Redleaf Press imprint: 181 books

This leading resource is a specifically designed curriculum for family child-care providers. They will be able to incorporate best practices and activities appropriate for the mixed ages of children in their care. Developmental domains and milestones, learning areas, age-appropriate activities and...

The Comfort of Little Things is a thought-provoking book that empowers educators to give themselves and the people in their lives second chances in order for themselves and the children they teach to learn and thrive. This book includes stories from the author and contributors to the author's blog...

Playtime is focused, purposeful, and full of learning. As they play, children master motor development, learn language and social skills, think creatively, and make cognitive leaps. This (un)curriculum is all about fostering children's play, trusting children as capable and engaged learners, and leaving...

This book is ideal for entry-level/new preschool teachers, established preschool teachers, and course adoption in early education. Two new chapters are included: one on child-centered guidance; one on school readiness and child-centered academic teaching. Additionally, some of the stories throughout...

Updated 2015 American Heart Association CPR & ECC guidelines. Get tips on prevention, advice on when to call paramedics, and crucial step-by-step instructions for a medical emergency. Spiral-bound to quickly find what you need and to stay open in an emergency. Reviewed by medical experts for accuracy.

Author Carol Garhart Mooney's Theories of Childhood (first and second editions) is the best-selling Redleaf Press published book of all time with almost 100,000 copies sold. Garhart Mooney has a reputation for making big ideas easy to digest and accessible. There has been much discussion of...

A comprehensive tool—this book features 10 lessons on STEM All lessons utilize the 5 Es: engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate, which is a common method used in teaching science and inquiry Fun, playful, and accessible writing and format. Makes STEM easy for any teacher...

These days improving the quality of early childhood care and education is a priority for policymakers and practitioners on local, state, and federal levels. As a result, much attention is being focused on early childhood educators to ensure that they do a good—and better—job teaching young children....

Understand the important milestones of development in children in five developmental domains: physical and motor, social and emotional, communication and language, cognitive, and approaches to learning. Learn strategies to observe and document children's progress and develop partnerships and establish communication with families. Updated for alignment with state standards.

Wide appeal: ideas for using the nearby environment—whether urban, residential, or otherwise—to engage children in exploring, discovering, and learning about the world around them 2. Great for half- and full-day as well as before and after school care programs, parents, nannies, centers 3. Child-initiated, teacher-facilitated emergent curriculum components 4. Inexpensive learning experiences

Projects provide stimulation for major developmental and learning processes 2. Reflects heightened concern for the environment and gets children involved in being "green" and building interest in eco-friendly living 3. Revised, expanded, updated version of the bestselling Learn and Play the...

Developmental milestones mark the significant progress children make throughout their early years. This Redleaf Quick Guide includes descriptions of the typical physical, social, emotional, language, and cognitive milestones that infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary-age children reach....

An addition to the Redleaf Professional Library. 2. Using accessible language, the book connects recent research and the most effective, common practices fostering intellectual development in early childhood settings. 3. The authors are leading academics from some of the most respected schools of education...

Develop a curriculum inspired by children's emerging interests. Create an environment where children learn through play, inquiry, and exploration. This book explores the components of emergent curriculum and how its practices can improve the educational culture of early childhood programs. The updated...