What Your Preschooler Needs to Know
An engaging read-aloud anthology packed with foundational knowledge for Pre-K minds.
$25
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Complete Course
In a Curriculum Kit
Nonconsumable
Nonreligious
2026 Pre-K Curriculum Kit
Four-year-olds ask a lot of questions, and What Your Preschooler Needs to Know gives families a read-aloud approach to exploring many of them together. This illustrated anthology brings together the core knowledge many educators believe helps prepare children for kindergarten through stories, poems, songs, activities, and conversation.
Inside are 109 selections covering a wide range of subjects designed specifically for preschool-aged learners: History introduces children to people, places, and events through stories and simple activities.
Science explores topics like light, air, water, animals, and the natural world through photographs, questions, and hands-on exploration.
Music includes classic songs and musical activities that encourage movement and participation.
Poems and Rhymes build listening skills, vocabulary, rhythm, and early language development.
Visual Arts introduces children to artwork while encouraging observation and discussion.
Stories and Fables provide read-aloud opportunities while allowing parents to decide what best fits their family.
Throughout the book, sidebars provide conversation prompts, activities, and ideas that help children connect what they are learning to everyday life.
Because the material is divided into short, manageable selections, families can read a little each day, focus on one subject at a time, or simply follow their child's interests.
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about this product below:
What Your Preschooler Needs to Know is usually used by ages 3 to 5.
- May 11, 2026
Bethany M.
My daughter loves the classical stories in these and pays such close attention. Very excited to keep reading more
- July 23, 2025
An Excellent Resource for Homeschooling Parents
Dorothy W.
This book really does contain what a preschooler needs to know. It's got classic poems and nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs and stories all of which have absolutely gorgeous illustrations and help with phonemic awareness. The science sections have big and high quality full color photos. The history section is a nice intro into a few concepts with conversation provoking questions to keep your little scholar engaged and thinking and in the art section, each piece of art has a blurb explaining it along with questions to ask your preschooler about the art in question. At the back of the book are resources for parents including what your child should know in preperation for Kindergarten and a list of books and music that preschoolers will enjoy. The book is very comprehensive and I've found it very useful in homeschooling and teaching preschool. My son also enjoys the book very much, he is clearly engaged with most of the sections and asks lots of questions and daydreams afterwards about what we have read. Defitely add this to your home library shelves!
- May 24, 2025
Excited!
Carissa E.
Im excited to dive more into this book when we start school in the fall!
- July 30, 2024
love it
Brittany G.
This has been HUGE for us in our curriculum plan. We love it!
- June 9, 2024
Wonderful collection
D
This little collection is great and covers a a lot of ground for a bitty learner. It is organized by focus area too so that it nice in order to keep track of what’s been read and change topics to keep it interesting. The only section that seems a bit intense for a little one is the history/artsection. It just has some pretty specific info and topics that seem a little in depth for a preschooler. Otherwise wonderful and enjoyable.
- August 5, 2023
Excellent Resource for 3 to 5 year-olds
Jana M.
While we enjoyed this book tremendously, I found myself wishing that it had been included in the preschool kit. Many of the poems, songs and stories are better suited for preschoolers, whereas the history, science and art seemed conceptually more appropriate for pre-K. Since this book straddles these age ranges, we would have preferred to receive it on the early end and grow into it.
- March 14, 2023
loved this book
Bina
we used this book before bed rather than during the day, then added another book or two before he fell asleep. We loved the poems and stories. The illustrations are beautiful!
- August 30, 2022
Great Resource
Jennie S.
This has a lot of really cool educational stuff for little ones. I have really enjoyed using this in our curriculum. Teaches me something new somedays. Really recommend using this book for your 4 to 5 year olds. Even my 8 year old enjoys listening to the information and nursery rhymes and songs.
- August 16, 2022
It's a book with poems and stories
Samantha R.
I thought there was more to this, yes it touches base on some social studies, however it is just a story book with poems, history and science stories in it, there are no hand on or writing activities, which is a bummer.
- April 28, 2022
Very nice addition
Brittany T.
It took me a little bit to really understand how to fully utilize this book and its content. Once I figured out the best way to approach it with my kiddos we really enjoyed it. It is a great resource to use to focus daily lessons around.
