Bilingual Songs and Stories
Grades K–1 • Bilingual in English and Spanish
School Success Kits were created in partnership with Valley of the Sun United Way & the Yale Child Study Center–Scholastic Collaborative for Child and Family Resilience. Modeled on early learning standards, our resources make it easy for families to help their children develop foundational skills in all the key areas of education: Expert Guidance for Every Milestone
Language Literacy Writing Physical Development Health and Safety Fine Arts
Mathematics Science Social Studies
Technology Engineering Student Well-Being
Empower Families to Support School Success
School Success Kits are easy-to-distribute book packs that help families support their children’s academic and social development. The resources inside provide families with a complete roadmap to their children’s educational development, helping them navigate each milestone with joy and confidence.
Each bilingual English/Spanish kit features:
Family Guide
A bilingual Family Guide with more than 70 activities on literacy, STEM, health and safety, and more 4 fully bilingual read-together books in English and Spanish to encourage family read-alouds My Journal to promote self-expression through drawing and writing A prepacked tote bag that keeps all materials in one place so learning is always within reach Access to digital resources, including digital access to our Family Guide and bilingual renditions of classic children’s songs
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Sample Activities from the Family Guide
With activities spanning content areas, the bilingual Family Guide provides tips on building strong family-school partnerships and navigating parent-teacher conferences, engaging families as true learning partners.
Family-School Partnership
When schools and families work together to support learning, children do better in school. Research tells us that children experience many benefits when their families are involved with their school and engaged in their learning (Henderson & Mapp, 2002). Students whose families are engaged are more likely to:
Easy-to-implement strategies for good attendance
• Earn higher grades and test scores. • Pass their classes. • Attend school regularly.
• Have better social skills. • Graduate from high school. • Go on to further education.
Tips to empower families to get involved with their child’s school and classroom
Supporting Your Child at School 1. Routines help! Help your child go to bed early and at the same time every night, and give plenty of time for dressing and a healthy breakfast. 2. Get to know your child’s school and staff so you are comfortable with both. Respond if your child’s teacher reaches out to you. If needed, your school should be able to provide a translator . Use the School Contact List on page 28 to get organized. 3. When you meet your child’s teacher for the first time, share your child’s strengths and interests , and if your child speaks more than one language .
4. Speak up with questions or concerns. If something is happening at home that may affect your child at school, be sure to let the teacher know so she or he can be supportive. 5. Get involved in your child’s classroom. If the teacher asks for family volunteers , try to volunteer. Pick what you’ll enjoy most or what fits best with your schedule. There may be options outside school hours if you’re busy with work.
6. To prepare for parent-teacher
conferences , make a list of questions to ask. See page 23 for examples.
1 SET
Who Is That?
Talking for literacy, family photos for social studies, and more
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FEATURED ACTIVITY
WRITE AWAY Literacy Standard: Writes and Illustrates
Simple activities create everyday learning moments
JOURNAL Remind your child to use the included writing journal as a special quiet-time activity to enjoy. Your child can follow the fun prompts or make up new ones. Ask your child about the pictures, marks, letters, and words he or she made.
LITERACY Standard: Asks and Answers Questions About Stories TALK AFTER READING Discuss the characters, the setting, and the story events. Then ask your child questions: “Where is the story happening? Is this a place you’d like to visit? Why?” MATH Standard: Counts, Adds, and Subtracts ADD AND TAKE AWAY Use small objects that interest your child. Make a group of two. Count them aloud with your child. “Let’s add another. Now how many do we have?” Try adding and taking away different amounts.
SOCIAL STUDIES Standard: Understands Families and Jobs FAMILY NAMES AND JOBS Look at family photos and talk with your child about who is in your family. Help your child name the grown-ups and talk about the jobs they have. HEALTH & SAFETY Standard: Develops Healthy Habits WASH YOUR HANDS Remind your child to wash hands after playing outside, before eating, and before bedtime. Taking steps to reduce illness makes it easier to have solid attendance at school!
Aligned to standards across literacy, math, social studies, and more
Curious about learning milestones? See page 24.
When writing is part of your child’s everyday activities, your child will discover that it is something to enjoy. "
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Sample Activity from the Student Journal
Draw and write about someone in your family. Dibuja y escribe sobre alguien de tu familia.
Student Journals provide children with quiet-time
activities that prepare them for the work they’ll do in school. After each one, families can talk about the letters, words, and pictures their children have made.
Thought-provoking writing and drawing
prompts encourage self- expression and creativity
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Give the Gift of Literacy School Success Kits are a great way to engage families and encourage learning and reading together.
Here are some opportunities to distribute kits to the families in your community:
Partner with community literacy advocates and organizations to extend your reach to:
Kindergarten classrooms
Public libraries
Kindergarten graduations or moving-up ceremonies
Community centers and organizations
At-home learning
Faith-based organizations
First-grade classrooms
Local doctors’ offices
Back to school
Food-service programs such as local food pantries
New student enrollments
Community-based before- or after-school programs
United Way programs
Lifelong Learning Starts Here.
For more information, please contact a Scholastic Literacy Specialist: (800) 387-1437 or LPSpecialist@Scholastic.com
See Our Family Activities in Action!
Watch implementation videos at scholastic.com/schoolsuccesskit
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