Learning at Home, PreK–3: Homework Activities That Engage Children and Families - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412963281 ISBN 13: 9781412963282

Verlag: Corwin, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

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

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Corwin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1412963281
• ISBN 13: 9781412963282
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 204
• Herausgeber: Barbour Ann C.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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