Hundreds of easy-to-make, fun-to-do games and projects using file folders are here. Each page is illustrated and includes simple preparation instructions and directions for classroom use. Reproducible companion worksheets and patterns are also included. Hand-eye coordination. pre-reading and reading skills, social studies, mathematics, and science are fostered by this invaluable resource for teachers, parents, and child care providers who need fun, educational, and easy activities for their children.
This book provides scores of activities using inexpensive manila file folders. Designed for children from preschool through kindergarten, each chapter proceeds from simple material to more advanced work. Selected subjects are intended to enhance the following curriculum studies and promote development in: (1) eye-hand coordination (e.g., fit the shoe, fit the glove, trace the trees, trace the stars); (2) pre-reading and reading (e.g., match the faces, alphabet match, word match, rhyming pictures); (3) mathematics (e.g., match the circles, fill in the calendar, count the triangles); (4) science (e.g., watch fish and colors, animals where they live, label the flower); and (5) social studies (e.g., my name, dress the dolls, people are interesting. All activities are geared for a minimum of teacher involvement and students are encouraged to work independently once they become familiar with game rules. (EH)
A learning center is a defined space where materials are organized in such a way that children learn without the teacher's constant direction. This book offers guidelines that will help preprimary and primary school teachers organize and manage learning centers in the classroom. Chapter 1 describes the advantages of using learning centers and explains what a learning center classroom looks like. Chapter 2 focuses on organizational and management concerns, such as arranging the room, scheduling the day, previewing and reviewing activities, limiting the number of children working in the centers, and monitoring their choices. Chapter 3 considers the role of the teacher in assessment, the planning and setting up of learning centers, interaction, and arbitration. In chapters 4 and 5, types of learning centers appropriate for preprimary and primary education are discussed in terms of the rationale for the center, the integration of developmental skills into learning in the center, organizational suggestions, and sample activities. Chapter 4 discusses preprimary centers for art, table games, discovery, dramatic play, blocks, music, and construction, and library and gross motor centers. Chapter 5 looks at learning centers appropriate for primary grades, including centers for creative writing, reading, spelling, handwriting, social studies, science, and mathematics, library centers, and "active primary centers," which function as extensions of the centers discussed in chapter 4. A list of resource books is included in both chapters 4 and 5. Chapter 6 suggests first steps for the teacher considering the conversion to a learning center classroom. (AC)
This catalogue of early childhood resources represents the current materials available from the Ohio Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood Education, Information Dissemination Project housed at the Central Ohio Special Education Regional Resource Center (COSERRC). These instructional and professional materials reflect a balance of items that will serve all children typically developing and those with disabilities, ages birth-age eight. The collection also contains resources relating to school-age child care programs.
