I have recently begun fervently planning for next fall when I’ll be desperate for activities to keep the twins busy while I homeschool our 13 year old. I’ve been aimlessly looking about for a simple, easy to use but complete curriculum to use with them…I don’t want to be stuck creating curriculum for them myself! Enter Itty Bitty Bookworm!
Itty Bitty Bookworm is definitely now on my list for top home-preschool choices, this program offers parents (and preschool teachers) complete curriculum so that they can be confident about what they are teaching their children but not have to put in all the hours to put something together themselves. Even if I tried, there’s absolutely NO way I would be able to construct such a complete, comprehensive and age appropriate lineup of activities, pages and projects!
I’m so thankful for programs like Itty Bitty Bookworm and trust me, if you have a preschooler you’re looking to get a preschool program for, you will be too!
The Itty-Bitty Bookworm is a literature-based preschool curriculum on CD that does all the planning for you, so you can focus on what’s important ~ your children. It offers a curriculum for 18-36 month olds, called the Bailey Curriculum, and the Bo curriculum for 3-5 year olds. Both curricula are specifically tailored to meet the unique needs of in-home preschools, family child-care centers, child development centers and home-schooling families.
They gave me two months of curriculum for me to try out with my 3 year olds and we’ve been having tons of fun (since one of those months focused on bugs, even the older boys wanted to get involved)! I love the convenience of Itty Bitty Bookworm too! They offer their products in two forms – CD or Downloads! When you’re ready to go, just open up the file, read through the program, print out what you need and get to it! Going green anyone? I think it’s so great that you can choose to print out ONLY what you need and know you will use with your children.
The books that are used with this program are typically readily available (or put them on hold beforehand) at your local library, or if you love books like me, you’ll want to order the set to have on hand when you begin the month!
Want to know what comes in the curriculum?
Our curricula contain lesson plans, printables, emergent readers, patterns, manipulatives, shape/color/letter/number displays, and much more. You will need to purchase some craft supplies. You will also need the books upon which the monthly curriculum is based. We have links on our site to websites where the books can be purchased. However, the books are easily found at most local libraries.
You can also check out their website for more information and samples of their curriculum. I absolutely love the way Tara looks at their program…
At The Itty-Bitty Bookworm, “curriculum” is just a fancy-pants word for roadmap. We think childhood is a journey, and most kids just need a little guidance now and then to really come into their own. With our curriculum you can expect to see your child(ren)…
- Develop a love of books.
- Expand her creativity.
- Excited about learning.
- Self-confident.
- Experiment and play.
- Prepared for Kindergarten.
Such a wonderful way to look at how we educate our children and prepare them for the future of their education! We all know how very important it is to start our children off right and keep their minds active even as preschoolers. This curriculum just assists us and makes that goal easier!
Itty Bitty Bookworm is offering my readers an amazing discount! As you prepare to do preschool with your little ones next fall, you’ll definitely want to take advantage of the “Buy One Get One Free” promotion. Any reader who purchases a CD or download will receive another CD or download for free.
To take advantage of this offer, choose the first half of the months you would like, and put them in your cart DO NOT ADD all of them to your cart or it will not work. Then when you get to checkout, just make sure you put BOGOF in the comments section along with the list of free months you are asking for. The offer will only be good from TODAY through June 13th so take advantage of it right away.
There is no limit on the amount you can purchase. So this means that you can receive a full year of curriculum for the price of 6 months ($150 value)!!! So if you were even remotely worried about the expense, this is definitely the time to buy this program, though all you need to do is add up how much it would cost you to send your child to a local preschool and you’ll be amazed at the savings even without the discount!
Itty Bitty Bookworm is also offering one extremely lucky commenter One Full Year of Curriculum on CD (download for those outside of the US) which is worth $300! Make sure you visit their website and then come back here and leave a comment telling us why you’d like to win this curriculum and who you’d like to use it for! Click on the “more” link and you’ll be able to see all the extra ways to enter!
You’re definitely going to want to take advantage of all the amazing ways to get extra entries…
- Blog It – write a blog post about and linking to this post. Come back here and leave another comment with a link to your post.
