Early childhood educators know how important it is to choose the right materials to include in your preschool classroom. There are so many options, and often your budget won't stretch cover everything you'd like to include. With this guide, discover ideas for both familiar and new play materials and how they not only support the cognitive, physical, and social and emotional development of children ages 3 to 5 but also meet the diverse needs of individual children. With a thoughtful selection of appropriate materials, you can enhance the quality of your classroom and create an accessible,…mehr
Early childhood educators know how important it is to choose the right materials to include in your preschool classroom. There are so many options, and often your budget won't stretch cover everything you'd like to include. With this guide, discover ideas for both familiar and new play materials and how they not only support the cognitive, physical, and social and emotional development of children ages 3 to 5 but also meet the diverse needs of individual children. With a thoughtful selection of appropriate materials, you can enhance the quality of your classroom and create an accessible, inclusive, and equity-based environment that makes all children feel welcome.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Lisa Mufson Bresson, MEd, is an early childhood education consultant with Beyond Boundaries, LLC, and coauthor of NAEYC’s bestselling book Big Questions for Young Minds: Extending Children’s Thinking. She leads workshops and presentations at local, state, national, and international conferences, thriving on the connections she makes with learners—both big and little!—on a daily basis. Since 2008, she has been a contributing author to Teaching Young Children (TYC), NAEYC’s magazine for preschool teachers, and serves on TYC’s advisory board. She is a former program manager for Grow NJ Kids, New Jersey’s statewide Quality Rating and Improvement System for early childhood programs. Previously, Lisa taught in urban public preschool settings for over a decade. Megan King, MEd, is a preschool teacher at Passaic Public Schools in Passaic, New Jersey. She has worked in the field of early childhood education for over 10 years. She is active in the makerspace movement and has presented on and coauthored several articles on incorporating hands-on “maker” materials in early childhood classrooms. She has written articles published in TYC and is proud to serve as one of TYC’s advisory board members. She works with a diverse group of early childhood educators on the NAEYC/PBS Ready To Learn Content Review Advisory Board and is a past NJ Governor’s Educator of the Year Award winner at the school level. Megan enjoys working with her preschoolers and experiencing the world through their eyes.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction
Part One: Essential Questions Chapter 1: Who? Children from Ages 3 to 5 Chapter 2: Why? Optimizing Learning, Development, and Well-Being Chapter 3: How? The Role of Teachers Chapter 4: What? Play Materials for Preschoolers Summary and Reflection
Part Two: Cognitive Learning and Development Chapter 5: Play Materials That Support My Language and Literacy Skills Chapter 6: Play Materials That Teach Me Mathematical Concepts Chapter 7: Play Materials That Encourage Me to Build and Engineer Chapter 8: Play Materials That Inspire Scientific Inquiry and Innovation Chapter 9: Play Materials That Help Me Understand Nature Summary and Reflection
Part Three: Social and Emotional Learning and Development Chapter 10: Play Materials That Support My Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Building, and Cooperation Skills Chapter 11: Play Materials That Invite My Creative Expression Through Visual Arts Chapter 12: Play Materials That Encourage Me to Explore and Make Music Chapter 13: Play Materials That Inspire Pretend Play and Dramatic Play Summary and Reflection
Part Four: Physical Learning and Development Chapter 14: Play Materials That Build My Gross Motor Skills Chapter 15: Play Materials That Enhance My Fine Motor Skills Chapter 16: Play Materials That Help Me Understand My Body Chapter 17: Play Materials That Stimulate My Senses Summary and Reflection
Final Thoughts
Appendix A: Highlights of Learning, Development, and Positive Well-Being
Part One: Essential Questions Chapter 1: Who? Children from Ages 3 to 5 Chapter 2: Why? Optimizing Learning, Development, and Well-Being Chapter 3: How? The Role of Teachers Chapter 4: What? Play Materials for Preschoolers Summary and Reflection
Part Two: Cognitive Learning and Development Chapter 5: Play Materials That Support My Language and Literacy Skills Chapter 6: Play Materials That Teach Me Mathematical Concepts Chapter 7: Play Materials That Encourage Me to Build and Engineer Chapter 8: Play Materials That Inspire Scientific Inquiry and Innovation Chapter 9: Play Materials That Help Me Understand Nature Summary and Reflection
Part Three: Social and Emotional Learning and Development Chapter 10: Play Materials That Support My Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Building, and Cooperation Skills Chapter 11: Play Materials That Invite My Creative Expression Through Visual Arts Chapter 12: Play Materials That Encourage Me to Explore and Make Music Chapter 13: Play Materials That Inspire Pretend Play and Dramatic Play Summary and Reflection
Part Four: Physical Learning and Development Chapter 14: Play Materials That Build My Gross Motor Skills Chapter 15: Play Materials That Enhance My Fine Motor Skills Chapter 16: Play Materials That Help Me Understand My Body Chapter 17: Play Materials That Stimulate My Senses Summary and Reflection
Final Thoughts
Appendix A: Highlights of Learning, Development, and Positive Well-Being
Appendix B: On the Bookshelf
References
Resources
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
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