Gryphon House Inc : 185 books
Learn Every Day About Shapes
100 Best Ideas from Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Learning about shapes has never been so much fun!
This new book features 100 activities all about shapes! Teachers and children alike will enjoy exploring the concept of shapes with activities such as Have You Seen My Square, The Circle in the Square, and Erase a Shape. The result of a nationwide...
Story Play
Building Language and Literacy One Story at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
When a story comes to "The End" it does not have to be the end of the story. Instead, teachers can continue the learning with fun and playful activities and experiences. Story Play encourages teachers, librarians, child care professionals, and family members to become storytellers with ideas...
Great Games for Young Children
Over 100 Games to Develop Self-Confidence, Problem-Solving Skills, and Cooperation
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
The games in this book provide benefits for the whole child, meaning each game benefits all three domains of child development: cognitive, social/emotional, and physical. These new and classic games, each with a noncompetitive twist, are sure to get children up and moving. You’ll find everything...
A Room to Learn
Rethinking Classroom Environments
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Based on the latest research about how children learn, this book helps elementary school teachers make their classrooms into creative spaces that facilitate teaching and learning. It also delves into specific areas of classroom design such as use of color and plants, room arrangement, learning centers,...
by Rebecca Isbell, PhD, Betty Exelby
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
The classroom environment is vital for children to get the most out of learning experiences. Early Learning Environments that Work explores how you can use furniture arrangement, color, materials, storage, lighting, and more to encourage learning. Classroom spaces and activity centers that support...
The Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom
Easy Ways to Adapt Learning Centers for All Children
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1999
All children require nurturing and stimulating learning environments, but typical early childhood classrooms should be modified for children with special needs. The Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom is written to help teachers look at classroom design in a new way and suggests different ways of...
Learn Every Day About Numbers
100 Best Ideas from Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Classroom-tested and teacher approved, these activities help children ages three to six learn all about numbers. With one hundred engaging and fun activities, Learn Every Day About Numbers offers everything a teacher needs to build a foundation for future math learning. Children will love becoming...
The Anti-Bullying and Teasing Book
For Preschool Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
In preschool, children encounter their first experiences in forming and joining social groups outside their family. It is natural for them to experiment with social interactions while learning about their world. In this guide, teasing and bullying are addressed as a continuum of intentionally hurtful...
Inspiring Early Childhood Leadership
Eight Strategies to Ignite Passion and Transform Program Quality
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
A positive, strengths-based leadership system is the key to transforming the quality of early childhood programs.* Inspiring Early Childhood Leadership *lays out strategies designed to support program leaders in finding new ways to reduce the levels of stress on themselves and their staff, and...
Learn Every Day About Animals
100 Best Ideas from Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Even the youngest children love animals; they want to pet puppies, visit lions at the zoo, and imitate animal sounds. Learn Every Day About Animals is an activity book inspired by children’s fascination with our furry friends. With this resource, teachers can easily incorporate learning about animals...
Cooking Art
Easy Edible Art for Young Children
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1997
Transform the classroom into an artist's studio with these easy edible art experiences. Organized by theme, such as Shapes & Forms and Color & Design, Cooking Art combines the familiar area of art exploration with the fascinating world of cooking, including all its wondrous tools, tastes...
Primary Art
It's the Process, Not the Product
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Award-winning author MaryAnn Kohl offers children ages 5-8 over 100 art experiences that value the process of art more than the final product. Encourage artistic expression at every level, from beginning to advanced, with hard-to-resist activities such as Shimmer Paint, Squeezy Batik, Sunbright Collage, Crinkle Scruncher, and Jellie Dangles.
Preschool Art: Craft & Construction
It's the Process, Not the Product
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Excerpted from the national best-seller Preschool Art, MaryAnn Kohl brings you 50 great ways to create with lace, string, fabric, glue, and more. Emphasizing the process of art, not the product, this series encourages children to feel successful, problem-solve, and experience the joy of exploration...
Playing to Learn
Activities and Experiences that Build Learning Connections
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2001
Create meaningful experiences and engage children in learning through play. Playing to Learn gives you hundreds of activities to make learning fun through games, small group activities, stories, and more. These games and activities promote learning every day of the week, every week of the year. Sure...