Never Underestimate the Mind of a Child

When my son started Kindergarten in 1993, his teacher met with me to tell me she was concerned because she did not think he could write his name or read 2 or 3 letter words. She thought all he could do was color. I remember looking at him and saying "Jacob, write your name." He wrote his first and last name on the paper. His teacher was astonished. Then I held up 3 flash cards and asked him to read the words to me. He rattled off, "dog, in, and cow." Again, his teacher was amazed. She had been trying to get him to do these things for a month. When I asked Jacob why he had not written his name or read for his teacher, he said, "ugh, mom, that is boring, I like to color." Things have changed in the last 20 years, thankfully, and teachers have found fun ways to capture their students interest and creativity. It is so important to actively engage young children and make learning fun for them. Playing games and challenging students keeps them interested in learning new things every day. That is what Know Its Essentials is all about. Getting your students interested in learning in a way that is fun. This program has so many different ways of finding out what students needs are, to teach them what they need to know, and strengthen the skills that they already have some experience in. Your students will not be bored and think that coloring is the funnest thing in the classroom to do. They will learn what they need to learn according to Oklahoma's Core Curriculum and they will enjoy every minute of it.