Building brains : 600 activity ideas for young children / Suzanne R. Gellens.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: St. Paul, MN : Redleaf Press, 2012.Description: 158 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781605541174
  • 1605541176
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 372.21 23
LOC classification:
  • LB1139.35.A37 G46 2012
Contents:
Brain development -- Development of the senses -- Emotional development -- Social development -- Physical development -- Cognitive and language development of infants and toddlers -- Cognitive and language development of preschoolers -- Emergent literacy in preschoolers -- Lessons to be learned from brain research.
Summary: "Building Brains expands young children's learning with six hundred brain-based, developmentally appropriate activity ideas. It combines the latest information on brain development with activities that support children's learning and enrich any early childhood curriculum. Rather than step-by-step activities, Building Brains is filled with open-ended ideas that early child professionals can execute in a variety of ways, depending on children's needs and interests. Ideas are organized by age-from age zero to five-and learning domains"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "This book lists activities without all the "ingredients" needed to execute them in the home or classroom. The easy to use activity lists allow adults to choose an idea or a group of related activities to enhance their existing curriculum"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Building Brains expands young children's learning with six hundred brain-based, developmentally appropriate activity ideas. It combines the latest information on brain development with activities that support children's learning and enrich any early childhood curriculum. Rather than step-by-step activities, Building Brains is filled with open-ended ideas that early child professionals can execute in a variety of ways, depending on children's needs and interests. Ideas are organized by age-from age zero to five-and learning domains"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book lists activities without all the "ingredients" needed to execute them in the home or classroom. The easy to use activity lists allow adults to choose an idea or a group of related activities to enhance their existing curriculum"-- Provided by publisher.

Brain development -- Development of the senses -- Emotional development -- Social development -- Physical development -- Cognitive and language development of infants and toddlers -- Cognitive and language development of preschoolers -- Emergent literacy in preschoolers -- Lessons to be learned from brain research.

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