Create your own home of learning (Screen Free)!
- Reader's Favorite 5 Star Award, 2022
- Mom's Choice Award, Gold Winner, 2022
- Non-fiction Authors Association Award, Gold Winner, 2022
- Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist, 2022
Children learn while they play! Transform your home into a home of learning by using these easy-to-follow instructions, lists of toys and equipment by age, and simple ways to promote play. Set up small learning areas and learn how to facilitate years of screen-free fun and discovery right at home!
What a child plays with and how matters during the different stages of his or her development. The right types of play build the conceptual foundations of math, problem-solving, literacy, social skills, art and creativity, science, emotional maturity, critical thinking, leadership, and more.
Play isn't a break from learning; it's the way children learn!
These techniques can be started as soon as a child can crawl, and can be used throughout a child's elementary school years. The techniques in this book focus on infancy to age eight. Understanding how children learn and play and incorporating the different types of toys and techniques to engage and facilitate play will transform the lives of your children and open the world of learning and discovery right in your home.
You'll see your child's excitement every time he or she enters the playroom and different learning areas. You'll recognize how your child learns and develops. You'll watch your child grow into a competent, confident, independent, and prepared learner while playing and having fun.
The concepts, materials, and activities in this book have been developed and used by early childhood practitioners and educators for decades, and are implemented and in practice in nationally accredited early learning programs. Parents can offer the same rich experiences and create the same environment at home. By following the book's simple instructions, using the lists of toys and equipment, diagrams, and pictures, you can quickly and easily create your own home of learning!
A Simple, Easy-to-Use Format
* Easy-to-set-up play and learning areas
* For young children, 0-8 years
* Simple and structured ways to facilitate a child's development
* Lists of toys, supplies, and equipment by age
* Meaningful, concrete, screen-free learning
Young children learn while they play!
Jodi Dee, M.Ed has a B.A. in Psychology and M.Ed from Clark University. Jodi grew up in a rich learning environment with an Early Childhood Center attached to her home, which her mother ran for over 30+ years. She spent her first 18 years participating in, helping, facilitating, and supporting the Center. Jodi carried that knowledge into raising and facilitating her three children for over a decade, by setting up and using learning areas in her home--creating a home of learning.
