Redleaf Press imprint: 181 books
by Connie Jo Smith, Charlotte M. Hendricks, Becky S. Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014
Children develop a sense of security and self-worth by becoming familiar with themselves, their home, and the world around them. Increase children’s awareness of their own communities and the ways they can help within their home and environment with this Community and Environment curriculum. It...
Healthy Children, Healthy Lives
The Wellness Guide for Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Healthy Children, Healthy Lives helps improve the wellness of children, families, and early childhood professionals in early childhood programs. This series of checklists covers six components of wellness-nutrition and healthy eating habits; physical activity and fitness; emotional health and resilience;...
A Fighting Chance
Supporting Young Children Experiencing Disruptive Change
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017
Covers a variety of types of disruptive change including homelessness, incarceration, multiple parent relationships, death, foster care, natural disasters, medical diagnoses, and more
Lends practical solutions and approaches that will give children facing disruptive change tools for life
Addresses...
High-Quality Early Childhood Programs
The What, Why, and How
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
An invaluable tool for the director/supervisor striving to identify what aspects of an early childhood program need improvement. The detailed descriptions of what one should see in high quality programs (and why) gives readers a strong foundation of child development knowledge and of principles translated...
StoryMaking
The Maker Movement Approach to Literacy for Early Learners
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
First to market
The Makers Movement is a creative and technological revolution in education that encourages play with open-ended materials and inquiry. Typically associated with STEAM education, this movement overlaps with the natural learning inclinations of children and the power of learning...
by Ann Gadzikowski
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
Nearly every early childhood classroom has an exceptionally bright child-from the child who starts reading independently at age three to the child who would rather take apart his tricycle than ride on it. This book's strategies help educators create a richer learning environment where exceptionally...
by Patty Born Selly
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2014
Animals can enrich children's experiences in classrooms and child care settings. While there are many animal-themed lesson plans available, there are not many resources explaining why animals are so important in children's lives and so beneficial to their learning. This resource provides that information.
This...
Teaching in the Digital Age for Preschool and Kindergarten
Enhancing Curriculum with Technology
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Brian Puerling, MS, is an award-winning educator (PBS Innovative Educator Award, PBS Teacher's Award), international early childhood education consultant, and former participant on the Sesame Workshop Teacher Council
Full-color interior includes over 60 photos and 36 QR codes linking to video...
by Miriam Beloglovsky, Lisa Daly
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2015
Go beyond reading about early learning theories and see what they look like in action in modern programs and teacher practices. With classroom vignettes and colorful photographs, this book makes the works of Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, Lev Vygotsky, Abraham Maslow, John Dewey, Howard Gardner, and Louise...
The Child Care Director's Complete Guide
What You Need to Manage and Lead
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Use this step-by-step guide to becoming an effective and successful child care director or administrator in today’s early childhood education environment. With interviews gathered from program thirty-two directors across the country, this book is a comprehensive guide to becoming the best director...
Children's Lively Minds
Schema Theory Made Visible
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2019
Teachers often see repetitive behaviors in toddler and preschool classrooms, such as building and knocking down block towers or dumping out toys. When children do these actions over and over it can be irritating to teachers and parents, but viewing these actions through the lens of schema theory,...
Individualized Child-Focused Curriculum
A Differentiated Approach
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
Learn to integrate individualized curriculum into daily practice with this step-by-step guide. Using Developmental Studies, a new tool created and successfully field-tested by the author, implement a truly child-focused and individualizing curriculum, meeting each child where she or he is and ultimately...
Saving Play
Addressing Standards through Play-Based Learning in Preschool and Kindergarten
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017
Play, academics, and standards can work together with the right strategies and support from educators. Take an active role in child-directed play to guide learning. Become a strong advocate for saving play in early childhood education by empowering teachers to join play and standards, and learn how...
More than Magnets, Standards Edition
Science Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2017
Take the uncertainty out of teaching science to children with this comprehensive curriculum framework that aligns with early learning standards. Enjoy over 100 interactive activities guaranteed to encourage children to explore their world. Each activity includes background scientific information for...