Stretch children's minds and imaginations - and help them meet the standards - with dozens and dozens of fresh activities for your classroom learning centers. each of the five sections of this treasury is devoted to a different learning center - literacy, math, dramatic play, blocks, and art. Within each section, you'll find delightful ideas and projects that integrate math, literacy, science, and more. These flexible, cross-curricular activities...

From the Publisher: With the right tools, early childhood professionals can help preschoolers build a strong educational foundation for kindergarten and beyond. This solid program, successfully piloted in preschools, uses developmentally appropriate learning activities to identify and shape children's early literacy skills. Lessons for Literacy includes learning activities, assessment tools, and sound pedagogy to help preschool-age children learn...

Introduction -- Bedtime Teddy! : practicing routines -- Mine and yours : naming and recognizing objects -- Stamp and clap : wrist bells -- Bare feet : textures and feet -- Fingers and thumbs : finger painting -- Pat-a-cake : making pastry -- Color spray : using spray bottles -- Through the tunnel : enjoying play tunnels and tents -- Stickers and stars : fun with fingers -- Transparent colors : a color-changing treasure basket -- Veggies and dips :...

In Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Rhythm Instruments and More for Active Learning, you will find activities that inspire curiosity, exploration, and creativity. When children are singing, moving, listening, and playing music, their creative energy enhances learning in many areas, such as language, math, science, and music.

Using objects easily found in most homes, this collection of purposeful play experiences will help babies to develop key skills at their own pace and to make unhurried, important discoveries. Activities include baby massage, basic exploration, and hide-and-seek.

Ideas for reusing everyday items to create preschool and kindergarten learning activities, games, group projects, and artistic crafts while encouraging children to reduce, reuse, and recycle and asking their parents to become involved as well. All lessons are aligned to standards and benchmarks.