Gryphon House Inc : 185 books
Focus on Toddlers
How-tos and What-to-dos when Caring for Toddlers and Twos
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
A beginner's primer to providing child care for toddlers and two-year-olds! Complete with tips for creating a developmentally appropriate environment and experiences that stimulate muscles and minds, Focus on Toddlers gives caregivers the tools to craft a quality learning environment that's as unique...
Up, Down, Move Around -- Math and Literacy
Active Learning for Preschoolers
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Movement-inspiring activities reinforce key literacy and math concepts!
Young children learn best when they connect physical activity with learning! Up, Down, Move Around is packed with fun, simple math and literacy activities that will have your children jumping, shaking, rolling, dancing,...
Wiggle, Giggle & Shake
Over 200 Ways to Move and Learn
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Enhance your classroom with over 200 movement-inspiring activities for children ages 4 to 8. Wiggle, Giggle & Shake challenges children to think and solve problems, to recognize and explore their feelings, and to physically participate in their own learning. Explore 38 popular classroom themes...
Learning Games
Exploring the Senses Through Play
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
How do children learn about the world around them? They touch, taste, see, smell and hear it, of course! With over 200 activities, Learning Games will delight children as they expand their learning by engaging all of their senses. Children can explore their sense of smell, for example, by making an...
Creating Rooms of Wonder
Valuing and Displaying Children's Work to Enhance the Learning Process
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
Display children's artwork with thoughtfulness and care to help benefit children, teachers and families. Using theories of Reggio Emilia, learn how to create rooms of wonder using the basics: color, line, texture, composition, focal points, and rhythm. Then find new ideas for using framing and mounting, boxes, boards, and other materials to value and display children's work.
Mighty Fine Motor Fun
Fine Motor Activities for Young Children
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Teachers know how important it is to develop children’s fine motor skills as a stepping stone to future learning. Christy Isbell’s book, Mighty Fine Motor Fun, provides teachers with the tools and information to teach fine motor skills to children ages three to five. Isbell covers a wide range...
L is for Lion
And Other Playful Alphabet Fun
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
L Is for Lion allows parents and teachers to make learning letters easy and entertaining. L Is for Lion is full of great ways to engage children ages three to six in the letters all around them. From exploring foods that begin with each letter to learning how to shape letters with their bodies, the activities in L Is for Lion immerse children in the alphabet.
When Nothing Else Works
What Early Childhood Professionals Can Do to Reduce Challenging Behaviors
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
With the help of this book, teachers will learn to utilize a variety of shared creative strategies and techniques—from aromatherapy to affirmations—to address and adjust problematic behavior in the classroom while simultaneously promoting resilience and active engagement in learning. Penned by...
The Complete Learning Spaces Book for Infants and Toddlers
54 Integrated Areas with Play Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
This book is designed to help busy teachers meet the challenge of creating an effective learning environment for very young children. It includes ideas for planning, using, and evaluating learning spaces that will captivate infants and toddlers and encourage the developmental process. With detailed...
Science is Simple
Over 250 Activities for Children 3-6
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
What do seeds need to grow? What can the wind do? What is dirt?
Like learning to count or read, understanding the fascinating world of science is an essential skill. This innovative book encourages three-to-six-year olds to predict outcomes, ask questions, and investigate answers. Watch preschoolers...
Time to Create
Hands-On Explorations in Process Art for Young Children
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Forget stuffy, structured craft activities; your child needs time to create!
Rather than merely teaching your child to name colors and to hold a pencil, the hands-on process art experiences in Time to Create encourage discovery through a variety of art media, including drawing, painting,...
Simple Steps
Developmental Activities for Infants, Toddlers, and Two-Year-Olds
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1999
Teach children ages birth through two with these 300 activities focused on the incremental development of young children. Observe what children are already doing, then give them varied opportunities to develop at their own pace. Simple Steps outlines a typical developmental sequence, offering children the opportunity to practice new skills in a developmentally appropriate way.
Hands-On Science and Math
Fun, Fascinating Activities for Young Children
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Encourage young investigators to feel, listen, smell, taste, and see their way to discovery by seamlessly infusing math and science throughout the school day! As you incorporate all five senses into learning experiences, you will give little innovators the opportunity to observe and explore the world...
by Mary Renck Jalongo, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
AWARD WINNER!
In Literacy for All Young Learners, Mary Jalongo, PhD, offers 65 strategies to support literacy learning with children from preschool through the third grade. With specific suggestions for ELL students, Jalongo includes recommendations for hundreds of great children’s books, websites,...