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February Patterns,Projects & Plans to Perk Up Early Learning Programs Review

February Patterns,Projects and Plans to Perk Up Early Learning Programs

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(More customer reviews)I am very satisfied with the February Patterns ,Projects and Plans book It meets my needs this month for lesson plans and more. Thank you

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The Learning House Review

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(More customer reviews)I was looking for something to tell me some ideas on how to set up learning centers in my home. This has ideas but mostly for elementry aged children. I was looking for ideas on a higher level.

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The Learning House provides parents, home-schoolers, and daycare/preschool providers with ideas designed to develop reading and mathematic readiness skills utilizing rooms in a house. Ordinary rooms are converted into vibrant, exciting, realistic learning laboratories for three to seven year-old children. Additionally, with the guidance of the author, daily mundane household chores gain a new purpose--reinforcing skills and fostering intellectual development of children. Features: Simple and easy-to-do activities with easy-to-follow directions and instructions, Interesting homemade games, Diagrams and patterns as guides and additional resources, Suggested neighborhood/community trips to enhance the home experiences and broaden the learning laboratory. Parents are encouraged to continue to be their child's first teacher. Sapp's book helps parents, childcare providers, and home-schoolers tap into the natural curiosity and creativity of children as they develop intellectually.

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Kid's Play: Early Development Activities to Prepare Your Child For Kindergarten Review

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(More customer reviews)I love this book. It has been a great resource for me as a parent of two small boys and I have recommended it to many friends. I liked the easy to read format. As a mom on the go, I can quickly flip to the section I want to read at the moment and use the fun activities. I know a few teachers in my area that keep this book in the classroom.

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Kid's Play is designed to improve a child's early development skills in preparation for kindergarten. The activities created by Speech, Occupational Therapists, Adapted Physical Educators and Preschool teachers are fun techniques that can: 1) improve speech and overall communication, 2) strengthen visual motor skills, 3) improve coordination, balance and muscle strength, and 4) encourage logical, creative thinking, and memory abilities of a young child.

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Family Funbook Review

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(More customer reviews)The ideas in this book are easy to do, not very expensive and for the most part, don't require anything exotic. There are suggestions for trips to take, things to do on trips, holidays, and more. There are ideas for making every day special, seasons, games for the whole family and more.
If you can remember to look over this book at times, you will find a wealth of ideas for just about anytime (hospital stays, new baby, hot days, rainy days etc.) Our family will probably not even come close to doing half of the things in this book. However, everything we have done has been fun.
We made the sugar eggs for some of the kids in the playgroup and they were a big hit.
This book is sure to help you enjoy the time you have with your children. IT has helped our family to explore new things and try new ideas.
Enjoy.

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Bad weather? Family vacation? Weekend afternoon? Not sure what the family should do? Grab your Family Funbook, with more than 400 fun, exciting, and inexpensive activities for the whole family. Written by a mother of four and divided into seasons, each section has arts & crafts, cooking, and outside exercises. Activities for major holidays such as Valentine's Day and Independence Day, plus multicultural activities for Kwanzaa, Saint Patrick's Day, and Hanukkah. Learn about different cultures such as Native American, Asian, Mexican, and more.

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Creative Art & Activities: Fun with Art Review

Creative Art and Activities: Fun with Art

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(More customer reviews)This is a great book, one that really packs in the art projects that you see parceled out little by little in other books. Here you get 380 pages of art ideas, very clearly presented, with easy instructions and helpful drawings, for $30; whereas other publishers would turn this into six individual $15 books.
This book would be ideal for teachers, Sunday school teachers, parents, day care providers, etc.
The sections (each roughly 60 pp.) are:
Part 1. Clay, play dough, modeling materials
Part 2. Crayons, chalk, markers
Part 3. Painting
Part 4. Puppets
Part 5. Print making
Part 6. Paper art

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The creative possibilities are endless with this book that focuses on traditional art mediums for children ages 2-8. By emphasizing the process rather than the final project, these activities open a great arena for creativity, self-expression, and exploration for children and for their parents or teachers. Each book boasts at least 50 activities that will develop an appreciation of traditional art mediums. Activities are written in an easy-to-follow "cookbook" format and begin with a list of developmental goals and required materials. Helpful Hints make for a smooth experience, and Variations show how each experience can be expanded on. The Index by Ages makes it easy to find age-appropriate activities.

