Prop Box Play

Prop Box Play
Author: Ann Barbour
Publisher: Gryphon House, Inc.
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780876592779

Set the stage for hours of dramatic play and creativity with 50 themes that include lists of props, easy extension activities, vocabulary and children's literature.

Loose Parts 2

Loose Parts 2
Author: Miriam Beloglovsky
Publisher: Redleaf Press
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2016-06-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1605544655

Loose parts capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and encourage creativity. This form of play allows infants to be in control and recognize the power of their bodies and actions. A variety of new and innovative loose parts ideas are paired with beautiful photography to inspire safe loose parts play in your infant and toddler environments. Captivating classroom stories and proven science provide the context for how this style of play supports children's development and learning. This book is perect for Montessori and Reggio-inspired programs and educators.

Tools of the Mind

Tools of the Mind
Author: Elena Bodrova
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2024-04-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1040005438

Now in its third edition, this classic text remains the seminal resource for in-depth information about major concepts and principles of the cultural-historical theory developed by Lev Vygotsky, his students, and colleagues, as well as three generations of neo-Vygotskian scholars in Russia and the West. Featuring two new chapters on brain development and scaffolding in the zone of proximal development, as well as additional content on technology, dual language learners, and students with disabilities, this new edition provides the latest research evidence supporting the basics of the cultural-historical approach alongside Vygotskian-based practical implications. With concrete explanations and strategies on how to scaffold young children’s learning and development, this book is essential reading for students of early childhood theory and development.

The King in Yellow

The King in Yellow
Author: Thom Ryng
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2005-12-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1411685768

Between the covers of this small, unassuming book lies a tale one hundred years in the making. Banned by the governments of Europe upon its publication, burned by the zealots of religion and sanity, its very name only whispered in the shadows by decadent artists: THE KING IN YELLOW, a play for the damned and the lost. Armitage House is proud to present this notorious work of occult literature for the first time in paperback.

From Play to Practice

From Play to Practice
Author: Marcia L. Nell
Publisher: National Association of Education of Young Children
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2013
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781928896937

Describes play workshop experiences that give educators a deeper understanding of play-based learning and illustrate the power of play.

Literacy-building Play in Preschool

Literacy-building Play in Preschool
Author: V. Susan Bennett-Armistead
Publisher: Teaching Resources
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Early childhood education
ISBN: 9780545087483

Whether they're putting on a puppet show, acting out a fairy tale, or running an imaginary restaurant, preschoolers love to play. This book shows how to harness play's power so children not only have fun, but also learn essential reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills that prepare them for conventional literacy instruction.

Creative Curriculum

Creative Curriculum
Author: Teaching Strategies
Publisher: Delmar Pub
Total Pages:
Release: 1988-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780766832886

The Creative Curriculum comes alive! This videotape-winner of the 1989 Silver Apple Award at the National Educational Film and Video Festival-demonstrates how teachers set the stage for learning by creating a dynamic well-organized environment. It shows children involved in seven of the interest areas in the The Creative Curriculum and explains how they learn in each area. Everyone conducts in-service training workshops for staff and parents or who teaches early childhood education courses will find the video an indispensable tool for explainin appropriate practice.

Wombat Stew

Wombat Stew
Author: Marcia Kay Vaughan
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2014
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9781743622575

In this classic Australian picture book, a dingo catches a wombat and wants to cook him in a stew. But all the other bush animals have a plan to save their friend. They trick the dingo into using mud, feathers, flies, bugs and gumnuts in his wombat stew, and the result is a stew the dingo will never forget!

Our Toy Box

Our Toy Box
Author: Pam Holden
Publisher: Red Rocket Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Alphabet
ISBN: 9781877363894

Describes what kinds of toys children have in their toy boxes.