Engage children's imaginations with this easy way to build 10 popular themes plus two chapters of mini-themes. Each theme takes teachers through a month of activities. A ready-to-use daily calendar provides activity ideas planned for each theme.
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Four early childhood teachers have collaborated to create an energy-packed theme-based curriculum "exploding" with classroom tested ideas.
ThemeStorming looks at curriculum in a different way. Ten theme-based chapters including Sticky; Giant Teeny Tiny; Muddy Puddles, Soap and Bubbles; and Meanies, Monsters and Make Believe examine ideas from a different perspective and awaken both the teacher's and children's interests.
Each chapter contains theme objectives, suggested additions for learning centers, snacks, discovery activities, art activities, music and movement activities, math activities, language activities, transition ideas, songs and chants, theme extensions and variations, bibliography, poems and recordings all designed to be a springboard for creative thinking
About the Author
The authors are early childhood teachers at the Litchfield Pre-Kindergarten in Illinois. The state-funded program for at-risk students has been recognized as an exemplary project and has served as an observation site for other teachers.
Joni Becker and Karen Reid have taught three, four, and five year olds for eight and nine years respectively. Peggy Wieck has taught early childhood for 14 years; and Pat Steinhaus has 12 years experience in day care centers and with toddlers and preschoolers. The authors have shared their ThemeStorming ideas at many workshops and conferences throughout Illinois.
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Creative and exciting.,
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This review is from: ThemeStorming: How To Build Your Own Theme-Based Curriculum the Easy Way (Paperback)
The creativity and inspiration found in this early education book would be an asset to any teacher's bookshelf. As a reference for "how to entertain while teaching" it is unsurpassed. Kudos to the authors and I look forward to more of their work.
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Wonderful Ideas!,
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I often find that I have to weed out over half of the ideas I find in a resource book before using plans in my classroom. This book actually INSPIRED me to create extra lessons for each unit to keep the fun going. The only thing that would improve this book is if it were a few thousand pages longer.
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a must for any early childhood teacher,
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This review is from: ThemeStorming: How To Build Your Own Theme-Based Curriculum the Easy Way (Paperback)
These teachers are geniuses! They should be awarded some sort of literary award for this collaboration of exciting ideas!
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