The Learning House

The Learning House provides parents, home-schoolers, and daycare/preschool providers with ideas designed to develop reading and mathematic readiness skills utilizing rooms in a house. Ordinary rooms are converted into vibrant, exciting, realistic learning laboratories for three to seven year-old children. Additionally, with the guidance of the author, daily mundane household chores gain a new purpose—reinforcing skills and fostering intellectual development of children. Features: Simple and easy-to-do activities with easy-to-follow directions and instructions, Interesting homemade games, Diagrams and patterns as guides and additional resources, Suggested neighborhood/community trips to enhance the home experiences and broaden the learning laboratory. Parents are encouraged to continue to be their child's first teacher. Sapp's book helps parents, childcare providers, and home-schoolers tap into the natural curiosity and creativity of children as they develop intellectually.

Here is a guide that provides parents, home-schoolers, and daycare/preschool providers with ideas designed to develop reading and mathematic readiness skills utilizing rooms in a house. Ordinary rooms are converted into vibrant, exciting, realistic learning laboratories for three to seven year-old children. Additionally, with the guidance of the author, daily mundane household chores gain a new purpose—reinforcing skills and fostering intellectual development of children. Features: Simple and easy-to-do activities with easy-to-follow directions and instructions, interesting homemade games, diagrams and patterns are included as guides and additional resources, suggested neighborhood/community trips to enhance the home experiences and broaden the learning laboratory.

Sheila E. Sapp, a former elementary school teacher, reading specialist, instructional supervisor, curriculum director, and assistant principal, resides in Woodbine, Georgia, with her husband, Everette. Sapp is currently an elementary principal for the Camden County School system located in Kingsland, Georgia.