Tracy Beckerleg

Fun with Messy Play

Ideas and Activities for Children with Special Needs

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This activity book heightens the sensory perception of children with special needs through the imaginative use of everyday 'messy' materials like baked beans, condensed milk, jelly or glue. The activities in this book help to improve co-ordination, communicative and cognitive abilities, as well as their self-esteem and social skills.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 174mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 310g
• ISBN-13: 9781843106418
• ISBN-10: 1843106418
• Artikelnr.: 23810586

Autorenporträt

Tracey Beckerleg has worked as a teacher for children with special needs for ten years, where she first began developing her approach to messy play. As a mother of five children, Tracey used messy play in her parenting. She lives in Hampshire, England, and is currently a Portage home visitor, carrying out a home-visit educational service for pre-school children with support needs.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: An Introduction to Messy Play. 1. Why Do
Messy Play? 2. Play and Its Purpose. 3. Guidelines for Messy Play. Part II.
Benefits of Messy Play. 4. Sensory Stimulation. 5. Language and
Communication. 6. Social Development. 7. Motor Skills. 8. Relaxation. Part
III: Practical Messy Play Ideas. 9. Dry Play. 10. Wet Play. 11. Non-messy
Play. 12. Pre-writing Skills. 13. Things to Remember. Further Reading.
Index.