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Direct linkLouise Ammentorp; Helen M. Coreveleyn – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2024
"Let Nature Be Your Teacher: Integrating Nature-Based Learning in the Elementary Classroom" advocates for a transformative shift in elementary education through incorporating nature-based learning into the curriculum. In an era dominated by indoor education and heightened screen time, Louise Ammentorp and Helen M. Corveleyn respond to…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Physical Environment, Outdoor Education, Experiential Learning
Download full textCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018
Less than one-third of children and adolescents in the United States are meeting the recommendation from the "2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans" to get 60 minutes or more of physical activity each day. Schools can help students meet this national recommendation because close to 60 million children and adolescents attend…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Physical Activities, Physical Education, Comprehensive School Health Education
Moyles, Janet R., Ed. – 1994
Recognizing that for young children, play is a tool for learning, this book compiles contributions by different authors, reflecting both up-to-date research and current classroom practice as they relate to children's play. Part 1 of the book explores the value of play as a cross-cultural concept as well as one rooted in the Western world. Gender…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development
Kraus, Anne Marie – 1999
This companion volume to "Folktale Themes Volume 1: Pourquoi Tales," shows educators how to use folktales to provide meaningful, educational experiences for children. This book provides a complete package using folktales in the classroom--activity pages, teaching ideas, story themes, and an annotated bibliography of further reading for a…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning
Raines, Shirley C.; Isbell, Rebecca – 1999
Listening to stories can expand children's knowledge, provide sheer enjoyment, and help children understand their world and how people relate to each other in it. This book compiles tips and suggestions from expert storytellers and teachers, and shows teachers and parents how to capture children's attention and imagination using simple, creative…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Early Childhood Education, Learning Activities
New Brunswick Dept. of Education, Fredericton. Student Services Branch. – 1992
This booklet for parents explains the activities that take place in kindergarten and the characteristics of kindergarten staff. Also discussed is the manner in which the activities and staff help children develop. Activities considered center around dramatic play; children helping themselves and others; pets; cooking; snacks; exercise; reading and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Activities, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten
Webber, Desiree; Shropshire, Sandy – 2001
Children learn to love reading by sharing quality books. Intended for children's librarians, media specialists, teachers, day care providers, and parents, this book will make it easy and fun to conduct book club meetings with little preparation time. Everything needed to start a weekly book club at school or at the library is included--detailed…
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Learning Activities
O'Moore, Mona; Minton, Stephen James – Paul Chapman Publishing, 2004
This book is an attempt to pinpoint constructive ways to deal with bullying, and to support people in their endeavours to undertake effective anti-bullying work in school communities. The overall aim of this book is to provide school communities with the practical support and key to resources that they need in preventing and countering bullying…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Class Activities, Young Adults, Adolescents
Fleming, Berkeley, Ed.; Whitla, Margaret, Ed. – 1990
This collection of essays on early French second language instruction includes: "Why Bilingualism?" (Steven MacKinnon); "French Second-Language Programs: Alternative Approaches" (Henry P. Edwards); "Core French: A Brighter Future" (Janet Poyen, Judy Gibson); "The Parents' Role" (Deborah Whale); "Franco…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives
Meador, Karen S. – 1997
This book provides practical advice and lessons based on outstanding children's literature, fostering a better understanding of creativity and helping educators and parents recognize and nurture creative thinking in young children in grades K-4. The book describes components of the creative process--fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration,…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Creative Thinking, Elementary Education
Syvanen, Pat Horne – 1982
Designed for use primarily by elementary school teacher and parent use, the book presents practical ideas and teaching tips. Each idea is presented in large print on a separate page, accompanied by cartoon-like illustrations. Suggestions begin with things to do the first day of school and progress through the last week of school. Examples of ideas…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching
Campbell, Robin – 2001
Regardless of a child's experience with or exposure to books when he or she enters elementary school, teachers can greatly extend a child's literacy development through interactive classroom read-alouds. Reading a story aloud presents endless opportunities for related activities such as classroom discussions, role plays, shared readings, group…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Elementary Education
Better Homes Fund, Newton, MA. – 2000
This packet presents educational materials to help teachers, students, and parents understand homelessness. Section 1, "America's Homeless Children: Educational Information for Students, Teachers, and Parents," discusses what it is like to be homeless, how many children are homeless, how homelessness is harmful, how children become homeless, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Class Activities, Consciousness Raising
Jay, Hilda L.; Jay, M. Ellen – 1998
Designed for use at school or at home, this book focuses on the development of seven types of literacy: linguistic, visual, mathematical, scientific, geographic, economic, and computer. The book's suggested activities are each introduced with a detailed discussion of the necessary prerequisite skills, the concepts to be mastered, the materials…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Computer Literacy, Early Childhood Education
Diffily, Deborah, Ed.; Morrison, Kathy, Ed. – 1996
Noting the value of communication between early childhood teachers and parents, this book contains 93 reproducible articles on a variety of topics for early childhood education teachers to use in newsletters or handouts for maintaining regular, informative communication with families. Additional references, suggestions for adapting the article,…
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Child Rearing, Class Activities, Discipline
