Squish, Sort, Paint & Build


Book Description

Enrich classroom learning centers with lively, fun activities designed to stimulate exciting learning for young children. This critical resource includes over 200 activities for the following centers: Manipulatives, Construction, Woodworking, Blocks, Music, Gross Motor, Library, Science, Dramatic Play, Art, and Sand and Water.




The Big Messy Art Book


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Shows a variety of innovative art activities to teach young children including hair dryer painting, rope painting, fly swatter painting, and more.




Wiggle, Giggle, and Shake


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Presents a comprehensive guide that includes two hundred movement activities for children four through eight that helps to stimulate imagination and positive attitudes.




Playing to Learn


Book Description

Create meaningful experiences and engage children in learning through play. Playing to Learn gives you hundreds of activities to make learning fun through games, small group activities, stories, and more. These games and activities promote learning every day of the week, every week of the year. Sure to become a classroom favorite, Playing to Learn has everything you need to create wonderful learning experiences for young children. 192 pages.Carol Seefeldt is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland. She has written 21 books and over 150 articles for teachers and parents. This is her first book with Gryphon House.




Sanity Savers for Early Childhood Teachers


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Offers quick-fix solutions to two hundred challenges faced by early childhood teachers, including messes, interruptions, tight budgets, storage, small and/or noisy rooms, and others.




Block Play


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With over 50 great activities, "Block Play" is a must-have for every teacher. Clear descriptions of what children learn by playing with blocks accompany the activities. Each activity encourages developmental skills such as problem-solving, math, science, language, and social skills. Watch children experience the joy of learning through blocks Sharon MacDonaldis the best-selling author of "Squish, Sort, Paint, & Build" and "Everyday Discoveries." She has been involved in early childhood classrooms for 28 years, and now spends her time training teachers and writing books and articles. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.




Everyday Discoveries


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Self-directed science activities to answer the how, the why, and the what happens next?







Start Them Off Right!


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These days kids need more than a nursery school or a glorified baby-sitter. The skills children learn in the first five years are critical to their later school success. Book jacket.




Differentiated Instruction


Book Description

This book contains 101 classroom-tested, easy-to-implement strategies. Well-indexed, it provides teachers with easy access to a variety of ideas to help out in different problem areas. Strategies are arranged by grade level within each of the following sections: Classroom Management, Community Building, Teacher's Toolbox, Literacy, Math, and Assessment. Also includes helpful graphics, time-saving reproducibles, and a comprehensive resource list.