Bøger af Lisa Murphy

Discover why playing is school readiness with this updated guide. Timely research and new stories highlight how play is vital to the social, physical, cognitive, and spiritual development of children. Learn the seven meaningful experiences we should provide children with every day and why they are so important.

Excite young learners with this collection of more than 80 simple science experiments. Each activity promotes learning and requires materials that are likely already in your classroom or kitchen. Each fun activity includes simple instructions and a clear explanation of the experimentand many include variations and helpful hints.

Playing is vital to the social, physical, cognitive, and spiritual development of young children. Yet cries for more "e;academic preschools"e; and demands for "e;higher test scores"e; are forcing play out of many early childhood environments. Play will show early childhood educators what they can do about it. It explains how play promotes school readiness and is filled with anecdotes, stories, and true-to-life experiences.Lisa Murphy has been involved with early childhood education for over twenty years, teaching and working with children in various environments. She is the founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc.

Provides an in-depth exploration of the author's approach to working with children. Lisa Murphy outlines nine characteristics programs need to build an environment that's child-centred, where play, developmentally appropriate practice, and academic standards all come together under one roof.

Find more than 65 hands-on art, science, and outside play activity ideas for creating engaging environments both at home and at school. If you are just beginning your Ooey Gooey (R) journey, this is a great book to read. It includes an overview of how it all started and has lots of activities to get your gooey juices flowing.

140 activities, art ideas and recipes, and sensory tub concoctions