Giant Encyclopedia Of Science Activities For Children 3 To 6

A collection of activities designed to teach such critical science skills as observing, predicting, ordering, exploring, sorting, and creative thinking.

This book contains hundreds of accessible, teacher-written learning center activities. The GIANT Encyclopedia of Learning Center Activities is the eighth book in Gryphon House's GIANT Encyclopedia series. The learning centers in this book can either be permanent year-long centers or set up and removed according to the season or children's interests and needs. Through play, young children learn to communicate, interact, and expand their cognitive thinking horizons. The GIANT Encyclopedia of Learning Center Activities provides the resources to make play meaningful and educational for young children. This book offers: Over 600 activities and 47 learning centers, including familiar, permanent centers, such as Art or Blocks, and new and exciting centers, such as Farm, Space, Safari, Shoe Store, and Ice Cream Shop. Opportunities in each center for children to work at their own developmental level. Materials lists for each activity, step-by-step instructions, and related books, songs, and poems. Fresh new ideas from teachers who have used these activities in their own classrooms!

A collection of over 600 activities for the primary classroom that provides creative ideas for all topics across the curriculum that helps to develop both literacy and imaginative play.

The 12th book in this best-selling series features over 600 creative math activities written by teachers for teachers. Organized by time of day or curriculum area, each activity includes math objectives, materials needed, and step-by-step instructions.

A collection of activities designed to teach such critical science skills as observing, predicting, ordering, exploring, sorting, and creative thinking

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Contains more than six hundred circle time and group activities designed by teachers to use with children three to six years old, each including a suggested age, a list of materials, and step-by-step directions, and features lists of related books, songs, and poems.

With more than 600 activities, this volume contains activities spanning the traditional areas of the curriculum, such as science, math, art, and music and movement. It also includes ideas for additional experiences such as field trips, cooking, and holidays. Teachers/parents.