Sing me a story! Tell me a song! : creative thematic activities for teachers of young children /
Jackman, Hilda L.
Sing me a story! Tell me a song! : creative thematic activities for teachers of young children / Hilda L. Jackman. - Clifton Park, NY : Thomson/Delmar, c2005. - xxiii, 321 p. : ill. 28 cm. +
Includes bibliographical references.
Provides answers and planning tools educators need to effectively teach children from infancy to age eight using the thematic approach. The 30 themes presented provide a framework for integrating all areas of child developement: physical, intellectual, social, emotional, cultural, language, aesthetic, and creative. The author shows how teachers and child care professionals can create many activities around central idea and blend these activities into every part of the curriculum with a flexible time frame, ranging from several days to a few weeks. Theme-specify vocabulary words, children-created bulletin board ideas, lists of children's books, theme-specific letters to families , and developmentally appropriate activities for use across the curriculum make this an invaluable guide to theme-based teaching. The appendices offer full-page music sheets and material and supply lists, and CD-ROM can be used to create and customize theme outlines, lesson plans, etc..
1401837298
Curriculum planning--United States
Early childhood education--United States
Project method in teaching--United States
LB 1139 .35 .A37 .J131 2005
Sing me a story! Tell me a song! : creative thematic activities for teachers of young children / Hilda L. Jackman. - Clifton Park, NY : Thomson/Delmar, c2005. - xxiii, 321 p. : ill. 28 cm. +
Includes bibliographical references.
Provides answers and planning tools educators need to effectively teach children from infancy to age eight using the thematic approach. The 30 themes presented provide a framework for integrating all areas of child developement: physical, intellectual, social, emotional, cultural, language, aesthetic, and creative. The author shows how teachers and child care professionals can create many activities around central idea and blend these activities into every part of the curriculum with a flexible time frame, ranging from several days to a few weeks. Theme-specify vocabulary words, children-created bulletin board ideas, lists of children's books, theme-specific letters to families , and developmentally appropriate activities for use across the curriculum make this an invaluable guide to theme-based teaching. The appendices offer full-page music sheets and material and supply lists, and CD-ROM can be used to create and customize theme outlines, lesson plans, etc..
1401837298
Curriculum planning--United States
Early childhood education--United States
Project method in teaching--United States
LB 1139 .35 .A37 .J131 2005
