Another Encyclopedia of Theme Activities for Young Children: Over 300 Favorite Activities Created by Teachers (The GIANT Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0876593945 ISBN 13: 9780876593943

Publisher: Gryphon House, 2012

Synopsis

Actively engage children's imaginations with more than three hundred activities for young children organized into a variety of popular themes—from the alphabet to the weather. The result of a nationwide contest among teachers, the classroom-tested activities in Another Encyclopedia of Theme Activities for Young Children provide many months of learning fun! Each activity is complete with learning objectives, materials list, related children's book suggestions, step-by-step instructions of what to do, teacher-to-teacher tips to expand on children's learning, assessment strategies, and related songs, poems, and fingerplays. Themes include All About Me, Alphabet, Animals, Art, Building and Construction, Celebrations, Colors, Five Senses, Health and Nutrition, Insects and Bugs, Kindness, Math, Music and Movement, My Community and Neighborhood, My Family and Friends, My School, Numbers, Our Earth, Plants, Science and Technology, Seasons, Shapes, Time, Transportation, Water, and Weather.

About this title

About the Author

Kathy Charner has been with Gryphon House for over 15 years and has served as Editor-in-Chief. She is the editor of several books including The GIANT Series and the Learn Every Day series.

From the Back Cover

Actively engage children's imaginations with more than three hundred activities for young children organized into a variety of popular themes—from the alphabet to the weather. The result of a nationwide contest among teachers, the classroom-tested activities in Another Encyclopedia of Theme Activities for Young Children provide many months of learning fun! Each activity is complete with learning objectives, materials list, related children's book suggestions, step-by-step instructions of what to do, teacher-to-teacher tips to expand on children's learning, assessment strategies, and related songs, poems, and fingerplays. Themes include All About Me, Alphabet, Animals, Art, Building and Construction, Celebrations, Colors, Five Senses, Health and Nutrition, Insects and Bugs, Kindness, Math, Music and Movement, My Community and Neighborhood, My Family and Friends, My School, Numbers, Our Earth, Plants, Science and Technology, Seasons, Shapes, Time, Transportation, Water, and Weather.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gryphon House
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0876593945
• ISBN 13: 9780876593943
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Charner Kathy