It’s Ziggy’s birthday, and we’re celebrating with an amazing giveaway for young readers! Ziggy loves to teach kids how to read, so he’s giving away a complete set of our Pre-Reading program, plus fun activity books, and the perfect tote bag to hold all your materials.

Keep reading to learn more and enter for a chance to win!

First, what is executive functioning? Executive functioning refers to a set of cognitive self-management skills: working memory, planning and organizing, impulse control, self-monitoring, and cognitive flexibility.¹

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This month you can enter to win the All About Reading Color Edition level of your choice, which includes the Teacher’s Manual, Student Packet, and readers! If you haven’t used AAR before, we’ll also include Letter Tiles and a Reading Review Box to make sure you’ve got everything you need to succeed!

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In Delaware, you can turn the First State’s coastal wetlands, historic colonial towns, and vibrant urban centers into an engaging classroom that mirrors your child’s passions. Explore Dover’s legislative legacy or investigate salt marsh ecosystems along the Delaware Bay to bring lessons to life.

With clear homeschool guidelines and a supportive network of local families, you have the framework to create a personalized learning experience. Step into this role confidently and lead the way.

Vermont’s home study law offers both clear structure and room to innovate, turning covered bridges, sugar maple orchards, and snowy mountain trails into engaging, hands-on classrooms.

Whether you’re exploring Bennington’s Revolutionary War sites or harvesting fresh maple sap in spring, the state’s guidelines ensure you have a reliable framework without hindering your creativity.

Homeschooling in New Hampshire gives you roomy flexibility with clear, light-touch rules. From maple-sugaring unit studies to White Mountains nature journals, you can tailor learning to your child—and you don’t need to mirror public school to do it.

Take a breath, grab a cup of tea, and let’s get you started. You’ve got this!

In Montana, the vast landscapes of Big Sky Country—its towering peaks, sweeping prairies, and historic frontier towns—become your child’s classroom. Picture following elk migration patterns in Yellowstone or uncovering Native American heritage through hands-on explorations on the plains.

With Montana’s straightforward homeschool statutes and active community support, you’ll have everything you need to craft an engaging, personalized education. You’ve got this!

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This month you can enter to win the All About Math level of your choice. If you haven’t used AAM before, we’ll also include an All About Math Manipulatives Kit to make sure you’ve got everything you need to succeed!

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What is executive functioning?

What is executive functioning? Executive functioning is the brain’s “manager.” We can define executive functioning as the set of mental skills that enable us to plan, organize, and execute the steps to achieve a goal.

Is your child ready for math instruction? Before you dive into workbooks or structured lessons, it’s important to lay a solid foundation.

Play-based learning in preschool serves a valuable purpose in preparing a child’s brain for later, more formal education. Imaginative and creative play has a proven role in developing the brain capacity used in later years for more formal learning.

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Letter tiles are a key component of the All About Reading and All About Spelling programs. This month we want to give one random winner the chance to try our Letter Tiles App for FREE! But we’re not just giving away the app…we’re throwing in a free tablet, too!