For The Love Of Children: A Guidebook For Early Childhood Education

Internationally acclaimed For busy Preschool Teachers Caregivers and Parents An easy-to-use practical hands-on Guidebook/WorkbookGrounded in solid educational theory and practice this book presents basic theory of how children develop and learn and offers pre-designed practical and enjoyable learning experiences that are appropriate to each stage of the childs development. You will be surprised at how easy it is to create fun and valuable educational experiences for children using readily available materials!Detailed diagrams and drawings will help you to set up your own comfortable learning environments and teaching tools.You will feast on hundreds of exciting ideas and activities that will help your children develop their skills and talents.Space is provided in this all-in-one Guidebook/Workbook for your Personal Ideas Observations and Reflections.A special bonus section offers Preschool Activities that can be done as Fundraisers! ... A wealth of information! ... An indispensable and practical companion for all who are involved in the lives of young children! The opening Developmental Unit provides supportive self-help tips on Teacher Preparation; Information on how children from birth through age five develop and learn; Techniques of handling children; and many practical ideas for establishing a well-planned classroom that helps the children to develop and invites the children to learn. Other sections of the book contain exercises to help children with developing social skills and grooming skills along with introductions to math music science art drama and more. These exercises are suitable for individual children or groups of children. Although primarily developed for Preschool Teachers this book is also suitable for Parents and Caregivers.Each of the Sections in your Guidebook includes an Introduction followed by Skills To Develop Activities Overview Equipment List Objectives Ideas for Room Arrangements and Related Activities. The Overview of each Section is followed by detailed instructions for the activities. For example: The Science Section of your Guidebook has many detailed step-by-step Science Projects you can do with your children right away with materials that you already have available such as using strings and sticks to explore dimension and size and ice cubes to explore temperature. Children learn and flourish in nurturing informative and fun-filled environments... So do Preschool Teachers Caregivers and Parents! This book will help you to accomplish both.