Shaping Effective Communicators

On the Road to Writing and Reading PreKindergaten

Help Young Children Develop Fundamental Prewriting Skills

Zaner-Bloser has created developmentally appropriate materials to introduce children to written communication. On the Road to Writing and Reading uses songs, stories, movement, and manipulatives to create activities that complement any PreKindergarten curriculum.

On the Road to Writing and Reading PreKindergarten Kit includes

  • Teacher Guide
  • Music, Mazes & More CD-ROM (included in Teacher Guide)
  • Group Time Cards
  • Alphabet Cards
  • Take-Home Alphabet Posters (English and Spanish)
  • Wikki Stix®
  • Touch and Trace Manuscript Letter Cards
  • Magnetic Dry-Erase Board and Letters
  • Blank Story Journals

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Teacher Guide Teacher Guide

features interactive stories, songs, and developmentally appropriate activities for fine and gross motor skill development, spatial awareness, print awareness, letter recognition, sound-symbol awareness, and handwriting skills.
Music, Mazes & More Music, Mazes & More
is an audio CD with 12 lively sing-along songs, and a CD-ROM with printable song lyrics and optional practice pages to help children develop handwriting skills. Not sold separately.
Group Time Cards Group Time Cards
introduce basic strokes, letters, and numerals in the content of an interactive story. Includes 26 laminated, two-sided, full-color cards measuring 18" x 24" each.
Alphabet Cards Alphabet Cards
display uppercase letters on one side and lowercase letters on the back. Includes 26 laminated full-color cards measuring 8 1/2" x 11" each.
Take-Home Poster Take-Home Alphabet Posters
feature the alphabet on one side and a parent letter with alphabet games on the back. Available in English and Spanish.
Wikki Stix

Wikki Stix®
provide tactile, hands-on learning as children form basic strokes, letters, and numerals. Kit includes more than 450 of these unique waxed yarn sticks in a variety of colors.

Touch and Trace Manuscript Letter Cards Touch and Trace Manuscript Letter Cards
help children learn the shapes and names of letters through seeing, hearing, and doing. Great for tactile learners! Includes 26 cards and Teacher Guide.
Magnetic Dry-Erase Board and Letters Magnetic Dry-Erase Board and Letters
provide activities for letter recognition, letter sounds, matching, making words, and word families. Foam letters are child-safe; board measures 11 1/2 x 11 1/2".
Story Journals PreK Story Journals
provide unlined space for children's early writing and drawings. Five journals, 24 pages each.