Play Today: Building the Young Brain Through Creative Expression
| AUTHOR | Barbour, Ann |
| PUBLISHER | Gryphon House (04/01/2016) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
When young children are engaged in imaginative play, they are not just having fun; they are developing skills and concepts that are foundational to their learning. Teachers can get the most out of this critical development time with thoughtful preparations that allow the children to freely explore their creativity and learn from each other. Using simple props and donated items, the book shows how centers can be transformed into rich and rewarding learning spaces for children. Play Today offers dozens of easy-to-do scenarios that will spark open-ended play explorations. Award Winner
Recipient of the following awards:
Recipient of the following awards:
- 2017 Winner of the Teacher's Choice Awards, Professional Development Category
- 2016 Academic's Choice Smart Book Award
- 2016 Creative Child Magazine Awards, Book of the Year.
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780876596616
ISBN-10:
0876596618
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
260
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
8.50 x 0.60 x 10.90 inches
Weight:
1.60 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Ikids
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Education | Schools - Levels - Early Childhood (Incl. Preschool & Kinder
Education | Aims & Objectives
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
372.21
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
jacket back
Play-particularly imaginative or pretend play- is not just fun; it is foundational to children's learning. Play boosts brain development in many ways: from memory and fleixible-thinking skills to communication, social-emotional, mathmatics, science, and literacy understanding.
In Play Today, Ann Barbour, PhD, shows you how to get the most out of children's playtime with toughtful preparation, then stepping back and letting the creative and learning begin. Dr. Barbour offers dozens of easy-to-do- play scenarios that will spark imaginations. With some simple props and donated items, you can transform your centers into rich and rewarding learning spaces for the children in your classroom.
In Play Today, Ann Barbour, PhD, shows you how to get the most out of children's playtime with toughtful preparation, then stepping back and letting the creative and learning begin. Dr. Barbour offers dozens of easy-to-do- play scenarios that will spark imaginations. With some simple props and donated items, you can transform your centers into rich and rewarding learning spaces for the children in your classroom.
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jacket front
Play-particularly imaginative or pretend play- is not just fun; it is foundational to children's learning. Play boosts brain development in many ways: from memory and fleixible-thinking skills to communication, social-emotional, mathmatics, science, and literacy understanding.
In Play Today, Ann Barbour, PhD, shows you how to get the most out of children's playtime with toughtful preparation, then stepping back and letting the creative and learning begin. Dr. Barbour offers dozens of easy-to-do- play scenarios that will spark imaginations. With some simple props and donated items, you can transform your centers into rich and rewarding learning spaces for the children in your classroom.
In Play Today, Ann Barbour, PhD, shows you how to get the most out of children's playtime with toughtful preparation, then stepping back and letting the creative and learning begin. Dr. Barbour offers dozens of easy-to-do- play scenarios that will spark imaginations. With some simple props and donated items, you can transform your centers into rich and rewarding learning spaces for the children in your classroom.
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When young children are engaged in imaginative play, they are not just having fun; they are developing skills and concepts that are foundational to their learning. Teachers can get the most out of this critical development time with thoughtful preparations that allow the children to freely explore their creativity and learn from each other. Using simple props and donated items, the book shows how centers can be transformed into rich and rewarding learning spaces for children. Play Today offers dozens of easy-to-do scenarios that will spark open-ended play explorations. Award Winner
Recipient of the following awards:
Recipient of the following awards:
- 2017 Winner of the Teacher's Choice Awards, Professional Development Category
- 2016 Academic's Choice Smart Book Award
- 2016 Creative Child Magazine Awards, Book of the Year.
Show More
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