Learning at Home, Prek-3: Homework Activities That Engage Children and Families - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1412963273 ISBN 13 : 9781412963275

Editeur : Corwin Press Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Create a strong home-school connection through family activities that extend learning!

Packed with hundreds of engaging activities, this unique resource helps teachers plan developmentally appropriate, creative homework assignments that encourage positive learning experiences and reinforce home-school connections. Focusing on social interactions within the family, these fun, playful activities:

• Relate directly to children's own experiences
• Employ concrete, easily accessible materials
• Include shared reading experiences, family projects, and games
• Integrate developmental and content areas, including language and literacy, mathematics, science, and the creative arts
• Promote literacy learning in homes where English is not the primary language

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ann C. Barbour is professor emerita of early childhood education at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA). A former preschool and elementary teacher, she has over 30 years' experience in the field of early education. At CSULA, she teaches courses in best practices and trends and issues in early education, the role of play in learning, and school-family partnerships. She has coauthored two books: Prop Box Play: 50 Themes to Inspire Dramatic Play and Portfolio Assessment: A Handbook for Preschool and Elementary Teachers, as well as numerous articles on early childhood education.

Barbour has worked with teachers, district administrators, parent representatives, and her own students in learning-at-home projects based on materials children take home from school. She also helped develop the Peabody Award-winning television series, A Place of Our Own and Los Niños en Su Casa, and was content advisor for each of the 325 episodes produced in English and in Spanish. These series are designed to help parents and caregivers nurture the development and enrich the learning experiences of preschool-age children. They are broadcast daily on public television stations throughout the nation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Corwin Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1412963273
• ISBN 13: 9781412963275
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Éditeur: Barbour Ann C.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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