Ann Barbour

Play Today (eBook, ePUB)

Building the Young Brain through Creative Expression

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

When young children are engaged in imaginative play, they are not just having fun; they are developing skills and concepts that are foundational to their learning. Teachers can get the most out of this critical development time with thoughtful preparations that allow the children to freely explore their creativity and learn from each other. Using simple props and donated items, the book shows how centers can be transformed into rich and rewarding learning spaces for children. Play Today offers dozens of easy-to-do scenarios that will spark open-ended play explorations. Award Winner! Recipient of the following awards: 2017 Winner of the Teachers Choice Awards, Professional Development Category2016 Academics Choice Smart Book Award2016 Creative Child Magazine Awards, Book of the Year.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gryphon House Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780876596623
• Artikelnr.: 44870579

Autorenporträt

Ann Barbour is a professor emerita of early childhood education at California State University, Los Angeles. She received an MEd in Elementary Education and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, with a specialization in Early Childhood Education. She has taught preschool and elementary school and has played an active role in education for more than 30 years. Ann has studied and written about topics as varied as the importance of building literacy skills at home, playground design that incorporates learning opportunities for children of all developmental needs and abilities, portfolio assessment, and the importance of supporting families to promote the healthy development of children.