- Tweet It – tweet about this giveaway linking to this post. Come back here and leave another comment with your twitter name.
- Stumble It, Technorati It, Kirtsy It or vote for it at Mommy Blips – then come back here and leave another comment telling us who you are on any of these (each one gives you the opportunity to enter with a new comment).
- Subscribe to A Frog In My Soup – This one’s easy, just subscribe to A Frog In My Soup (see upper right hand sidebar) and leave a comment telling me you did (or that you already are a subscriber).
WOW, that gives you a total of 8 opportunities to enter to win this fabulous Curriculum giveaway! This giveaway will end on June 11th and is void where prohibited. You do not have to live in the US to enter, but you do need to speak/read English and be able to dowload files onto your computer 
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May 29th, 2009 at 7:58 pm 1
My husband is going back to Business school and I am excited to have a chance to do a little joy school with the other moms/kids in the program. This looks like a fabulous curriculum and I would love to have it! Thanks!
May 29th, 2009 at 8:12 pm 2
Hi,
I just subscribed to your site. It looks really fun! Please enter me into the Itty Bitty Bookworm year curricula giveaway. Thanks!
May 29th, 2009 at 8:43 pm 3
I have an in home childcare. This is a great program. I use it now. Would love, love, love to have a years worth of CD’s in the drawing. Thank you.
May 29th, 2009 at 9:23 pm 4
I was impressed by the fun yet simple activities in this curriculum. I could see my 4-year-old thoroughly enjoying this.
Thank you for this giveaway!
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May 29th, 2009 at 9:29 pm 5
I heard so much about this curriculum but can’t afford it. I have wanted to try it for my toddler age 3. We have tried the samples and I can see why reviewers are raving about it. I subscribe to your site. Please enter me into the Itty Bitty Bookworm giveaway.
May 30th, 2009 at 5:50 am 6
I’d LOVE to win this curriculum. I’ve been looking for something to complement what we are learning this year and this looks perfect! My daughter will be four in Feb. and we school year round here, so her “school year” doesn’t start until then. We’ve been doing another curriculum this year, but I’ve been searching for what to use next year because she won’t quite be ready for kindergarten level work and this looks absolutely perfect!
May 30th, 2009 at 5:55 am 7
I’ve subscribed and also tweeted about the giveaway! Find me on twitter at: Dustybug
May 30th, 2009 at 6:25 am 8
Voted on MommyBlips! (Dustybug)
May 30th, 2009 at 1:06 pm 9
I’d love to win this for my five-year-old twins. They love stories and learning. Even though I don’t plan to homeschool them, I’m a big believer in using supplemental material at home to reinforce their studies. Plus, this will be great for us to do over the summer to ready them for kindergarten!
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May 30th, 2009 at 1:08 pm 10
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May 30th, 2009 at 1:09 pm 11
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May 30th, 2009 at 4:51 pm 12
I would love to win this! I was an English major and teacher, so I love their emphasis on developing a love for books! I would use it with my 3 1/2 year old.
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May 30th, 2009 at 4:55 pm 13
What a great looking curriculum. I love anything literature based and would make use of this with both of my girls…
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May 30th, 2009 at 5:07 pm 14
Bailey’s curriculum would be great for my twins to start laying the foundation for their love of reading. Hoepfully they will inherit my love for books too.
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May 30th, 2009 at 5:08 pm 15
I subscribe via email.
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May 30th, 2009 at 5:11 pm 16
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May 30th, 2009 at 8:44 pm 17
I subscribed!
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May 31st, 2009 at 12:10 am 18
I have been looking for a literature based curriculum to do with my daughter at home. I came across the itty bitty curriculum and liked what I saw in their sample pages. I would love to win the giveaway.
May 31st, 2009 at 5:32 am 19
I’m subscribing by email! We are ramping up to start a Pre-K program for my 18 mo daughter, and this looks like such a fantastic program.
May 31st, 2009 at 5:37 am 20
And twittered @simplydorei! (Wow…i’d forgotten all about Twitter!)
