study and teaching (early childhood)

Presents 450 thematic ideas and activities for literature study for preschool and kindergarten students.

Provides craft ideas, learning centers, circle time activities, literature connections, and other resources for teaching colors in prekindergarten and kindergarten.

A collection of writings by Daniel Gartrell that examine various approaches to young child guidance and behavior management in the classroom.

Provides instructions for more than 500 art and craft activities for children ages three to six.

About the Authors is about the littlest authors -- those in kindergarten through second grade. Based on a profound understanding of the ways in which young children learn, it shows teachers how to launch a writing workshop by inviting children to do what they do naturally -- make stuff.

Provides advice and strategies for using workshops in kindergarten through second grade classrooms to teach persuasive writing.

Introduces the techniques of nonfiction writing, focusing on how to write to retell, with discussion of how to use resources and time lines, conduct interviews, write newspaper articles, be objective, keep a journal, and related tasks.

Intended to be used as a "conflict resolution activity guide for early childhood educators, " to help teach effective ways of promoting social and emotional development.