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Zingher, Gary – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2000
Presents short descriptions of six "curious places" in children's books and films. Describes sample creative class activities for younger and middle grade children to engage in after listening to selected stories. Activities include creating drawings, stories, flip books, and picture books; role-playing; and developing an imaginary town.…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Creative Activities
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Direct linkBower, Lyn – Early Childhood Australia, 2005
The "Everyday Learning" series has been developed to focus attention on the everyday ways in which children can be supported in their growth and development. It is for all those who are involved in children's development and learning, including people caring for young children in their own or others' homes, such as parents, grandparents…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Imagination, Child Care, Preschool Children
Peer reviewedOusbey, Jack – Children's Literature in Education, 1981
Describes how one school developed six literature-based explorations involving an author of children's books that was intended to develop children's imaginations. (HOD)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Creative Activities, Creative Writing
Moore, Walter J. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1971
Topics suggested by 101 elementary school teachers in Illinois, intended for teachers of writing in the elementary grades (also adaptable for junior and senior high school classes), are divided into the following categories: (1) Description (e.g., Me, My World, My Dreams); (2) Characterization (e.g., Personal, Plant and Animal); (3) Dramatization…
Descriptors: Books, Characterization, Childrens Games, Childrens Literature