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Medieval Life (Eyewitness Workbooks) Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this item for a medieval unit I was doing with my homeschooled 12yr. old son. My goal was to find appropriate material that would offer him some variety from the necessary, but sometimes boring worksheets, to go with his reading. This was a GREAT choice. He really enjoyed the reading and the muliply kinds of activities in the book. I was afraid he would find some of the activities (such as the sticker pages) to be too childish for him, but he liked those to! After reading the workbook and doing the activities he enjoyed it enough that we went on to build a castle and a working catapult!
When he was in public school, my son was coded with an LD in written expression, but he often struggled with the assigned reading materials. Although he has made great strides in his reading ability, he still tends to shy away from it. It was wonderful to find a whole workbook that he was willing and eager to read by himself. Honestly this workbook had a lot more to offer than I thought it would. For the price I really wasn't expecting a whole lot, but was pleasantly surprised to find I got more than I bargained for!

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Perfect for getting ahead at school or just stimulating children's interest, this groundbreaking series of workbooks leaves the competition in the dust, with exciting subjects, 48 full-color pages, a turn-and-learn info wheel, and special carrying folders. Never before have there been workbooks with so many opportunities for fun and interactive learning!This book helps kids take their knowledge of the Middle Ages to the next level, from the daily life of a peasant to the building of a cathedral.

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Chicago History for Kids: Triumphs and Tragedies of the Windy City Includes 21 Activities (For Kids series) Review

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(More customer reviews)As a lifelong Chicagoan, I find this work outstanding. It includes many hands-on activities for kids, such as making a mini-glacier, constructing a simulated Native American longhouse, making a replica of a pinhole camera, using a pan to make a simulated Chicago River watershed, etc.
Topics covered include the Indian past (including the Bowman site and the Blue Island culture), the early fur traders, pre-Fire Chicago, the Chicago Fire, the rapid rebuilding, the Stockyards and consequences of industrialization, various social issues, the 1968 Democratic Convention, the ascension of Harold Washington to the Office of Mayor, etc. An extensive bibliography in the back of the book allows the reader to do further research on this dynamic city.

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Simple Science (Family Nights Tool Chest) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is one of the many Tool Chest books we have used for a kid's Bible Study. We have been amazed at the impact it has had on our kids. In fact, a 3 year old in our group remembered what the prior study was about. We were shocked because it was 5 weeks since we had that study. It has been so valueable for our family.

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Featured onFocus on the Family, FamilyLife Today,and Promise KeepersCreating lasting impressions for the next generation!These ideas and activities have been tried and tested by families like yours. They are designed to make lasting impressions on children of all ages.Have fun with these simple science experiments that use items commonly found in the home to teach important truths from God's Word. For example: Attempt to crush a raw egg to learn about God's protection. Make candies "spark" and learn how to be a light in the world. Watch how peas fall out of a glass and learn to follow God, not the world. Make a rainbow and be reminded how God kept His promise to Noah. See how a hard-boiled egg can be sucked into a glass bottle and discover that nothing is impossible with God.

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Vocabulary Ladders: Climbing Toward Language Skills Success Review

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(More customer reviews)In my experience as an educational consultant, nearly every school is looking for affordable & easy ways to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of the wide range of learners in each classroom or grade level. This book fits the bill when considering extension activities or an alternate vocabulary curriculum for high achieving students. Love how it weaves in creative problem solving to peak kids' interest and pull them in! And you have the whole week (or just parts of, if you can't fit it in each day) laid out for you! One wish I have for the next edition would be more room to write sentences on Wednesdays's activities. Though that's easy to work around...

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What kind of word is "fersevently"? Have you ever heard of an "askerphtico"? By using these and other "mystery" words to capture students' attention, "Vocabulary Ladders: Climbing Toward Language Skills Success" helps students learn to love vocabulary lessons. Students sort through mystery words and solve puzzles to crack the codes and find 150 hidden vocabulary words. Then, students are taught to recognize, define, comprehend, and use these words in their everyday lives. Students who learn to recognize and comprehend vocabulary words automatically have an advantage in any classroom or testing situation. "Vocabulary Ladders" collection of 15 weekly vocabulary units require students to use deductive and inductive reasoning and word analysis to solve vocabulary puzzles, define and comprehend vocabulary, recognize various parts of speech, determine antonyms and synonyms, and spell and use new words. This book will help your students' vocabularies flourish! Grades 5–8

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The Joyful Child Review

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(More customer reviews)I MUST HAVE THIS BOOK! This parenting manual thoroughly illustrates the definition of and the source of joy. It enlightens parents to the concept that our children can and should be joyful and that we will become more joyful ourselves in the process. It examines many personalities and methods to appropriately love, nurture and support each. Included, is a very full, but simple and effective list of activities that any loving parent can and will engage in with their child/children. Words cannot express enough how thankful I am to have found such a 'Joyful' Parenting help.

