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PEOPLE HOLDING HANDS®
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Are you looking for new and interesting educational resources that:

  • Fulfill your classroom requirements,

  • Meet your children's needs,

  • Offer something new – something kids can get excited about,

  • Provide opportunities to incorporate creativity and innovation in the lessons taught and learned,

  • Let the children lead presentations, while you are there to guide discussions and praise accomplishment, and

  • Get children excited about learning in their preferred learning style; visual, auditory, or kinesthetic; a multi-sensory approach?

    About now, you may find yourself thinking…

    HOW CAN ONE PROGRAM REALLY GET MY KIDS EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING NEW SKILLS, OFFER SOMETHING NEW, AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION FROM ALL MY STUDENTS?

    We're glad you asked…

    1. PEOPLE HOLDING HANDS® is a new program, with curriculum published and materials first marketed at year's end, 2004. We are now making our way into schools across the United States.

    2. PEOPLE HOLDING HANDS®, characters in the likeness of real, ethnically diverse people, were designed to look alike and different. Their hidden back finger pocket was sized for little fingers to use in puppet play, role play, reading lessons, skits, creative arts and more. The ethnic collection of characters will grow as we add new characters and new PEOPLE materials.

    3. PEOPLE HOLDING HANDS® curriculum guides and workbooks offer lessons and skits, presentations and skills building opportunities that incorporate the characters – preferably child-directed – for multi-sensory hands-on learning opportunities.

    4. PEOPLE HOLDING HANDS® actively and passively deliver the message, ALL PEOPLE ARE IMPORTANT. Whether supporting multi-ethnic environments or filling a need to create ethnic diversity in your classrooms, offices, and homes, these multi-cultural characters incorporate color, embody likenesses and differences, and offer near infinite opportunities to teach lessons, ideals, values, and skills that children should learn about PEOPLE at an early age for their present and future success.

    There's more...

    WE HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS!
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    People Holding Hands®
    Complete Classroom Set,

    published by You're On!, Inc.,
    has been approved as standards-aligned supplemental English learner (EL) materials by the California Department of Education, Gr. K-4, by the Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division and Committee for Social Compliance. This approved set includes 24 hand-held multicultural puppet characters, Meet the People book, Friends, Friends, Friends book and an embroidered carry-all bag.
    Funds Are Available
     
    Maybe you need a little more proof.


    We understand.

    Take a few minutes to look around these links and see for yourself where California has listed us and view a few of the matrices that we prepared for our ELD listening and speaking skills review.

    CDE-Legal and Social Catalog Listing, You're On!, Inc: This link provides you with our description listing as itemized on the CDE website.
    **We are approved for purchasing with Proposition 20 Lottery Funds or any Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program (IMFRP) funds remaining after districts have purchased their required instructional materials.**

    WORD DOCUMENT; K-Listening Matrix

    WORD DOCUMENT; 3-Listening Matrix
     
    Here are some things we've received from people that think PEOPLE HOLDING HANDS® are great! Recognize these signatures?


    First Lady Laura Bush Thanks Us For People Holding Hands®


    Senator Hilary Clinton Thanks Us For People Holding Hands®



    Senator Kay Granger Thanks Us For People Holding Hands®

     
     

    Do you think this ELL expert has it right?

    This quote, from Linda Sasser, an English language development specialist for Alhambra Unified School District in Los Angeles County and a former president of California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, was quoted in an article published in The ELL Outlook by Staff Writer Ines Alicea, February 2005, as saying,

    "I'm not sure that throwing another textbook at a child who is struggling to learn English will make a difference."


    Of course we agree that there should be various materials that can assist little learners in solidifying their skills! This is where we, People Holding Hands®, can help you...

    Isn't it time for a closer look?

    FIRST:

    Let's take a look at the materials that make up the Complete Classroom Set approved for purchase with state and federal funds:

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    There are 24 characters, 6 of each ethnicity, that make up the Classroom Set. Kids cannot wait to get their hands on these little smiling 11.75" PEOPLE play characters, with hidden back pockets sized for little fingers, to participate in lessons, sessions, presentations and interactive activities.
    HAND THEM OVER TO YOUR KIDS
    for hands-on practice of language listening and speaking skills or simply as an activity that encourages a multi-sensory approach for learning.


    NEXT:

    Meet The People Book  Friends,Friends,Friends Book

    Curriculum guide books that incorporate the characters in various hands-on acitivities that allow children to actively practice, prepare, present and learn the skills that are taught and presented.

    You can read more about these materials by visiting our Detatiled Product Information Page

    FINALLY:

    You will receive all this, 24 characters and both books, in a high quality embroidered zippered carry-all bag. There are materials ready for all your students to have an opportunity to share in the fun!

    Here's what the bag and set looks like:

    Complete Classroom People Holding Hands® Set
     
    Why not give People Holding Hands® a try?


    Now, all you have to do is place your order.


    Need to get approval from your school district?
    Here is a WORD.DOC intent to order form - used by the California Department of Education - to print and fill in. Maybe this is helpful for you if you are utilizing specific funding - Title 1, SB 1113, grants, or other.

    For a complete shopping experience, visit our SHOPPING page.

    You can mail us, fax us, or call in your order, 817-441-9360. Our information is listed at the bottom of this page or go to our CONTACT US page.

    AND, we are happy to accept signed PO's (Purchase Orders).


    BEFORE YOU GO...

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