Sample Worksheets, Evaluation Scoresheets, and Handwriting Remediation Plan Forms (10 each) Code: TOOL16 48

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Workshop Registration Form WORKSHOP

EARLY REGULAR

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Pre-K Readiness & Writing

 $215  $250

•S ign up at least 30 days

Pre-K Literacy & Math*

 $215  $250

K–5 Handwriting

 $270  $305

FULL DAY

Pre-K Readiness & Writing + Literacy & Math (2 workshops)  $350  $385

2-DAY

Pre-K + K–5

2-DAY

Pre-K Readiness & Writing + K–5

 $500  $535

(3 workshops)

(2 workshops)

 $370  $405

K–5 Keyboarding & Digital Citizenship

 $165  $200

Handwriting Assessment Workshop**

 $220  $245

prior to workshop for the early bird rate.

• Register groups of 5

or more for a discount.

• Attend multiple workshops

for a greater discount.

Prices in US dollars

Included with Handwriting Assessment Workshop Registration Fee — Pick One:  The Print Tool® Package — OR —  2 refills * The Pre-K Literacy & Math workshop assumes prior attendance at the Pre-K Readiness & Writing workshop. ** The Handwriting Assessment Workshop assumes all attendees have a basic working knowledge of the Handwriting Without Tears® curriculum.

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Name on Credit Card:______________________________________________________________ 3. P urchase Order: We must have a copy of the purchase order. The purchase order may be faxed, emailed, or mailed with the registration form. You may not use a purchase order online. Mail this form to Learning Without Tears, 5310 S. 107 th Ave., Omaha, NE 68127, email it to coordinator@LWTears.com, or fax it to 402.492.2776. For more information, call 402.492.2766 or email coordinator@LWTears.com. You may cancel up to ten days prior to a workshop for a $35 cancellation fee.