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Yoga isn't just the physical poses; intentional breathing (and therefore mindfulness) are an integral part of it. Yoga and Mindfulness for Young Children explains the physical and social-emotional benefits of incorporating yoga into early childhood classrooms.

An easy-to-use guide that shows how early childhood professionals can create a positive and inclusive environment for children of all cultures. The book includes elements of the National Association for the Education of Young Children's developmentally appropriate practice and ethical standards.

The benefits of an optimistic thinking style have slowly been seeping into early childhood teaching practice through research on resiliency, leadership, health, and what has been termed "e;grit."e; Yet there remains a large vacuum in teacher education on both the importance and mechanics of teaching young children to become optimistic thinkers. Making Lemonade is the first-to-market book on the topic of learned optimism in young children and provides 15 practical, hands-on exercises and activities teachers and families can use to positively affect children. Learned optimism can equip children to be more successful learners and healthier individuals.

Social competency is a set of skills that provide children with the tools and abilities to successfully navigate the world around them. This book looks at each of the seven Cs of social competence: communicate; community building; coping; confidence; conflict resolution; control; and curiosity.

A guidebook designed to help professionals strengthen their coaching skills and their ability to facilitate transformational learning in others. The foundation is the GROOMER Framework for Change - a systematic approach to help coaches explore the inner landscape of a person's thinking, behaviours, and actions.

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.

The original edition of More Than Letters showed teachers how to intentionally help children develop literacy skills through hands-on, play-based activities. Like the original edition, this edition is based on theory and research. It contains new chapters that focus on developing the skills needed to decode literature and informational text.

In the newest installment of the popular, award-winning Loose Parts series, Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky focus on family engagement and competency building. With inspiring full-colour photographs Loose Parts 4 is organized around competencies and life skills children need for success in the future.

Clara Berg is collections specialist for costumes and textiles at MOHAI. Luly Yang is a multi-award-winning artist, businesswoman, and internationally known Seattle-based fashion designer.

This resource covers everything you need to keep accurate business records and save money on your taxes. If you pay close attention to the recommendations in this book, you will be able to claim the maximum allowable deductions and pay the lowest possible federal taxes.

Creative art should offer children the opportunities for originality, creativity, fluency, flexibility, and sensitivity. Remember, there is no right or wrong way of doing things in art. This collection of activities focuses on the process and not the finished product, to allow for growth and fun. All activities are easily adaptable for children from age two to eight.The 145 process-oriented art activities cover a wide range of media including painting, crayons, collage and sculpture, chalk, and printing. Activities are easy to prepare, to set-up, and to develop into project-approach explorations building on young children's interests and inquiries. These hands-on projects have been classroom-tested to ensure they keep learning fun and engaging.Deya Brashears Hill originally published Dribble Drabble in 1973 and it has been in publication continuously since then. She is currently the Director of the Orinda Preschool and an adjunct professor for various Bay Area colleges. Hill travels nationally to conduct workshops and seminars for early childhood professionals. Her areas of expertise are brain development, curriculum, and diversity in early childhood education. While in graduate school, she wrote scripts for Sesame Street during its formative years.

Takes an in-depth look at why children are so strongly attracted to superhero and weapons play. The book also examines the concerns felt by families and teachers and suggests practical solutions that take into account the needs of both children and their caregivers.

A preschool movement activity book with a therapeutic perspective. The combination of old and new games creates a purpose driven physical motor curriculum. Each activity has been child tested. This well-organised and easy-to-use book includes fun, developmentally appropriate activities that foster physical development and build self-esteem.

Both over stimulation and under stimulation create stress in young developing brains. Balancing Brain Stimulation for Preschoolers is designed to give early childhood education professionals simple brain development insights that assist in keeping the brains of young children balanced.

Both over stimulation and under stimulation create stress in young developing brains. Balancing Brain Stimulation for Infants and Toddlers packets are designed to give early childhood education professionals simple brain development insights that assist in keeping the brains of young children balanced.

Following a strengths-based approach, Family Engagement in Early Childhood Settings offers all programs, including family child care, center-based programs, and school-based programs, strategies for building or enhancing interactions, engagement, expectations, communication, and participation with families.

Open-ended art is defined as art activity where children are free to use their imagination as they explore a variety of materials without a planned outcome. This book highlights why the field of early childhood education advocates for open-ended art and explains how to adapt to new ways of thinking about art.

Nature-Based Learning for Every Preschool Setting is designed to provide ideas for all early childhood educators ranging from novice nature educators to highly experienced nature educators in a wide range of ecosystems, including forests, cities, prairies, coastal, and deserts. It includes background information on a range of nature topics, reproducible parent newsletters, sample play-based lesson plans, guidance and health and safety issues related to nature activities, ideas for free/inexpensive equipment and materials and for big ticket items, ideas for family involvement, and connections to early childhood learning standards. Chapters are divided by nature topic so readers can dip in right away where they want to start exploring.

Focuses on the leadership necessary for today's early childhood education system building. This book provides a road map to what effective leaders do, how they do it, and the leadership necessary to work towards collaborative systems level change.

Takes an in-depth look at children's inquiry. What does inquiry look like in early childhood settings? How does the environment affect children's inquiries and teachers' thought processes? This book examines inquiry in all its facets. Throughout, stories about environments and approaches to inquiry from around the world are included as examples.

Examine the work of five groundbreaking education theorists - John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, and Lev Vygotsky - in relation to early childhood. Theories of Childhood, Spanish Edition, provides a basic introduction to each theorist and explains the relationship of theory to practice and its impact on real children, teachers, and classrooms.

After studying the current research on literacy learning for young children, delving into the beliefs and schools of Reggio Emilia, and discovering the Maker Movement, the authors created StoryMaking. This book shares the processes, first steps, next steps, uses for materials, and lessons learned so teachers can implement their own versions in their classrooms.

With more than 50 inquiry-based and child-centered activities and exercises, A Little Drama will help teachers develop the body, voice, mind, and heart of young children. Use these activities to help children navigate daily transitions, to calm children when it's time to quiet, and to develop children's creativity, sense of self, and social-emotional, physical, and literacy skills.

A user-friendly book that speaks to the realities, challenges, and needs of daily life with rambunctious, enthusiastic, unpredictable toddlers in group settings, thus increasing the quality of toddler care. The book highlights informative and real-life examples, with immediate takeaway action steps that detail solutions and resources for practice.

A book to turn to when there is a challenge that needs tackling, when you need a boost of inspiration, or when you just want to reflect on your own journey.

Provides teachers with a roadmap that helps children meet academic expectations and maintains focus on the appropriate development of the whole child. RIGOROUS DAP supplies teachers with strategies for making instructional decisions that meet the needs of the individual child; sustaining culturally relevant practices; engaging stakeholders; and ensuring all children experience high-level learning.

Electronic games promote individual play and connect us to screens, not people. Game On! is a collection of 300+ screen-free, traditional games and activities for children and adults that require minimal materials other than people and their brains to play. All games and activities are adaptable according to the players age, their interests, and their abilities.

When teachers are not precise in their communication, use idioms, or use sarcasm, children don't learn, or, worse, they experience confusion or embarrassment because they don't know what to do. This new edition of Use Your Words is infused with current research on communicating with young children and their families.

This book explores, from both the teacher's and the student's perspectives, how emergent curriculum principles and practices can improve any early childhood program. Sections on observation, documentation, assessment, and relationships that support learning provide a complete subject overview.