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This book takes a rather scholarly and extensive look at a part of children's lives that would appear to be instinctive: make-believe. To achieve their stated intent to "suggest ways in which parents and teachers can foster play skills," the authors offer many adult-directed activities that will not only encourage imaginative play but also foster such areas as creativity and cognitive, motor, sensory, and social skills. A table in the front of the book links specific chapters with the development of these skills. Some suggested activities enhance the senses: smelling, tasting, hearing. Other games teach children about the different people in their neighborhood or town. These activities would work well in a classroom setting but might have mixed results at home. The layout makes this book ideal for browsing, with many boxed inserts, illustrations, and color photos attractively laid out with lots of white space. While the idea of taking what would seem to be natural and analyzing it beyond all measure may be a turn off to some adults, teachers, counselors, and other group leaders should find many helpful suggestions here for encouraging and channeling creative play.
Jane Marino, Scarsdale Public Library, NY
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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For parents and teachers, this work presents more than 100 games and activities to foster both the imagination and a sense of play in children aged two to five. It consists of an easy-to-follow manual format that contains narrative sections which discuss the importance of imaginative play in the development of: intelligence; communiation and vocabulary; social skills; problem-solving skills; creativity; physical strength and agility; and healthy self-esteem. The narrative sections are followed by activities related to the skill set under discussion.
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Four-year-old Jenny and Carlos are busy at play in a nursery school. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
miniature people, play dough Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mama Bear, Sesame Street, Little Miss Muffet New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Four-year-old Jenny and Carlos are busy at play in a nursery school. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
miniature people, play dough Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mama Bear, Sesame Street, Little Miss Muffet New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Old MacDonald Had a Farm (Classic Books) by Pam Adams on page 95, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Tibby Tried It by Sharon Useman on page 44, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina on page 96, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Five Little Monkeys (Cambridge Reading) by Richard Brown in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Flower Garden by Eve Bunting in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Your Active Child: How to Boost Physical, Emotional, and Cognitive Development through Age-Apropriate Activity by Rae Pica on page 174, and Back Matter
- The Child's Right to Play: A Global Approach by Rhonda L. Clements on page 47, and Back Matter
- All Work and No Play...: How Educational Reforms Are Harming Our Preschoolers (Childhood in America) by Sharna Olfman in Front Matter
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