Imaginative play and story telling occupy key roles in children's psychological development and socialization. Bringing together leading contributors, this volume explores what play and story mean to young children, and how these vital aspects of development can best be supported in child care and educational settings. Vital connections are drawn between children's activities, their interpersonal relationships, and their emerging cognitive and affective capacities. Topics covered include promoting social play in the classroom, storytelling and literacy development, and the influences of early caregiving experiences on attachment and learning. Theoretical and methodological issues in these areas of research are also addressed, as well as social policy implications. The book is inspired by the work of Greta G. Fein, the pioneering teacher, researcher, and child care policymaker, who has contributed an integrative concluding chapter.
In this lively board book, a young boy starts his first day of school not knowing what to expect. Follow along as he explores his classroom, makes new friends, and enjoys all the creative and interesting activities school can offer. My First Day of School helps first-time students, from preschoolers to kindergartners, understand what happens at school, while providing parents the opportunity to answer questions their child may have. An enthusiastic narrator and bright, cheerful illustrations will have first-time students eagerly anticipating their first day of school.
Give a pre-school child from birth to six years of age an UNPRECEDENTED, LIFELONG advantage, simply by using Educational Child's Play to stimulate their brain. A book that provides fun play-based pre-school child development activities when a child needs them, in the early years from birth to six years of age. This book is for parents, pre-school teachers, Early Childhood Educators, Day Cares, and anyone who wants children to be the best that they can be. Simple things like reading and telling stories to a child at 18 months; or joining a three-year-old child to play with a bucket and sand; or helping a four-year-old throw a ball in the playground, are powerful stimuli for brain development in the early years. These activities are laying the foundation of brain development for future learning, behavior and health. This book provides preschool children with what science is saying they need in the early years, simply by reading them the stories, and using the play-based activities in Educational Child's Play. This book is dedicated to helping pre-school children from the ages of birth to six years of age be the best that they can be. To achieve that, this book has TWO DEVELOPMENTAL STORIES: A Walk In The Jungle - a story to help children develop cognitive, behavioral, emotional and motor skills. Gordy Visits The Mountains - a story that uses play based movements to develop pre-school children. PLAY BASED ACTIVITIES: Play based activities that scientists are saying children need in the first seven years of life. THE SENSORY ENVIRONMENT - Setting up the environment to develop seven senses. Sensory environments can enhance learning and cognitive growth. USING PUPPETS IN YOUR STORIES: gets children actively involved in the stories and activities. FUN DAY ACTIVITIES: - Thousands of activities for children to try, or to be discussed. ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE FOR ANY PARENT OR CAREGIVER: How To Deal With Children's Behaviors; Developmental milestones and how to deal with the behaviors that accompany them. MOVING TO RELAX: is the same movements as in the Developmental stories, but in adult form. Educational Child's Play is an excellent Day Care or homeschooling program.
A thorough revision of the essential guide to using play therapy in schools Fully updated and revised, School-Based Play Therapy, Second Edition presents an A-to-Z guide for using play therapy in preschool and elementary school settings. Coedited by noted experts in the field, Athena Drewes and Charles Schaefer, the Second Edition offers school counselors, psychologists, social workers, and teachers the latest techniques in developing creative approaches to utilize the therapeutic powers of play in schools. The Second Edition includes coverage on how to implement a play therapy program in school settings; play-based prevention programs; individual play therapy approaches as well as group play; and play therapywith special populations, such as selectively mute, homeless, and autistic children. In addition, nine new chapters have been added with new material covering: Cognitive-behavioral play therapy Trauma-focused group work Training teachers to use play therapy Filled with illustrative case studies and ready-to-use practical techniques and suggestions, School-Based Play Therapy, Second Edition is an essential resource for all mental health professionals working in schools.
This draws on the voices of practitioners, academics and researchers to examine young children’s play, creativity and learning. With a range of international perspectives, it focuses on the level of engagement and exploration involved in children’s play and how it can be facilitated in different contexts and cultures.
