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Olson, who teaches early childhood special education, offers 200 activities meant to help young children be creative, learn new skills, and build relationships with their peers. She provides students and new teachers in early childhood or early childhood special education with activities meant to be the basis for lesson planning. They relate to classroom structure, creative centers, group lessons, arts and crafts, learning games, and family involvement,...

Introduces and explains what listening means, why it's important, and how to listen well.

"There are a wealth of resources out there geared towards serving the needs of toddlers, school age children, young adults, and senior citizens. But something's missing. Library users in their 20s and 30s constitute one of the most underserved populations for public libraries, and there's a scarcity of guidance on how to target them. Barbakoffs fun and practical programming book helps to fill that gap. A 2013 Library Journal Mover & Shaker who was...

Presents a brief history of the countries of Central and South America and Cuba, along with instructions for creating craft items related to Hispanic culture.

"MacMillian and Kirker's knack for creating storytimes that engage and delight young ones have made their previous books bestsellers. Now they're back with an all new assortment of original fingerplays, transitional rhymes, movement songs, flannelboards, sign language rhymes and other activities to spice up storytimes for ages two and up. This ready-to-go sourcebook for children's librarians, early literacy specialists, and other adults who work with...

This resource provides an authentic opportunity for gaining a foundation, rooted in lived experience and research, for understanding poverty and addressing its impacts. It is designed to shatter stereotypes with facts about poverty and provide ideas for creating programs and systems that are reponsive to the needs of people from poverty background. It will provide some concrete tools for educating, communicating, and working more effectively with...

More than 75 open-ended art experiences to start toddlers and twos on a journey full of exploration and creativity!

"Over 100 art projects that teachers of children ages five to eight can do in the classroom. Also applicable to parents and other caregivers"--Provided by publisher.

"Nature is all around us to see, hear, and touch--in the leafy woods, by the sparkling water, or simply out the window. What will you discover? A chattering jay hiding an acorn, a butterfly with camouflaged wings? Perhaps a brilliant red feather you'll carry home and tie to your journey stick, to remember. This glorious book invites children outdoors on every kind of adventure, from counting the species in an oak tree to searching the riverbed for...