Clay in the Classroom:: Helping Children Develop Cognitive and Affective Skills for Learning - Foreword by Elliot W. Eisner (American University Studies)

Hagan, Judith; Lewis, Helen; Smilansky, Sara

ISBN 10: 0820403547 / ISBN 13: 9780820403540

Published by Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 1988

About this Item

Ex-library. Spine has small nicks from label removal, front fly page, 2 edges of text block have former owner name redacted with black marker. Rear fly page damaged from card pocket removal, a few scratch outs with black marker. No dust jacket. Binding solid, pages crisp and clean, a few bent page tips. Some light scuffs and dents. Extremities lightly bumped with minimal tip wear.

Seller Inventory # SKU1005429

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Clay in the Classroom:: Helping Children Develop Cognitive and Affective Skills for Learning - Foreword by Elliot W. Eisner (American University Studies)
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820403547
• ISBN 13: 9780820403540
• Binding: PAPERBACK
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

What makes clay an important enough medium to warrant an entire book about its use in the educational setting? Clay in the Classroom helps teachers go beyond understanding clay as only a medium for playtime or special occasions. When used in appropriate and well-planned activities, clay can help young children develop cognitive as well as affective skills. Many teachers are searching for ways to balance the emphasis on computers and technology in the classroom. Here, through an inexpensive medium called clay, is one approach which research indicates can meet the emotional, physical and creative needs of young children, and allow them to become better prepared for the cognitive demands of the educational process.

Review

Clay in the Classroom is not simply the reporting of educational research, it is an invitation from concerned educators to concerned educators. Clay in the Classroom helps children learn. (Susan Hood, Fine Arts Department, Indiana University at South Bend).