May 31st, 2009 at 5:39 am 21
I just opened a state-registered in-home child care center, and I would love to have some fun ideas for the kids to do! I also have two young children who would enjoy this greatly.
May 31st, 2009 at 8:49 am 22
I would love to give this a try for my 2 and almost 4yo. I’ve looked at their website before and it looks very interesting.
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May 31st, 2009 at 8:50 am 23
I’m already a subscriber.
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May 31st, 2009 at 11:56 am 24
I teach kindergarten but I use Tara’s ideas to add to out curriculum. Her stuff is great. I’d love to win.
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May 31st, 2009 at 11:56 am 25
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June 1st, 2009 at 10:25 am 26
I’d like to use this because it fosters a love of reading. I’d use it with my daughter Bethany.
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June 1st, 2009 at 12:53 pm 27
I’d love to have this curriculum for my two year old when he gets a little older. We’re doing Tapestry of Grace with my older son, but I didn’t have anything for him for preschool. We did fine, but I don’t want to have to do that all by myself again!
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June 1st, 2009 at 12:58 pm 28
Blgged about it here: http://spoodles.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/itty-bitty-bookworm-giveaway/
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June 1st, 2009 at 12:59 pm 29
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June 1st, 2009 at 1:01 pm 30
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June 1st, 2009 at 1:04 pm 31
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June 1st, 2009 at 1:15 pm 32
My kids love books. Using books as a vehicle for learning is a great thing. I love all the resources on their website.
June 1st, 2009 at 7:30 pm 33
I’d love to win this curriculum for my 4 year old son. I like that it’s so all inclusive. I’m having a hard time finding the time to piece everything together on my own.
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June 2nd, 2009 at 10:50 am 34
I would love to win this for my 18 month old son. He is just starting to get to the point where he can communicate with us. The Bailey curriculum would be great. Thanks for the giveaway.
June 2nd, 2009 at 6:41 pm 35
I have three preschool aged foster sons – 4, 4, and 3 – that I would love to use the Bo Curriculum with.
I just subscribed.
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:17 am 36
I would love to win this to use with my 3 yr old daughter. Her big brother will be off to kindergarten in the fall so I’ll have time to spend with just her. My methods with my son were pretty hit or miss. It’s so hard to put something this comprehensive together on your own!
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June 3rd, 2009 at 10:19 am 37
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June 3rd, 2009 at 1:15 pm 38
I would LOVE to win this giveaway. I’ve heard so many good things about itty-bitty bookworm, but money is tight right now with the failing economy and it definitely isn’t in the budget. It would be so great to do with the kids- anything that gets them excited about learning is a product i can get excited about too.
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:51 pm 39
I have really been wanting to find some good preschool curriculum and ideas for my daughters–for us to do at home!!! I would use it for my 4 1/2 and 2 1/2 year old girls!
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:51 pm 40
I stumbled it! Sarah8914
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:53 pm 41
I kirtsy’d (kirtsied?) it! Sarah8914
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:57 pm 42
I voted on Mommy Blips!!! Sarah8914
June 3rd, 2009 at 6:03 pm 43
I subscribed!!!
June 3rd, 2009 at 6:31 pm 44
I stumbled accross your blog by accident but I am so glad I did….I LOVE Itty Bitty Bookworm!!! I have the BO Curriculum Year 1 and have used it with my daycare kids…they loves it!!! I am trying to save the monies to buy the Bailey Curriculum because I am getting a whole new group of toddlers in the fall and need a curriculum for them!!! My 3 to 5 yr olds just love the books in Bo’s Year 1. BTW, I subscribed to your blog…can’t wait to read more!!!
June 3rd, 2009 at 6:44 pm 45
I have my own in-home daycare where i have 6 children ranging from 6months to 4yrs. I used both Bailey and Bo’s curriculum for the past yr to teach the wide range I have and am looking forward to using it again for the upcoming year.
June 3rd, 2009 at 6:49 pm 46
Just subscribed and placed a tweet – lancsgal
June 3rd, 2009 at 6:51 pm 47
I would love to win Bailey’s Curriculum. As a Registered Home Daycare Provider, I am always searching for new resources and a quality curriculum that I can share with my daycare kids. Much research has been done about how this age group is primed for learning. I think Bailey’s curriculum would definately help to give my daycare kids an edge in learning.
