Get Set for School Is Right-sized for K-Readiness

With Get Set for School, getting students on track for kindergarten readiness is simple. This complete, research-based Pre-K program provides a hands-on curriculum that engages young minds through purposeful play, active engagement, and custom manipulatives.

• A Complete Pre-K Experience

  

  Scaffolded lessons across all developmental learning domains address the skills students need to prepare for kindergarten.

• Hands-On
  Learning

  

  Time-tested, specially designed manipulatives bring early learning to life as students hone their fine and gross motor skills.

• Print + Digital Support

  

  Materials support teachers' instruction each day and enrich lessons through engaging videos, music, and games.

GSS Expands Early Learning Possibilities

• Program Sampler
• Components
• Interactive Teaching Tool
• Correlations & Research
• State Adoptions
• English & Spanish

Get Set for School Program Sampler

Welcome to Get Set for School! Our Pre-K curriculum was created for you and your Pre-K children. The curriculum suits a wide range of children and adapts to their changing needs as they grow. It acknowledges what all great educators know and what research supports: that learning needs to be joyful, child friendly, and active. We believe in meeting children where they are and giving them the experiences that will enable them to blossom.

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Pre-K Interactive Teaching Tool

A new digital teaching platform that brings the Get Set for School lessons to life with engaging, developmentally appropriate technology.

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This digital platform for Get Set for School provides engaging instruction and support—wherever and whenever it's needed. Educators can access video tutorials to aid their lessons, along with interactive games and activities for students.
 

Student Facing Application

Bring the multisensory genius of Get Set for School to life with digital instruction made for Pre-K students. Use the step by step instructions for letter formation on an iPad with the Wet-Dry-Try module. With the Sound Around Letters app, children identify, match, and say capital and lowercase letters, their sounds, and words beginning with the target letter. Instant feedback helps the student progress successfully.

Multi-Modality Resources

Multi-modality resources allow children with a variety of learning styles to access the skills being taught in English and Spanish. Simply demonstrate letter and number formations with touch sensitive formation, have letter formations leap off the page with engaging animations, get students moving and grooving with music videos, and support instruction with cross-curricular lesson extensions.

Accessibility

Get Set for School's digital components support accessibility standards, ensuring that users can experience our curriculum without impediments. The program includes closed captioning, the ability to zoom, use of keyboard and mouse interaction, and the ability to skip activities that a specific impairment may make impossible to complete

Correlations

Get Set for School meets all the correlations for Pre-K standards.

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As a complete Pre-K curriculum, Get Set for School aligns to quality standards and addresses each subject area throughout the course of overall instruction.

Each lesson and activity corresponds to the specific Pre-K skills, standards, and benchmarks that Pre-K children need for success.

Expert-Backed Research

Discover why and how Get Set for School works.

• Get Set for School: A Proven Success

  

  Read a quantitative study that demonstrates the efficacy of the Get Set for School curriculum and shows how it is proven to prepare students for kindergarten.

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• Get Set for School Research Review

  

  This white paper collects academic research that shows how children who develop strong foundation skills in complete Pre-K programs like Get for School are better prepared to meet the rigorous demands of school.

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• Head Start & NAEYC Standards

  

  Quality Pre-K instruction is based on the standards outlined by exemplary institutions—such as NAEYC and Head Start—and Get Set for School aligns to their standards.

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Get Set for School Components

Get Set for School is a complete, research-proven, and expert-backed Pre-K program. With multimodality instruction and a unique approach to early learning, Get Set for school follows a developmental progression with scaffolded lessons, uses a friendly voice, and excites learners with skill-building lessons and activities.

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• Samples
• PreKITT
• Manipulatives
• Read-Aloud Library
• Music & Movement

Instructional Purpose

Through purposeful play, active engagement, and high-quality, specially-designed materials, Get Set for School intentionally prepares students for kindergarten and develops the foundation skills they need for overall academic success.

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Pre-K Teacher’s Guides

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  Get Set for School
  Pre-K Teacher’s Guide, Vol. 1
  Introduction to the Curriculum

  English Spanish

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  Get Set for School
  Pre-K Teacher’s Guide, Vol. 2
  Multisensory Lessons with Hands-On Learning

  English Spanish

Activity Books

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  My Book Activity Book

  English Spanish

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  My First Book Set

  English Spanish

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  I Know My Numbers

  English Spanish

Through purposeful play, active engagement, and high-quality, specially-designed materials, Get Set for School intentionally prepares students for kindergarten and develops the foundation skills they need for overall academic success.

