Marie LeBaron

Make and Takes for Kids

50 Crafts Throughout the Year

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Produktbeschreibung

MAKE AND TAKES FOR KIDS: 50 projects to make with kids Crafting isn't just playtime; there's a purpose to all the gluing, cutting, and coloring. Children are learning hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, problem solving, math, teamwork, and individual expression. In Make and Takes for Kids, popular craft blogger Marie LeBaron brings her creativity and her training in early childhood development together in a truly original children's crafting book. Outlining the learning objectives and skills that children will attain as they complete each activity, this book gives you 50 kid-friendly crafting and cooking projects that celebrate each month. You'll get simple instructions for making: A wintry January filled with a snowman smoothie and a snow-bug hat A February rich with a lovely heart bookmark and heart-shaped pretzel bread A lucky March with leprechaun gold coin cookies and glitter clover cards An April hopped up with chocolate-dipped crispy rice eggs and a watercolor coffee filter umbrella A sunshine-filled May spiced up with Cinco de Mayo sombrero cupcakes and a tissue paper Mother's Day card A summery June beefed up with Father's Day meatball golf balls and a milk jug toss game A jubilant July with sparkly wands and patriotic berry ice cream boats An August in the outdoors with a pine cone bird feeder garland and flameless kid's campfire A back-to-school September with a teacher's pet rock paperweight and silly apple sandwiches A spooky October with googly eye cards and monster milkshakes A thankful November with pine cone cookies and leaf rubbing turkey feathers A December to remember with a stained glass paper menorah and a spiral paper Christmas tree mobile And much, much more If you're a parent, teacher, or caregiver looking to enhance the time you spend with young children, Make and Takes for Kids makes it easy to have fun crafting with kids.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Altersempfehlung: 13 bis 17 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 205mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 381g
• ISBN-13: 9781118083369
• ISBN-10: 1118083369
• Artikelnr.: 33398367

Autorenporträt

Marie LeBaron is the founder of the popular parenting blog Make and Takes (makeandtakes.com). Prior to starting her blog, Marie worked in early childhood and elementary education.

Inhaltsangabe

The Author xi Introduction xiii PART ONE The Chairs Role and Career Path 1.
In the Trenches 3 2. Preparing for the Chairs Role 14 3. Assessing What
Kind of Department Chair You Are 23 4. Serving as an Untenured Department
Chair 34 5. Coexisting with a Former Chair 41 6. Creating a Career Plan 49
7. Returning to the Faculty 58 8. Seeking Higher Administrative Positions
66 9. A Scenario Analysis on the Chairs Role and Career Path 75 PART TWO
Departmental Management and Politics 10. Understanding Departmental Ethics
and Politics 85 11. Chairing Small Departments 92 12. Chairing Large
Departments 99 13. Setting Course Rotations and Schedules 108 14. Making
Decisions 114 15. Setting Annual Themes 124 16. Creating Departmental
Centers for Excellence in Teaching and Learning 132 17. A Scenario Analysis
on Departmental Management and Politics 142 PART THREE The Chairs Role in
Searches, Hiring, and Firing 18. Writing Job Descriptions and Position
Announcements 157 19. Understanding the Chairs Role in the Search Process
168 20. Interviewing Candidates 176 21. Letting Someone Go 188 22. A
Scenario Analysis on Hiring and Firing 196 PART FOUR Mentoring Challenges
and Opportunities for Department Chairs 23. Helping Faculty Members Sharpen
Their Focus 205 24. Coaching Faculty Members to Increase Productivity 211
25. Promoting a More Collegial Department 217 26. Coping with
Passive-Aggressive Behavior 224 27. Resolving Chronic Complaints 231 28.
Addressing Staff Conflicts 240 29. Overcoming Conflicts 247 30. A Scenario
Analysis onMentoring Challenges 257 PART FIVE The Chairs Role in Faculty
Development 31. Facilitating a Positive First-Year Faculty Experience 267
32. Coaching Faculty in Writing Effective Resumes 274 33. Creating an
Effective Professional Development Plan 279 34. Creating an Effective
Teaching Portfolio 290 35. Creating an Effective Course Syllabus 302 36.
Promoting Creativity in Teaching and Learning 309 37. A Scenario Analysis
on Faculty Development 317 PART SIX Best Practices in Evaluation and
Assessment 38. Creating Written Evaluations 327 39. Conducting Oral
Evaluation Sessions 337 40. Writing Letters of Recommendation 343 41. Doing
Assessment Effectively 352 42. Conducting Program Reviews 364 43.
Conducting Posttenure Reviews 380 44. A Scenario Analysis on Evaluation and
Assessment 389 PART SEVEN Essentials of Budgeting and Planning 45.
Strategic Planning 401 46. Planning a Budget 411 47. Implementing a Budget
418 48. Fundraising 425 49. Accounting for Sponsored Research 440 50. A
Scenario Analysis on Strategic Budgeting and Planning 449 Epilogue: A
Checklist for the Essential Department Chair 457 Index 463
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