Everyday Literacy: Environmental Print Activities for Children 3 to 8 (Paperback)

by Stephanie Mueller (Author)

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"Everyday Literacy is perfect for teachers of preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary children..." -- SirReadalot.org, July 2005

Product Description

The tools you need to teach literacy are all around you! Everyday Literacy has over 100 activities that use ordinary objects such as cereal boxes, traffic signs and toy labels to help children build essential reading skills. With games such as Chalk Chat and projects like Alphabet Scrapbooks, children will enjoy learning to recognize the letters, symbols and words around them.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Gryphon House (May 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876592868
• ISBN-13: 978-0876592861
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #329,840 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for teachers and parents!, May 3, 2007

By	A. Wheeler - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As an early childhood professional, this is one of my favorite activity resources. We hear so much about the importance of environmental print in building early literacy skills, and this book shows how to incorporate these types of experiences in meaningful ways into the daily life of the classroom. The book is laid out the way teachers think and plan, with chapters divided into the various learning centers of a typical early childhood classroom. There is also a very useful "Theme Connections" index that ties the various activities to popular pre-k and kindergarten theme units, making lesson planning a breeze.

The over 100 activity ideas included are simple, inexpensive, and wonderfully unique. The literacy learning objectives listed for each activity are a real help when trying to match specific activities to the different developmental levels and needs of the children in the group. And because these activities use everyday print items and recyclables that are so readily available, I have found it simple to adapt many of the activities to use with my own child at home.

What a gem! I recommend this resource for anyone who wants to help children see themselves as readers.