Open the Door Let's Explore: Neighborhood Field Trips for Young Children

Education & Teaching

Redleaf, Rhoda

Schools & Teaching

Redleaf Pr

Playing with words leads to a love of words! Busy Fingers, Growing Minds is a gold mine of over 300 finger plays, verses and companion activities that surround children with a word- and concept-rich environment. The subjects of the finger plays and verses are 'kid-centric' - dear to a child's heart. These include babies, animals, the circus and birthdays. The original finger plays address more contemporary experiences: a parent traveling, using a credit card or computer, going to child care and moving. The enriching activities connect the finger plays and verses to all areas of the curriculum. Make language development fun!

Busy Fingers, Growing Minds: Finger Plays, Verses and Activities for Whole Language Learning

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Filled with activities to do before, during, and after field trips to reinforce learning. With original songs, fingerplays, a resource list, and beautiful illustrations.

Open the Door, Let's Explore More!: Field Trips of Discovery for Young Children

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

Redleaf Press

Dont throw that away! Recycle and Play! Turn items headed for the trash into safe and fun toys for teaching. Learn and Play the Recycle Way contains the best activities from the best-selling Teachables from Trashables series as well as new ways to make learning fun with homemade toys. 
Over 100 homemade teaching tools were designed by authors Rhoda Redleaf and Audrey Robertson and solicited from centers, homes, and trainers. Children will love helping to make fun things like drums from coffee cans, cactus gardens from peanut butter jars, and planters from plastic bottles. 
Learn and Play the Recycle Way is organized by age group with sections for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-agers. Each activity is illustrated and contains a list of materials needed, descriptions of how to use the homemade toy, and ideas for teaching with the item thats being recycled. Detailed instructions will make it easy to focus on the fun in creating toys with children.

Learn and Play the Recycle Way: Homemade Toys that Teach

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Robertson, Audrey

Crafts & Hobbies

Don’t throw it awayuse it for play! Turn items headed for the trash into fun, educational, and safe toys and activities for young children. Find one hundred creative and clever ideas repurposing common household objectsincluding shoeboxes, fabric scraps, plastic lids, and buttonsinto entertaining playthings. The toys benefit children’s early learning by promoting sensory perception and development in physical; social and emotional; cognitive; and language and communication areas. Organized by age group, Learn and Play the Green Way has sections for working with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and schoolagers. Each activity includes: A description of the ways children might use the toy Suggestions for extending the learning A list of materials needed and step-by-step instructions A green idea for additional ways to be eco-friendly Learn and Play the Green Way: Fun Activities with Reusable Materials is a revision of the bestselling, award-winning Learn and Play the Recycle Way: Homemade Toys that Teach.

Learn and Play the Green Way: Fun Activities with Reusable Materials

Open the door to exciting and fun learning adventures! Whether pastures or skyscrapers are outside your door, the world around you is rich with learning opportunities. Walking trips are a terrific—and inexpensive—way for children to explore and experience their community. Use children's interests as starting points to plan walks that are meaningful and engaging, and let children's natural curiosity and wonder help guide their learning as they investigate neighborhood gardens, markets, and even construction sites. With 27 nature, community, and concept walks, Hey Kids! Out the Door, Let's Explore! promotes children's early learning. Included with each walk are vocabulary words and related children's books; a list of suggested items to bring along; and tips to extend children's learning before, during, and after the outing. You will also find planning and preparation materials, sample permission forms, and guidelines for carrying out safe and educational walking trips.

Hey Kids! Out the Door, Let's Explore!

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

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