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The Pre-K Interactive Teaching Tool

PreKITT: The Pre-K Interactive Teaching Tool is a new digital teaching platform that brings the Get Set for School lessons to life with engaging, developmentally appropriate technology.

Here's what you'll experience in your trial:

• Customize lessons and pacing to match students’ needs
• Simply demonstrate letter and number formations with touch sensitive formation
• Have letter formations leap off the page with engaging animations and videos
• Get students moving and grooving with music and videos
• Support instruction with cross-curricular lesson extensions

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Multisensory Manipulatives & Tools

Our specially designed manipulatives are an integral component of our complete Pre-K program. We understand how young children learn and, based on that understanding, we have built an unparalleled, multisensory curriculum focused on developing the whole child.

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  Magnetic Lowercase & Blackboard Set

  Engages children with hands-on literacy and pre-writing awareness activities while teaching letter size and placement.

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  Build Mat Man® Kit

  Build Mat Man with your students!

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  Mat Man® Book Set

  This four-book set includes a free Build Mat Man poster.

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  Stamp and See Screen®

  Wood Piece stamps help build capitals and numbers.

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  Wood Pieces Set for Capital Letters

  Teach capital formations, letter size, shape, and position words and concepts, too!

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  Mat for Wood Pieces

  The smiley face on this mat reminds children where to start their letters.

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  Capital Letter Cards for Wood Pieces - Laminated

  Ideal for children who are just starting to learn capital letters.

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  Slate Chalkboard

  The 4" x 6" Slate Chalkboard helps prevent reversals as children learn to write capitals and numbers.

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  My First School Book

  Children master pre-writing skills with My First School Book and then learn lowercase letters with My First Lowercase Book.

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  Word Time™

  Boost children's vocabulary and language skills with multisensory lessons, Word Cards, and Squawker the parrot.

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  My Book Activity Book

  Children personalize their own storybook with drawing and storytelling.

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  I Know My Numbers Activity Booklet

  Children develop number recognition and formation skills with simple finger plays, songs, and rhymes.

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  FLIP Crayons®

  Unique crayons promote proper grip through the flip of the crayon.

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  Pre-K Color Wall Cards

  Colorful letter and number cards for a variety of classroom locations and activities.

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  Pre-K Name Plates

  Use on tables, lockers, or cubbies.

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  Magic C Bunny Puppet

  Teach the beginning C stroke letters with this engaging puppet.

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  Line It Up™

  Use the Line It Up Bar to teach word and sound connections, early literacy skills, and story sequencing.

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  Sound Around Box™

  Versatile activities for language concepts and social skills! Ideal for whole class and center-based instruction.

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  A-B-C Touch & Flip® Cards

  Children flip for these double sided cards that feature tactile and puzzle elements.

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  1-2-3 Touch & Flip® Cards

  The tactile double sided cards entice children to trace and name numbers, count, and sequence.

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  4 Squares More Squares®

  4 Squares More Squares focuses on squares, puzzles, and problem solving.

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  Tag Bags®

  Tag Bags promote early math skills like matching and sorting, and foster fine motor skills.

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  Mix & Make Shapes™

  Mix & Make Shapes includes shapes and hands-on activities for geometry concepts, measurement, and patterns.

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  Little Chalk Bits

  These soft chalk pieces make writing easy for little hands.

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  Little Sponge Cubes

  These sponges are just the right size for doing Wet–Dry–Try.

Books All Year: Integrating the Get Set for School Read-Aloud Library

When using the Get Set for School Read-Aloud Library Pack throughout the Pre-K Curriculum, see the teacher’s guide for tips regarding how to effectively integrate books in your Pre-K classroom each time you read a book with children.

Music & Movement

Music, dance, and fingerplays reach children through the way they learn best—through active, engaging, and real-life experiences. Children take naturally to music and can better understand complex pre-writing and math concepts if they’re simply addressed through music, movement, and fun. Music is a cornerstone of the Get Set for School curriculum and a strong learning tool that can be used every day to bring learning to life.

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  Sing, Sound, & Count With Me Album

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  Get Set for School: Sing Along Album

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State Adoptions

Get Set for School is approved and adopted for purchase in the following state adoptions:

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  Mississippi
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  Texas
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  Florida

Supports English, ELL, and Dual-Language Teaching

All Get Set for School materials support the use of English and Spanish. This freedom of language choice allows educators to engage in Dual Language teaching in the classroom to reach learners of either language simultaneously.

• Supports bilingual instruction


• Bolsters literacy skills in Spanish
• Accommodates for linguistics (communicated, sequenced, and scaffolded)
• Spanish language read-alouds offer transadaptation
• Equips teachers to provide scaffolds and small-group interactions for ELLs