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About the Authors

Our Story

Originally titled Slow and Steady Get Me Ready, this book was first published in 1988. The book was written by the late June R. Oberlander, a 19-year veteran kindergarten teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia.

In 2018, her granddaughter, Hannah J. Oberlander Knecht, updated and enhanced these classic activities for the next generation of parents.

​With a Masters in Curriculum Development and Instruction, Hannah also has a career in education for the past 12 years. Inspired to make her grandmother's activities relevant and available to those of her generation, she has a weekly email with many ideas to help your young one grow and develop in each stage of Age 0-5 years old.

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The 2018 edition titled Slow and Steady Get Me Ready for Kindergarten was published by Xulon Press and is available now at:
  •  Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. 
Authors of Slow and Steady Get Me Ready for Kindergarten


​June R. Oberlander and Hannah J. Oberlander Knecht, authors of Slow and Steady Get Me Ready For Kindergarten, 2012.

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Hannah Joy Oberlander Knecht, M. Ed. with updated edition! 
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About the Book: What's New?

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Easy-to Read Format
Organized in an easy-to-read format, each mini lesson shows how to engage your child in practical activities with step-by-step instructions, tips, and photos to guide you along the way.   
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High Quality Images
Detailed black-and-white photos offer a reference point for each activity and show the steps and materials needed and are sorted for each age group between age zero and five-years-old. 
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Pre-Reading Skills
Pre-reading skills aligned with kindergarten standards are made easy, so that your child is developing phonemic awareness, letter and sound recognition, blends, and basic comprehension. 
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Book Ideas
Picture books correspond with every activity in the Age 3 and 4 sections to encourage literacy. Research shows that children who have been read to from a young age have a significant advantage in kindergarten.  

Your Guide to Child Development

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Quick and simple

This is your guide to developmental play ideas for today’s child. These activities are tried and true to engage your youngster for specific purposes that will enrich his or her physical and mental growth.

Hands-On

No iPod app or electronic resource can replace a parent’s face-to-face interaction with his or her child. Recognizing that time in every home is always scarce, these quick and simple activities foster parent-child contact that is both constructive and meaningful.

Developmental activities

 Each activity includes a box that shows parents exactly which skills are being developed in the short lesson, such as eye-hand coordination, problem solving, memory, confidence, and independence.

Sorted for each age group

Activities are sorted between zero and five-yeras-old to give a ballpark idea of how your child is developing. What activities is your child ready for?  What can he or she be practicing over the next few weeks?
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