Learning at Home, PreK-3 : Homework Activities That Engage Children and Families.
Create a strong home-school connection through family activities that extend learning! Packed with hundreds of engaging activities, this unique resource helps teachers plan developmentally appropriate, creative homework assignments that encourage positive learning experiences and reinforce home-scho...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks :
SAGE Publications,
2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: What We Know About Children's Learning
- Learning Principles
- Early Learning Practices
- Chapter 2: Involving Families
- Family Involvement Matters
- Making Connections
- Why Families Don't Get Involved
- Teachers' and Parents' Viewpoints and Expectations
- A Multidimensional View of Family Involvement
- The Importance of Home-Culture Connections
- What Works
- Chapter 3: What About Homework?
- Benefits and Drawbacks
- Trends and Issues
- Responding to Challenges
- Promising Practices
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 4: Encouraging Learning at Home
- What to Consider
- How to Make It Happen
- Chapter 5: Language and Literacy Kits
- Writing Suitcase
- Backpack Buddies
- Puppet Packet
- Rhythm and Rhyme
- On the Road
- Friends and Neighbors
- All in a Day
- Opposites
- I Love Spiders!
- Sharing Stories
- Then and Now: African American History
- Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia
- What's in a Name?
- Legends
- Grandparents
- Yum! Yum!
- Fact or Fiction
- Chapter 6: Mathematics and Science Kits
- Count Up and Count Down
- Treasure Box Math
- Measurement and Me
- Patterns and Symmetry Everywhere
- Time and Time Again
- Tangrams
- Numbers Make Sense
- Big Numbers
- Fractions Are Fun
- It All Adds Up!
- Adventure Backpack
- Amazing Magnets
- My Five Senses
- Weather
- Shapes and Shadows
- Sink and Float
- Shells
- Trees
- Birds
- Insects and Bugs
- The Night Sky
- Chapter 7: Creative Arts Kits
- The Music in Me
- Let's Pretend
- Dance!
- Something Beautiful
- Color My World
- Let's Get Physical
- My Crayons Talk
- Twisting and Turning
- Imagination Creations
- Jolly Junk
- Fiesta!
- Artists Everywhere!
- Chapter 8: More Learning Activities: No Materials Required.
- 75 Family Activities
- Family Fieldtrips
- Chapter 9: Family Projects
- Time Capsule
- Our Family Cube
- Timeline
- All About Me
- Family Calendar
- Class Cookbook
- 100-Item Creation
- Neighborhood Map
- Here's Where I Live
- Milk Carton Creations
- Recycled Junk Sculpture
- Word Rings
- Mystery Bag
- Family Decorate and Dress-Up Projects
- Resources
- Family Survey
- Sample Family Letter 1
- Sample Family Letter 2
- Sample Literacy Bag Agreement
- Poetry Award Cards Sample 1
- Poetry Award Cards Sample 2
- Neighborhood Walk Game
- Making Progress Game
- Road to Freedom Game
- Cake Walk/Endureza la Caminata Board Game
- Calendar Template
- Family Recipe Form
- Grand-Person or Grandparent Interview Questions
- Tangram Pattern
- Bar Graph Template
- Bird Puzzle
- Online Resources
- References.