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Zoo Writers has become one of the most popular free resources for beginning writers. The movie starts with a quick tour around the St. Lewis Zoo as the students get to see the many different animals living at the zoo. This is followed by a guided writing session where the students get help with writing basic sentences. For best results, click on full screen when viewing.

                Click here for the movie. Click here for the writing paper.

Learn to read and write with Garfield the Cat.

These easy to use lessons contain everything you need. Sample pages can be downloaded by clicking here.You can also access the audio lesson on your telephone by calling 760-569-2525 extension 756591. This audio lesson contains step by step instructions from a real elementary school teacher. Children will learn to say and spell each word. They will also learn to begin a sentence with an upper case letter. Beginning writers frequently have problems with word spacing, so students will be reminded to leave a finger space between words. Lastly, students are instructed on how to end each sentence with a punctuation mark.

These lessons have been successfully used in kindergarten through third grade classrooms to achieve amazing results.

Alpha-Friends Bingo is a fun and easy game that helps students learn the letters and sounds. This game has become one of the most popular free resources for students in pre-school, kindergarten, and first grade. We had planned on deleting this content because the audio quality did not meet our high standards. We were extremely surprised to learn that teachers all across the country liked it and insisted that we keep it available for their students.

The audio for the game is available at several telephone numbers across the country. The most current version is available at 641-715-3900 x53152 and free game cards are available at schools nationwide, for example:

                        Cards 1&2    Cards 3&4    Cards 5&6

The "I'm Going To College" writing program has become extremely popular. All across the country most kindergarten, first, second and third grade teachers are now required to create a classroom environment and lesson plans that emphasize the concept that every student can attend college. These teachers are letting the students know that if they work hard in school they can achieve their dreams and even become the first in their family to graduate from college. We created songs and guided writing lessons where the students learn about the top universities that now offer free tuition to anyone who can meet the academic requirements. So far, the most popular lessons are about Stanford University located in Palo Alto, California.

The audio for this lesson is available at several telephone numbers across the country. The most current version is available at 641-715-3900 x91769

Students and parents now have telephone access to K-12 teachers for help with any homework or academic question. These programs are free and funded by the local, state, and the federal programs. Simply pick up the phone and call. Most of the calls are from students, but the teachers love it when parents call and ask for advice on how to help their children learn and achieve.

Here are several phone numbers.

Note: The phone numbers and time were current as of the last time we checked, but schedules and numbers are subject to change. Please let us know if you find any listings that need correcting.

585-262-5000 Monday-Thursday 3:30 to 7 Eastern

212-777-3380 Monday-Thursday 4 to 7 Eastern

305-995-1600 Monday-Thursday 5:30 to 8:30 Eastern

505-344-3571 Monday-Thursday 5:30 to 8:30 Mountain