How Children Learn Through Play
by Einon, DorothyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-08-19
Publisher(s): Barrons Educational Series Inc
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Summary
Parents of toddlers, as well as instructors in pre-K and kindergarten classes, will find a wealth of ideas and inspiration in this fascinating book. A child development expert presents 130 fun activities for boys and girls, ages 2-6. Activities include word and number games, music games, and crafts projects, and are designed so that they can be carried out by one child or by a small group of kids. Dr. Dorothy Einon explains what a child can learn when taking part in each activity. She also includes checklists to help parents and teacher prepare for each play session. This unusually enlightening volume is filled with color photos and illustrations.
Author Biography
Dr. Dorothy Einon is a lecturer in psychology at University College, London
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 6 |
| Development Charts | p. 10 |
| Music, Song, and Dance | p. 20 |
| Learning to listen | |
| Musical scales | |
| Musical circle games | |
| Songs with actions | |
| Hit the bottle | |
| Clapping games | |
| I got rhythm | |
| Walk like an Egyptian | |
| Words and Numbers | p. 42 |
| Counting rhymes | |
| ABC rhymes | |
| Making a list | |
| License plates | |
| Out and about | |
| Just measuring | |
| Weighing rice | |
| Baby clinic | |
| Science and Nature | p. 70 |
| Spectacular plants to grow | |
| Spiky monsters! | |
| Games with mirrors | |
| A spoonful of baking soda | |
| Good vibrations | |
| Slug walk | |
| Catching insects | |
| Under a stone | |
| Bird table | |
| Whatever the Weather | p. 100 |
| Windy day | |
| Measuring the wind | |
| Windy day collage | |
| Wind chimes | |
| Parachutes | |
| Wishing tree | |
| Blowing bubbles | |
| Arts and Crafts | p. 130 |
| Get ready to paint | |
| Ink blots | |
| Blow painting | |
| Finger and hand painting | |
| Painting with sponges | |
| Templates and stencils | |
| Waxworks | |
| Boisterous Games | p. 168 |
| Throwing and aiming | |
| Bop until you drop | |
| Traffic lights | |
| Hiding and finding games | |
| Blow football | |
| Obstacle course | |
| Bowling | |
| Imaginative Games | p. 194 |
| It's my story | |
| Shoe store | |
| The corner store | |
| Being you | |
| Dressing-up box | |
| Ghosts and monsters | |
| Water, water | |
| Tents | |
| Tin-can telephone | |
| Quick and easy puppets | |
| Activity index | p. 220 |
| General index | p. 222 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 224 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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