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Adams, Polly K.; Taylor, Michaell K. – 1982
Information on the values of woodworking for young children and ways to introduce and manage a carpentry center for them are provided in this guide. The following topics are included: (1) the values of woodworking on child development; (2) how the teacher can use the center to provide for the integration, discovery, and development of woodworking…
Descriptors: Carpentry, Creative Activities, Developmental Stages, Discovery Learning
Adams, Polly K.; Taylor, Michaell K. – 1984
Following a prefatory description of infant development and high-quality infant day care centers, this paper focuses on the construction of learning centers for infants and toddlers in day care. Issues for consideration are specified, and 18 different care/learning centers and 6 work sstations for parents/staff are briefly described. In addition…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Facilities Planning, Guidelines
Peer reviewedAdams, Polly K.; Nesmith, Jaynie – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1996
Goals of block building in early childhood classrooms focus on physical, social, cognitive, and emotional development. Reports survey results of the value teachers place on block play. Offers illustrations of task cards to use with blocks in math, language arts, social studies, and science. Discusses guidelines and suggests idea cards and sentence…
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Educational Planning, Instructional Materials
