Creative Activities for Young Children
Title | Creative Activities for Young Children PDF eBook |
Author | Mary E. Mayesky |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1975-08 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780827305724 |
"Creative Activities for Young Children, 7th Edition," is an excellent tool for fostering creativity in young children and can be used by two and four-year colleges and universities, technical colleges, child care provider training, and child care centers. It is also an appealing guide for parents and homeschool providers.
Creative Activities for the Early Years
Title | Creative Activities for the Early Years PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Melling |
Publisher | Andrews UK Limited |
Total Pages | 160 |
Release | 2010-11-17 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0857473565 |
Creative Activities for the Early Years contains over 160 art and music activities for use with children aged 0-5. These tried and tested activities, which include songs, rhymes, and story suggestions, are ideal for use in all early years settings. Whether your topic is the autumn, the Chinese New Year or the coastline, you can be sure that children will find the art and music ideas in this book interesting and entertaining. The activities encourage children to use their imagination to communicate ideas, and develop their gross and fine motor skills. The activities are grouped by popular early years themes and can be used as a complete programme or as a dip-in resource.
Creative Activities for the Early Years
Title | Creative Activities for the Early Years PDF eBook |
Author | Stella Skinner |
Publisher | SAGE |
Total Pages | 205 |
Release | 2007-02-22 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1446225526 |
′An excellent resource for all those working with young children... jam-packed with exciting, inspirational activities that encourage young children to nurture their creativity and imagination while helping practitioners to facilitate what children do naturally... It is a book that celebrates and encourages original thought and action to support learning through exploration and investigation, recognising that creativity is about representing one′s own image and not reproducing someone else′s′ - Early Years Educator ′[I]nspirational... This book is easy to read, refreshing and exciting, and I would recommend it to all those working with young children. It is also useful for students, clearly articulating the reasons for providing well-organised child-initiated creative opportunities rather than adult-directed activities′ - Nursery World It is an interesting and informative manual aimed at those who work with children in the 3-5 years age range, and is therefore most suited to anyone in a Pre-School or Day Nursery setting, and could also be valuable to a Reception Teacher...over all, I found this to be a very useful book′. - National Childminding Association Packed full of exciting ideas and powerful visual aids, this book will help those working with young children to encourage and nurture their creativity and imagination. The book takes examples of what has worked in an early years setting, and transfers these inspirational activities onto the page. The book includes: " practical activities in Art, Dance and Music and ideas on how to link them together; " advice on how to make the most of music, lighting, space and nursery resources; " showing how the work supports the Foundation Stage Curriculum; " ideas for cross-curricular work; " suggestions for recording children′s progress; " advice on how to choose materials, and a list of specialist suppliers. Everyone involved in working with young children should read this book. Nursery practitioners, early years teachers, Sure Start workers, play workers and Children′s Centre staff will find it an invaluable resource. It is also useful for specialist staff in hospitals and other areas of health.
Creative Activities for the Early Years
Title | Creative Activities for the Early Years PDF eBook |
Author | Stella Skinner |
Publisher | SAGE |
Total Pages | 121 |
Release | 2007-02-22 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1848604580 |
′An excellent resource for all those working with young children... jam-packed with exciting, inspirational activities that encourage young children to nurture their creativity and imagination while helping practitioners to facilitate what children do naturally... It is a book that celebrates and encourages original thought and action to support learning through exploration and investigation, recognising that creativity is about representing one′s own image and not reproducing someone else′s′ - Early Years Educator ′[I]nspirational... This book is easy to read, refreshing and exciting, and I would recommend it to all those working with young children. It is also useful for students, clearly articulating the reasons for providing well-organised child-initiated creative opportunities rather than adult-directed activities′ - Nursery World It is an interesting and informative manual aimed at those who work with children in the 3-5 years age range, and is therefore most suited to anyone in a Pre-School or Day Nursery setting, and could also be valuable to a Reception Teacher...over all, I found this to be a very useful book′. - National Childminding Association Packed full of exciting ideas and powerful visual aids, this book will help those working with young children to encourage and nurture their creativity and imagination. The book takes examples of what has worked in an early years setting, and transfers these inspirational activities onto the page. The book includes: " practical activities in Art, Dance and Music and ideas on how to link them together; " advice on how to make the most of music, lighting, space and nursery resources; " showing how the work supports the Foundation Stage Curriculum; " ideas for cross-curricular work; " suggestions for recording children′s progress; " advice on how to choose materials, and a list of specialist suppliers. Everyone involved in working with young children should read this book. Nursery practitioners, early years teachers, Sure Start workers, play workers and Children′s Centre staff will find it an invaluable resource. It is also useful for specialist staff in hospitals and other areas of health.
Creative Activities for Young Children
Title | Creative Activities for Young Children PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Mayesky |
Publisher | Delmar Thomson Learning |
Total Pages | 654 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
In this very special book, teachers, parents and care givers will be exposed to hundreds of age-appropriate activities for young children through grade 5?all aimed at promoting creativity through art activities across the curriculum. The author presents a wealth of information about developing creativity in children and in their adult educators with such activities as art and food recipes, finger plays, and poems and through the use of such resources as book and software lists, advice for choosing children's books, hundreds of resource Web sites and much more. Readers will appreciate the sound theoretical base presented for the hundreds of practical activities designed to encourage creativity in children and their educators. ?This One's for You? and ?Think About It? sections make the text more interesting by expanding coverage to related, thought-provoking research in early childhood education. This book is a must have for those looking to bring creativity to young children in a very engaging way.
Creative Activities for Young Children
Title | Creative Activities for Young Children PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Mayesky |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 432 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN |
"Creative Activities for Young Children, 7th Edition," is an excellent tool for fostering creativity in young children and can be used by two and four-year colleges and universities, technical colleges, child care provider training, and child care centers. It is also an appealing guide for parents and homeschool providers.
Creative Activities and Curriculum for Young Children
Title | Creative Activities and Curriculum for Young Children PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca Howard |
Publisher | Cengage Learning |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022-05-17 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780357630648 |
"CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AND CURRICULUM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, Twelfth Edition, is an invaluable resource for early childhood teachers, caregivers, administrators and pre-service and in-service pre-K to Grade 5 teachers, providing research-based developmental theory along with practical applications in the complete range of early childhood environments. The text is ideal for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of creative and aesthetic development, the importance of arts experiences in childhood, supporting creativity in children, expanding creative approaches to teaching and integrating creativity across the curriculum. Updated throughout, the Twelfth Edition features research into theories of brain development and their application to daily practice, new topics in the Spotlight and Think About It features, updated recommendations for children’s books that support arts activities and exploration and current information regarding the use of digital technology. The authors have more thoroughly integrated culturally responsive practice throughout the text, as well as reorganizing chapters to reflect a more natural sequence of topics to facilitate learning. In addition to preparing for classroom success, students can turn to this foundational resource throughout their professional careers." -- Provided by publisher.