"This second edition of Parent-Friendly Early Learning brings to life real scenarios that care providers face in today's world. We know parent engagement is important for a child's success, but how do you turn parent-provider relationships into partnerships? Learn how to improve parent-teacher communication, deal with family issues and special complications, and how to work with the modern family."--Amazon

With over sixty-five hands-on art, science, and outside play activity ideas for creating engaging environments both at home and in early childhood and school-age care programs, The Ooey Gooey® Handbook is a must-have resource for everyone who spends time with children. For early childhood educators or parents who are just beginning their Ooey Gooey® journey, this is a great starting point. It includes an informational overview of how The Ooey Gooey...

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

Blocks are a timeless toy. They never stop challenging, stimulating, and engaging young children. Open ended and play based, blocks are essential to every child's creative, social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development. In addition, they nurture in young children important 21st-century skills such as initiative, persistence, critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration. Creative Block Play covers everything you need to encourage a...

Learning about literacy is a social act. Young children develop the necessary skills they will need to be competent and confident readers and writers from the people around them and their environment. Children need to know about their language(s) and the sounds and all about print and its uses. They need to develop a love of books and storytelling and have the confidence to express themselves, use their imagination and be creative. It is young children's...

"This title provides instruction on how to teach problem solving and critical thinking to young children (birth to 5) using engineering, science, and routines as a framework. The engineering process is an ideal framework for designing learning experiences that support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning and cognitive development for young children. Young children problem-solve in their daily play, and teachers and caregivers...

Helps children develop reading comprehension using a cookie baking theme. Recommended for ages 3 and up. This kit includes the following: a book titled The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins; a book titled If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff ; a book titled Mr. Cookie Baker by Monica Wellington ; a Melissa and Doug slice and bake cookie set; an activity guide with recommendations for using the kit. All items are packaged in a clear backpack...

"Forget stuffy, structured craft activities; young children need time to create! Perfect for children of any age and ability, the hands-on process art explorations in Time to Create encourage discovery through a variety of art mediums, from rock drawing to shaving cream color mixing. With ideas for encouraging creativity, advice for choosing the right art project, and suggestions for minimizing the mess, you and your children will be embarking on...