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"Internationally acclaimed For busy Preschool Teachers, Caregivers, and Parents An easy-to-use, practical, hands-on Guidebook/Workbook Grounded in solid educational theory and practice, this book presents basic theory of how children develop and learn, and offers pre-designed practical and enjoyable learning experiences that are appropriate to each stage of the child's development. You will be surprised at how easy it is to create fun and valuable educational experiences for children using readily available materials! Detailed diagrams and drawings will help you to set up your own comfortable learning environments and teaching tools. You will feast on hundreds of exciting ideas and activities that will help your children develop their skills and talents. Space is provided in this all-in-one Guidebook/Workbook for your Personal Ideas, Observations, and Reflections. A special bonus section offers Preschool Activities that can be done as Fundraisers! ... A wealth of information! ... An indispensable and practical companion for all who are involved in the lives of young children! The opening Developmental Unit provides supportive self-help tips on Teacher Preparation; Information on how children from birth through age five develop and learn; Techniques of handling children; and many practical ideas for establishing a well-planned classroom that ""helps"" the children to develop and ""invites"" the children to learn. Other sections of the book contain exercises to help children with developing social skills and grooming skills, along with introductions to math, music, science, art, drama, and more. These exercises are suitable for individual children or groups of children. Although primarily developed for Preschool Teachers, this book is also suitable for Parents and Caregivers. Each of the Sections in your Guidebook includes an ""Introduction"", followed by ""Skills To Develop"", ""Activities Overview"", ""Equipment List"", ""Objectives"", ""Ideas for Room Arrangements"", and ""Related Activities"". The Overview of each Section is followed by detailed instructions for the activities. For example: The Science Section of your Guidebook has many detailed step-by-step Science Projects you can do with your children, right away, with materials that you already have available, such as using strings and sticks to explore dimension and size, and ice cubes to explore temperature. Children learn and flourish in nurturing, informative, and fun-filled environments... So do Preschool Teachers, Caregivers, and Parents! This book will help you to accomplish both."

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"The materials in ""For The Love Of Children: A Guidebook for Early Childhood"" were compiled by: Marguerite Laskares: 40+ years of experience as an Early Childhood/Primary Educator, Licenser, Establisher and Director of Preschools; B.S. Degree in Education from the University of Washington; Montessori World Educational Institute Teacher Trainer for Preschool and Primary Schools; Children's World Master Teacher Award; extensive continuing education courses; community services, lectures, and workshops in Early Childhood Education. Tamra Pace: 13 years of preschool classroom experience and 4 years as owner/operator of her own Preschool; International Lecturer and Teacher Trainer in Early Childhood Education; Early Childhood Education Degree from North Seattle Community College, and extensive continuing education courses; community services, lectures, and workshops in Early Childhood Education. Vanessa Conaway Pace: Teacher of the creative arts...voice and music; Managing Editor with more than 40 years of publishing and editorial experience; Author of a series of prose/poetry/music books with Kindle, cd's, and videos entitled ""Kaleidoscope: Life's Meaningful Reflections: Volume 1: ""That's ENUF!!!""; Volume Two: ""One Great Gift""; Volume Three: ""There's Greatness Within You"". Two Long-Running Television Series Host, Producer, and Director; Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Music Performance from Boston University, School of Fine and Applied Arts."

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