Description
Product ID: | 9781938113147 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Series: | Spotlight on Young Children series |
Title: | Spotlight on Young Children: Exploring Play |
Authors: | Author: Derry Koralek, Kathy Charner, Holly Bohart |
Page Count: | 136 |
Subjects: | Curriculum planning and development, Curriculum planning & development, Pre-school and kindergarten, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Pre-school & kindergarten, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject |
Description: | Play helps children learn to understand themselves and get along with others; explore their environment; investigate science, math, and literacy; learn about their communities; and much more. The articles in this collection emphasize the importance of play - from infancy through the primary grades - to support and scaffold children’s play and connect play to learning. Emphasize the importance of play and learning from infancy through the primary grades Discover ways to provide a strong curricular approach for young children’s learning while endorsing a playful pedagogy. The articles in this collection emphasize using play to promote children’s skills in problem solving, decision making, and self-regulation; engaging diverse learners in play activities; and partnering with families to further children’s playful learning. Specific topics include ways educators can:
This book is part of NAEYC’s best-selling Spotlight series―great resources for the college classroom and for professional development. |
Imprint Name: | National Association for the Education of Young Ch |
Publisher Name: | National Association for the Education of Young Children |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2015-04-16 |