Big Learning for Little Learners [Paperback]

Sally Stavros (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Partner Press(Gryhs) (July 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0933212305
• ISBN-13: 978-0933212305
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,828,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book but very expensive., February 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Big Learning for Little Learners (Paperback)

This is a wonderful resource for daycare providers, Sunday School teachers or anyone trying to keep a group of young children occupied with structured, fun activities for long periods of time. It has a year's worth of lesson plans, subjects, projects, kid recipes, finger plays, songs, etc. and even recommends books to get from the library dealing with that particular month's topic. BUT this book is VERY expensive for a paperback reference. Check it out from your library before you lay down the cash to see if it's appropriate for your particular situation.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sloppy, sappy and NOT cruelty-free!, May 24, 2002

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Kym "An adventurous unschooling mama" (Roaming the US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Learning for Little Learners (Paperback)

As a homeschooling Mom, I was so excited to get this book! My disappointment was thick as I flipped through the pages the first time to discover crooked typesetting that looked like it was done on someone's antique typewriter, ideas that made me shudder (axe coloring pages with lyrics about how to chop off a turkey's head for a gentle Thanksgiving theme?), and embarrassing disorganization that made me regret having paid even the used price. This thing (truly it doesn't deserve all that paper and ink) is what your grandmother's Sunday School teacher may have used on occasion when she ran out of ideas and spent all her cash on prune juice. Do yourself a huge favor and invest in a good "Theme-a-Saurus" book (we love Storytime Theme-a-Saurus) or even "Story Stretchers".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Potential( if you are just starting out), September 1, 2002

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HomeSchoolMom (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Learning for Little Learners (Paperback)

I was putting together this years' preschool curriculum and pulled out this book. A friend and I bought it together because the price was really steep for our homeschool budgets, but after a cursory browse in the store it seemed useful.

The text contains a complete month by month curriculum, covering all the relative topics (Art, music, science ect.). It has library resouces, materials lists, songs with tunes, and reproducible drawings. Additionally it has each day's lessons laid out in a chart.

The negatives to this book would be it's
1)poor type setting and typeface choice.
2)library resouces are out of print or hard to find
3)Some of the activities are out of step with life in 2002
4)lack of instruction on how to teach or enhance some of the lessons

Still, since most of the curriculum's lessons are complete (main ideas, goals ect.) you could potentially adapt this curriculum in any way you need.

I'd recommend it with reservations. For newbies to homeschooling, "Big Learning for Little Learners" can set you on the right track and boost your confidence because of it's "completeness". For the experienced out there it's a good fall back if you don't have time to pull together daily themes.