| Learn Every Day about Colors: 100 Best Ideas from Teachers Contributor(s): Charner, Kathy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0876590881 ISBN-13: 9780876590881 Publisher: Gryphon House OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten) - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General |
| Dewey: 535.6 |
| LCCN: 2008044698 |
| Series: Learn Every Day |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.5" W x 10.8" (0.80 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Teachers from around the globe contributed their favorite activities that they use in the classroom, all focused on topics that teachers use every day Organized by curriculum area, the activities in each chapter begin with those that are appropriate for the youngest preschoolers and follow with activities that children five years and up will enjoy. Learn Every Day About Colors has one hundred activities for children ages three to six, providing teachers with innovative and fun ways to introduce and reinforce learning about colors. With activities such as My Favorite Color Collage; Rain Painting; The Blue, Blue Sky; and I Can Sing a Rainbow, children will delight in learning all about colors Each activity features: Learning objectives Related vocabulary Related children's books Materials needed Directions for preparation Instructions on how to do the activityAssessment components Many activities also feature teacher-to-teacher tips that provide additional ideas for expanding the activity in new ways, or suggestions about finding materials. You will also find related fingerplays, poems, or songs to extend children's learning. This book, like each of the other books in the Learn Every Day series, gives teachers one hundred classroom-tested activities that make learning fun and engaging for young children In response to a contest, teachers from around the globe contributed their favorite original activities for this new series. Kathy Charner, the Gryphon House editor-in-chief, has selected the best of the best for each of these compilations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Charner, Kathy: - Kathy Charner is the Editor in Chief, Books and Related Resources for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation's leading professional organization for those working with and on behalf of young children from birth through age 8. Charner, who was previously the Editor in Chief of Gryphon House, manages and oversees NAEYC's book publishing program. Before joining NAEYC, Charner spent 25 years at Gryphon House, where she developed the publishing program and worked with authors to create books that positively impacted the early childhood education field. Prior to joining Gryphon House, Charner was a preschool teacher and educational researcher. Kathy Charner has a BA in Humanities from Binghamton University. She lives with her husband in Silver Spring, Maryland. |
