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Take The Early Learning Standards Outdoors
With The Adventurous Child Literacy Gazebo and Learning Center

Literacy Gazebo

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Literacy Gazebo Dimensions:

7 1/2' Hexagon

Literacy Gazebo Pricing with Floor:

$8,569.00 (plus shipping)

Literacy Gazebo Pricing without Floor:

$7,359.00 (plus shipping)

Literacy Learning Center Dimensions:

90" L x 42" W x 72" H

Literacy Learning Center Pricing with Floor:

$3,565.00 (plus shipping)

Literacy Learning Center Pricing without Floor:

$2,779.00 (plus shipping)

Literacy Gazebo (pictured)

The Literacy Gazebo provides a great place for children to sit and listen to stories, tell stories to other children, or create their own stories using art supplies. The floor is made of composite. The roof provides shade and cover in light rain. This area includes (2) bookcases and (3) benches. The sixth side of the area is open for entering and exiting the area. Each bookcase has (4) different shelves for displaying materials. One of the bookcases is designed to hold art supplies such as paper and markers so children can draw and tell their stories; the second one is designed to hold books. Pad locks are included with both bookcases. The benches can be used to sit on or for children to put their legs under and write on as a table. There are clear tops on the benches to provide additional discovery by placing objects under the bench and the child can trace or draw the object. We recommend changing out the books and paper once a week because the humidity will damage these items, even if there is no rain during the week.

Literacy Learning Center (not pictured)

The Literacy Learning Center consists of three panels. One panel has a book case as described above. The two remaining panels each have a bench as described above.

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Discover what the children are learning when they use the Literacy Gazebo and Learning Center.