June 6th, 2009 at 10:38 pm 48
I just subscribed to your blog. This curriculum looks so great. I think I need it! I teach a preschool class from my home and have done so for many years. I love books and ty to include them all the time. I think this is a great assest. I would love to be put in for the drawing
June 8th, 2009 at 11:27 am 49
My three year old niece’s birthday is coming up. This would be a great gift for her. Looks like great learning material.
June 8th, 2009 at 3:38 pm 50
Their curriculum looks wonderful! I can’t wait for my little guy to be pre-school age and learn together.
June 9th, 2009 at 4:51 pm 51
I’d like to win it for our daughter and any future children we may have. I would prefer teaching her at home for preschool.
June 10th, 2009 at 6:38 am 52
I need this curriculum. It is beyond a want, really. My husband and I are set on home schooling our children and are just praying for things to work out that way. I am currently unable to stay home with our beautiful daughter, Amara, due to financial impossibilities. She instead spends her days between her daddy and grandmas. The only thing I could think of until reading this post was for me to find a night time job so I can homeschool during the day and work at night. I obviously don’t know where sleep will fit into that schedule. It wasn’t until I read what you wrote that I realize we might have another alternative: have a set educational program that even the grandmas can do! My mom home schooled all of us kids (8 girls in total) until we went to college, and I plan to do the same, God willing. It would comfort this mama’s heart to know that I can have the abilitiy to home school my daughter and future other children regardless of who her caretaker is on a given day. I would know what she’ll be learning, and can still feel involved! I checked out their website and feel that this would be a solid curriculum. I love the books they’ve chosen–they’re all positive, well illustrated (important as my husband is an artist!), and interesting books with good messages. We would really love to win this. I have tears in my eyes as I write this, that’s how much I want this.
Thanks, mama! Blessings.
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June 10th, 2009 at 6:41 am 53
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June 10th, 2009 at 9:27 am 56
I’d love to win this to use with my son. I’ve been trying to piece together appropriate curriculum myself, and am finding I don’t have the time. I like that this curriculum looks so complete.
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June 10th, 2009 at 9:29 am 57
I’m a new subscriber.
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June 10th, 2009 at 11:07 am 58
This would be wonderful for my son when he’s old enough. I love that it’s educational but also super fun!
June 10th, 2009 at 11:08 am 59
I’m a subscriber
June 10th, 2009 at 7:22 pm 60
This curriculum would be great for my daughter to prepare her for preschool!
June 10th, 2009 at 7:23 pm 61
I subscribe!
June 10th, 2009 at 9:57 pm 62
I’d love to win this because I am seriously considering homeschooling my daughter and I’d like to have a place to start–this would help!
June 11th, 2009 at 3:33 am 63
I would really love to get organized with my daughter, this curriculum would help me out so much
June 11th, 2009 at 3:35 am 64
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June 11th, 2009 at 4:54 am 65
I wrote a blog review about this giveaway and post yesterday! I thought I’d already told you, but I’m not seeing my comment so I’m guessing not. http://lifemoresimply.blogspot.com/2009/06/home-schooling-while-working-giveaway.html
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June 11th, 2009 at 6:57 am 66
This looks like such a great program, I’d love to use it with my daughter. I definitely believe that what she learns at home will carry through to all of her future schooling, so I feel like that’s a lot of pressure on me!
June 11th, 2009 at 10:35 am 67
I’d love to win Bo’s Curriculum to use with my 3 year-old daughter. I like the curriculum for many reasons, one being their book recommendations. I like that the books are widely available at libraries and that the curriculum points out the various skills the child can practice/acquire from each book. I could also use this for the French language classes I’m planning. Thanks!
June 11th, 2009 at 10:43 am 68
I subscribed via email. Thanks!
June 11th, 2009 at 11:00 am 69
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June 11th, 2009 at 11:10 am 70
I voted for this on Mommy Blips (lmarston). Thanks!