Gryphon House Inc : 185 books
Getting to the Heart of Learning
Social-Emotional Skills across the Early Childhood Curriculum
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
The best learning emerges in a classroom community where children feel accepted and appreciated for their ideas and actions. Through the activities in Getting to the Heart of Learning, Ellen Booth Church shows teachers and caregivers how easy it is to foster children’s sense of curiosity through...
Up, Down, Move Around -- Nutrition and Motor Skills
Active Learning for Preschoolers
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Movement-inspiring activities reinforce good nutrition, health and motor skills!
Young children learn best when they connect physical activity with learning! Up, Down, Move Around is packed with fun, simple activities that will have your children jumping, shaking, rolling, dancing, and...
Wild About Learning Centers
Literacy Experiences for the Preschool Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Teachers can integrate literacy across the curriculum and throughout the day with easy, fun activities from Between the Lions®! The ideas and activities in this invaluable resource enrich learning centers while following a literacy scope and sequence that helps children become successful readers. This is the book teachers need to bring literacy into the classroom throughout the entire day.
Picturing the Project Approach
Creative Explorations in Early Learning
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
When teachers implement the project approach to learning, young children can follow their own real-world interests to gain deeper understanding. Children wonder about a topic, formulate their questions, and then figure out the answers for themselves in their own way.
The project approach helps...
Exploring the Science of Sounds
100 Musical Activities for Young Children
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Most preschool teachers have musical instruments in their classrooms, but may not realize they can use them for science explorations.
Science, technology, engineering, arts, and math—STEAM—these explorations are crucial for laying a solid foundation for later learning. In this book, discover...
by Jackie Silberg
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
When you bend yourself into a letter shape or have an alphabet phone conversation, learning to read is FUN. Reading Games offers over 200 activities that will keep children ages 3-6 engaged, interested, and entertained as they acquire the skills they need to become successful readers.
by Jackie Silberg
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
With over 200 games, this indispensable book will help develop areas important for the growth of your 12- to 24-month-old--such as language, creativity, coordination, confidence, problem-solving, gross motor skills, and many more. You and your toddler will experience the joy of discovery on every fun-filled page!
by Jackie Silberg
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
Packed with opportunities to build confidence and to enhance language, coordination, social interactions, and problem-solving skills, Games to Play with Two Year Olds is a must-have for anyone caring for a child between the ages of two and three. Turn ordinary, everyday routines into fun learning experiences!
Enjoying the Parenting Roller Coaster
Nurturing and Empowering Your Children through the Ups and Downs
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Parenting isn’t always the joy it’s made out to be. On the contrary, many parents feel they are struggling to maintain their sanity and control of their young children’s behaviors. Enjoying the Parenting Roller Coaster offers realistic, practical advice for parents who want the joy back...
Fun Baby Learning Games
Activities to Support Development in Infants, Toddlers, and Two-Year-Olds
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Parents and caregivers often seek ways to stimulate their little learners, but don’t know where to start. While many conveniences have come our way in the digital age, none has made the process of guiding children through their years of growth and development any quicker, easier or less complex.
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Being with Babies
Understanding and Responding to the Infants in Your Care
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Being with Babies is a great resource for both beginning and experienced caregivers. Each chapter includes information on the developmental stages of babies and describes issues that caregivers face every day. The book offers scenarios that illustrate these challenges, then suggests solutions caregivers...
I Love Letters
More Than 200 Quick & Easy Activities to Introduce Young Children to Letters and Literacy
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Steer children toward a lifetime of reading with more than two hundred activities, games, and songs to introduce the alphabet. It all begins with twenty-six letters; the wiggles and squiggles that turn into words, stories, poems, and great literature are the tools for future readers. Children will...
by Robert Williams, EdD, Elizabeth Cunningham
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
The authors of Preschool Math--a scientist, a Montessori teacher, and an Emergent Curriculum advocate--come from different backgrounds and all offer unique expertise to the book. This combination gives the book a particularly interesting and stimulating approach, and makes the book usable for any...
Social Studies and Me
Using Children's Books to Learn About Our World
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Young children are naturally interested in their world. They are learning to understand who they are, who their family members are, and what it means to have friends. They are curious about their communities, who lives and works there, how things are made, and what they cost. They are beginning to...