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Reading: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocabulary Development — Concepts About Print
  • Pretend to read a book.
  • Turn one page at a time.
  • Name objects from a picture book.
  • Hold book right side up, looking at pages and pictures.
  • Turn pages from front to back.
  • Identify five common signs or symbols.
  • Tell something that a favorite character does in a story.
  • Follow printed words as a story is read.
  • Distinguish print from pictures.
  • Tell a story while holding a book.
  • Read own writing (e.g., gives meaning to own writing by "reading what it says").
  • Watch and listen to a story to completion or for ten or more minutes.
Reading: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocabulary Development — Phonological Awareness
  • Match the sound that begins own name with sound that begins another word or name.
  • Identify first letter of own name.
  • Generate sounds from letters.
  • Recognize that words that look alike may sound alike.
  • Imitate simple rhymes.
  • Sing the alphabet song.
  • Recite/sing one rhyme to song.
  • Generate and blend the sounds of letter patterns into recognizable words.
  • Clap out syllables in word songs.
Reading: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocabulary Development — Decoding and Word Recognition
  • Match the same letter in different styles (e.g., signs, books, newspaper).
  • Point to words in a book while telling a story.
  • Point to a title of a book.
  • Match upper to lower case letters.
  • Put letter shapes or tiles in alphabetical order.
Reading: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocabulary Development — Vocabulary and Concept Development
  • Name sounds heard in a familiar environment.
  • Ask and answer simple questions about a story being read.
  • Ask adult to read printed information.
  • Talk about action pictures of family, pets, or self.
  • Tell one thing that happens in a familiar story.
  • Tell story from pictures and books.
  • Pretend to do something or be someone.
  • Use new vocabulary learned from experiences.
  • Act out familiar, scripted events and routines.
Reading: Reading Comprehension — Structural Features of Informational and Technical Material
  • Identify a favorite story.
  • Request or select a story by the title of the book.
  • Express what might happen after the action in a picture.
  • Use personal experiences to answer questions about the stories.
  • Follow pages that accompany a story on audiotape or CD.
  • Identify the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Reading: Literary Response and Analysis — Emergent Literacy with Appropriate Books and Stories
  • Talk about the cover and illustrations prior to the story being read.
  • Identify two characters that interact in a story.
  • Recall if something truly happened.
  • Recognize print in media other than a book.
Writing: Writing Process — Organization and Focus
  • Draw pictures and scribble to generate and express ideas.
  • Associate writing with words.
  • Draw at the top or bottom of the page, when requested.
  • Position paper for writing.
  • Write from left to right.
  • Write using pictures, letters, and words.
  • Use writing or symbols to share an idea with someone.
  • Use known letters or approximations of letters to represent written language.
  • Dictate something for an adult to write down.
Writing: Writing Application — Different Types of Writing and Their Characteristics
  • Add writing to a picture story.
  • Use writing to label drawings.
  • Draw name or a message on a card or picture.
  • Represent action with drawing.
Writing: Writing Conventions — Handwriting and Spelling
  • Copy a vertical line.
  • Copy a horizontal line.
  • Copy a circle.
  • Write letters in strings.
  • Write using phonetically spelled words.
  • Use correct grasp of writing tool.
  • Imitate drawing a cross.
  • Copy a cross.
  • Copy an "X".
  • Copy a square.
Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking Skills, Strategies, and Applications — Comprehension
  • Follow one-step spoken directions without prompts.
  • Name sounds heard in the environment.
  • Classify categories of words.
  • Identify categories of objects in pictures (e.g. animals).
Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking Skills, Strategies, and Applications — Speaking Applications
  • Give name, age, and gender upon request.
  • Give address upon request.
  • Tell three events in chronological order.
Number Sense: Number Relationships
  • Identify first and last.
  • Draw pictures or symbols to represent a spoken number.
Computation: Counting, Sorting, Classifying, and Comparing Objects
  • Represent object/activity by drawing or selecting picture.
Geometry: Recognizing Common Geometric Shapes and Using Directional Words
  • Use "in" and "out" to indicate where things are in space.
  • Use "on" and "off" to indicate where things are in space.
  • Use the words "here" or "there" to indicate where things are in space.
  • Follow instructions to place an object "here" or "there."
  • Follow instructions to place an object "beside" or "next to" something.
  • Follow instructions to place an object "between" two things.
  • Copy a vertical and horizontal line.
  • Imitate drawing a cross.
  • Copy circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles.
  • Complete interlocking puzzle of 8-12 pieces.
Algebra and Functions: Finding Patterns and Relationships
  • Follow along and imitate patterns of sounds and movement.
  • Reproduce patterns of sounds and movement.
  • Reproduce simple AB patterns of concrete objects.
  • Predict what comes next when shown a simple AB pattern of concrete objects.
Problem Solving: Ability to Reason, Predict, and Problem Solve Through Exploration
  • Make simple cause/effect predictions.
  • Identify parts on an object.
  • Imitate the use of an adult tool in play.
  • See a simple task through to completion.
Scientific Thinking — Shapes and Symbolic Relationships
  • Identify, copy, extend, and create patterns with objects and in drawings.
  • Participate in activities using materials with a variety of shapes and patterns.
The Nature of Science and Technology — Scientific Inquiry and Process
  • Use the five senses (touching, smelling, seeing, hearing, tasting) to investigate the environment and to gather information.
  • Ask and answer questions about his world.
Environments — The Physical Setting
  • Participate in activities using materials with a variety of properties (e.g., color, shape, size, name, type of material).
Communication — Sharing Observations and Discoveries
  • Use charts, drawings, and/or graphs to share their findings with others.
  • Dictate statements / draw pictures to share findings.
History — Chronological Thinking and Historical Knowledge
  • Construct a sense of time.
  • Put pictures in sequential order.
  • Describe daily routine.
  • Retell a story or event in sequential order.
  • Distinguish between past, present, and future.
Civics and Government — Foundations and Functions of Government and Its Citizens
  • Follow simple directions.
  • Listen and talk about stories that illustrate the concept of being responsible.
  • Participate in games and follow the rules.
  • Make choices after considering alternatives.
Geography — Location (Spatial Awareness)
  • Name body parts and point to the location of each.
  • Ask questions about everything the child sees and finds.
  • Use a simple map (e.g., diagram of the house, street on which the child lives).
Geography — Physical Systems
  • Draw pictures representing the seasonal changes.
  • Listen and respond to stories about other areas (e.g., deserts, mountains).
  • Identify and describe people who live in different places for different reasons (e.g., farms, cities, small towns).
Geography — Human Systems
  • Draw pictures of their family.
  • Discuss members of the family and their roles.
  • Ask questions about families.
  • Talk about how he is the same and/or different from other children.
Geography — Environment and Safety
  • Help clean up after doing an activity.
Application of Movement Concepts and Principles to the Learning and Development of Motor Skills
  • Identify and use a variety of spatial relationships with objects (e.g., the child will move self and/or object over, under, beside, and through as directed by an adult).
Enjoyment of Motor and Sensory Experiences: Exhibiting Self-Confidence
  • Participate in a variety of gross/fine motor and sensory activities.
  • Attempt novel gross/fine motor and sensory activities.
  • Demonstrate a determination to develop skills through repetitive practice.
Art Appreciation — Begins to Understand and Share Opinions About Artwork and Artistic Experiences (Their Own or Others)
  • Express feelings about art work.
Creating Art: Process and Product — Expresses Personal Interests, Ideas, and Feelings Through Art
  • Compare and contrast own creations and those of others.
  • Use various art forms such as dance, theater, and visual art as a vehicle for creative expression.
  • Select different art media to express emotions or feelings (e.g., painting with bright colors to match a playful mood).
Creating Art: Process and Product — Uses Symbols, Elements Such As Shape, Line, Color, and Texture and Principles Such As Repetition In Art Experiences
  • Use different colors, surface textures, and shapes to create form and meaning.
  • Decide which lines should be long or short, wavy or straight, thick or thin, and what color and where on paper.
  • Enjoy repetition of materials and activities to further explore, manipulate, and exercise the imagination.
Creating Art: Process and Product — Uses Different Art Media and Materials In a Variety Of Ways For Creative Expression, Exploration, and Sensory Experience
  • Demonstrate increasing skill in using different art materials.
  • With various media, use shapes, lines, and color.

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