|
The Budding Artist
PB: 978-0-87659-381-3
$12.50
8" X 9" • 72 Pages
March 2012
Creating art is as much about the journey as it is about the finished product. The ideas in this book will get your young child excited about the process of creating. Expand your child’s
artistic horizons by branching out and experimenting with a variety of media. Your child will enjoy doing many of the
activities independently, but the ideas in this book provide wonderful opportunities to create something with your child.
Other titles in this series: “Budding Builder”, “Budding Scientist”
Early Childhood Activities for a
Greener Earth
Patty Born Selly
PB: 978-1-60554-119-8 • $24.95
224 pages • 8½" x 11"
May
Educate children about the impact and value that greener choices make in your classroom and community. Early Childhood Activities for a Greener Earth helps you connect
environmental issues with your daily curriculum in a sensitive,
developmentally appropriate manner. This resource includes background information on environmental topics—
including waste reduction and recycling, improving air quality, weather and climate change, and energy and toxicity reduction—and 100 lessons and activities
that will excite children, engage
families, and encourage communities to be green.
Real Class room Makeovers
Practical Ideas for
Early Childhood Classrooms
Rebecca Isbell and Pamela Evanshen
PB: 987-0-87659-378-3
$33.95
11" x 8½" • 160-192 Pages
May 2012
This book provides visual examples of changes that are possible in “real” preschool, PreK, and kindergarten
classrooms. Most of the makeovers focus on a specific classroom area or learning center. The final chapter
reflects the process of a complete classroom makeover. Each makeover project begins in collaboration with classroom teachers sharing needs and
expectations for their classrooms
based upon their knowledge of the young children with whom they work. Photographs visually demonstrate the space at the beginning of the renovation process and following the
implementation of the makeover process.
First Art for Toddlers and
Twos Open-Ended Art Experiences
MaryAnn Kohl
PB: 978-0-87659-399-8
$24.95
11" x 8½" - 128 Pages
Full colour illustrations
Available
Toddlers and twos offer adults a
unique challenge to be flexible and patient, along with the joy of helping them grow through exploration and discovery.
They are separating from ommy and daddy and beginning to become independent people with their own preferences. Their outright declarations of “By myself!” or “No, no, no!” can be challenging. Because toddlers and twos are going through many changes of independence and separation, they often are
uncertain or resistant during this time. Support and encouragement are key to
making this transition time a happy one. A toddler or two-year-old may resist an activity one day and then welcome the very same activity the next day.
Every toddler and two-year-old has a unique personality as well as a unique level and pace of development. Temperament and development must be taken
into account when planning and preparing art experiences.
The key to working with toddlers and twos is to be flexible, supportive, and nurturing. So, take a deep breath, and jump in.
|
Many Languages, Building Connections Supporting Infants and Toddlers Who Are Dual Language Learners
Karen Nemeth
PB: 978-0-87659-389-9
$20.95
8½" x 11" • 128 Pages
May 2012
So much has been written about language education, ESL (English as a second language) and bilingual education for K-12 teachers, and we’ve seen a bloom of books written about teaching preschool children who are dual language learners.
However, none of these resources get to the heart of what infant and toddler
caregivers want and need to know. The goal of this book is to help any adult caring for a baby or toddler to feel confident that he or she knows how language develops, how cultural differences can come into
play, and how to assess an individual child’s situation to provide appropriate supports.
Let Them Play:
An Early Learning (Un)Curriculum
Jeff A. Johnson and Denita Dinger
PB: 978-1-60554-053-5
$43.95
240 pages • 8" x 10" • March
Playtime is focused, purposeful, and full of learning. As they play, children master motor development, learn language
and social skills, think creatively, and make cognitive leaps. This (un)curriculum is all about fostering children’s play,
trusting children as capable and engaged learners, and leaving behind boxed curriculums and prescribed activities.
Start Smart, Revised
Building Brain Power
in the Early Years
Pam Schiller
PB: 978-0-87659-393-6
$24.95
7" x 10" • 160-176 Pages
April 2012
When old ideas, assumptions,
and theories converge with new
ideas, needs,insights, and
technologies, we have an
opportunity to move forward in
our thinking. Because of research in brain development, we know more than we did before about how to offer children to provide the best possible foundation for learning. Start Smart: Building Brain Power in the Early Years, Revised is filled with both information and ideas that translate brain research to
practical, easy-to-do activities
for young children.
125 Brain Games for Babies, Revised
Jackie Silberg
PB: 978-0-87659-391-2
$20.95
6" x 9" • 144 Pages
April 2012
Your beautiful, precious newborn is here! So fragile, innocent, and so sweet—what can you do to help your baby grow and develop? When do you talk to him, rock him, and sing to
him? The answer is every day! When will she be able to understand what you are saying? When will she recognize who you are? The answer is now! Scientists believe the
stimulation that babies and young children receive determines which connections form in the brain.
|
Cultivating Outdoor Class rooms Designing and Implementing Child-Centered Learning Environments
Eric Nelson
PB: 978-1-60554-025-2 • $62.50
224 pages • 8½" x 11"
March
There are many ways outdoor spaces can be transformed into fully functioning classrooms where can children explore,
experiment, and spend quality time in nature. Filled with both simple and large-scale ideas, Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms
offers support as you design and implement outdoor learning
environments.
Teaching in the Digital Age
Smart Tools for Age 3 to Grade 3
Brian Puerling
PB: 978-1-60554-118-1
$49.95
200 pages • 8" x 10" • May
Explore the many ways technology can enhance your classroom’s complete
curriculum and assessment. The use of technology is the new normal in many classrooms, and Teaching in the Digital Age will help you bring digital cameras, video, the Internet, and multi-touch mobile devices into your classroom and provide children with skills they need to know as they grown and learn.
101 Great Gifts Kids Can Make
Stephanie R. Mueller
and Ann E. Wheeler
PB: 978-0-87659-414-8
$24.95
8" x 9" • 176 pages
Full colour illustrations
March
When young children make something unique to give as a special gift for a loved one, they feel proud and successful about what they can do and share. Often these child-made gifts are treasured for years to come. With the appropriate materials, the freedom to be creative, and a little guidance, the possibilities for child-made gifts are infinite.
125 Brain Games for Toddlers and Twos, Revised
Jackie Silberg
PB: 978-0-87659-392-9
$20.95
6" x 9" • 144 Pages
April 2012
This book is about helping to “grow” the brains of young children by playing meaningful games with them. Whether it’s
through singing, dancing, cuddling, rocking, talking, smelling, or tasting, you can encourage the pathways of
children’s brains to make new connections. All the games in this book develop the
brain capacity of toddlers and two-year olds. Each game in the book refers to related brain research. But most importantly,
we can finally understand how great the contributions of a parents, early childhood
teachers, and caregivers can be to the development of young children’s brains.
|