{"product_id":"hands-on-learning-more-than-1000-activities-for-young-children-using-everyday-objects-9781412970952","title":"Hands-On Learning!: More Than 1000 Activities for Young Children Using Everyday Objects","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlan lessons from a child-centered perspective!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis innovative resource features more than 1,000 activities using inexpensive, readily available objects to engage young children's senses and build their knowledge of the world through hands-on experiences. Organized into 16 themes and grouped under the areas of literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, physical development, and creativity, the book's unique approach: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a new and simple way to design hands-on activities that complement any curriculum\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers suggestions on how to modify activities to respond to children's developmental levels \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a list of over 60 generic tactile activities suitable for use in any classroom\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaltman, Gwendolyn S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGwen Snyder Kaltman\u003c\/strong\u003e has spent more than 25 years working with young children, their parents, and teachers. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eHelp! For Teachers of Young Children: 88 Tips to Develop Children′s Social Skills and Create Positive Teacher-Family Relationships\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMore Help! For Teachers of Young Children: 99 Tips to Promote Intellectual Development and Creativity\u003c\/em\u003e. She has been a preschool teacher, director, college instructor, and educational trainer in various parts of the country and has also been a validator for the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs, the accreditation division of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaltman has worked with young children in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Tennessee, and Virginia. She has trained teachers working in Head Start programs in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and rural Georgia and in child care centers and preschools in the suburbs of New York City and Washington, DC. She has observed preschool classes in such diverse places as China, Easter Island, Greenland, India, Malta, Mongolia, Tibet, Tanzania, Venezuela, and native villages above the Arctic Circle and along the Amazon and Sepik rivers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe earned her BS and MEd in early childhood education from the University of Maryland.","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544418226450,"sku":"9781412970952","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e4ad59ce-9def-4f86-952b-950adc082e38.jpg?v=1731527764","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hands-on-learning-more-than-1000-activities-for-young-children-using-everyday-objects-9781412970952","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}