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The book is not just for the children in your life.It is also for you. As you learn how to guide a child's discovery of joy, yuor own awareness expands putting you more in touch with your own inner jou.

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Teachin' Cheap: Using Bags, Sacks, Paper, & Boxes in the Classroom Review

Teachin' Cheap: Using Bags, Sacks, Paper, and Boxes in the Classroom

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(More customer reviews)After having seen Linda in person, the book is very good for any teacher that wants to have their student's actively learning and participating. It is a wonderful book to complement any teacher's book collection. She also has two other books that are terrific!

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1 2 3 Shapes : Beginning Shape Activities for Young Children Review

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101 Amusing Ways to Develop Your Child's Thinking Skills and Creativity Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a reference book when looking for a creative activity. Again, Amazon's sellers had a "like new" used copy at a great price.

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Would you believe that instant pudding can help improve a child's motor coordination? Learn how to use simple household items and a bit of time to refine your child's logic and reasoning skills. This book targets specific areas of intellectual, emotional, and social development with activities that are fun, easy, and require very little time.

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Treasured Time with Five- to Ten-Year-Olds Review

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(More customer reviews)I like this book a lot! It's not just another craft book. It's got all different kids of activities for kids who like all different things. I also like how it is separated into weekly ideas and focus on different seasons or holidays. I look forwrd to using this book a lot over the next few years.

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Brennan has created a handbook of activities and pastimes for parents to enjoy with their children. This book devotes one chapter to each month of the year, offering activities, recipes, rhymes, readings, and games that are different, yet uncomplicated. Any parent can share them with materials they have on hand.

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Teaching Snacks: Teaching Basic Concepts and Skills Through Cooking Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this book to teach teens with learning disabilities cooking as part of a basic skills program but was disappointed with the range of recipes and found it inappropriate for this age group. Would suit primary children.

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Contains recipes for a variety of snacktime foods suitable for young children and suggests how these foods may be used to create learning opportunities in nine different topic areas.

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3-2-1: Time for Parachute Fun Review

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(More customer reviews)I got this because I lead a story time at a local library with the primary age of participants being 2. This book is not practical for that age range! There probably four activities in the whole book that is applicable to that age group. Secondly I thought they renamed many of the same concepts and presented them as a whole new idea. I think this would be great for someone who uses their parachute more than weekly with older children.

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Children love parachute play. They get the chance to move around, be silly, and have fun. But there's more to parachute play than games. The activities in 3-2-1: Time for Parachute Fun are sure to get kids laughing while they're learning to count, cooperate, follow directions, and move their bodies in new ways.With activities that promote social and emotional growth, imaginative play, and listening and communication skills, this fantastic resource provides parents, teachers, and caregivers with plenty of ideas to get children moving and learning.The book is divided into three parts:The introduction offers safety tips, information on purchasing a parachute, and ideas for more fun ways to use parachutes. The chapter "Parachute Games-No Props Necessary" includes activities that only require a parachute, like "The Parachute Pokey," "Under the Big Top!" and "In My Tent." The last chapter, "Playing Parachute Games with Props," is full of activities that use easy-to-find props, including: "Into the Bucket You Go!" "Matching Pairs," and "All Dressed Up."Each activity includes step-by-step instructions, and many also include ideas for expanding activities to support further learning. Children ages three to ten will love having fun with these easy and fun activities.

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Books Every Child Should Know: The Literature Quiz Book Review

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(More customer reviews)Books Every Child Should Know: A Literary Quiz Book by educator Nancy Polette is an ably written and thoroughly entertaining collection of games, quizzes, cryptograms, word searches, scavenger hunts, plays and more, drawing their inspiration from classic children's books. As an interesting approach to many landmarks in children's literature, Books Every Child Should Know informs its young readers of more in-depth and observational intricacies of their favorite stories in a fun and active way. Books Every Child Should Know is very highly recommended to all classroom teachers and homeschooling parents as a curriculum supplement, as well as to public library children's book collections for its engaging format for use with children of all ages.

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