Cengage Learning, Inc Creative Activities and Curriculum for Young Children 11th edition

Citing that the only constant in life is change, Mayesky highlights what is different and what is the same. As the No Child Left Behind Movement is on the wane, Common Core State Standards steps in. She urges teachers to keep children at the center of practice and to rely on their professional judgment. Many new standard icons have been added to the chapters, and a new boxed feature “Brain Research Says”, reflects the importance of neuroscience and its application to early childhood education. Also new are TeachSource videos in each chapter with related questions. She aims to provide readers with sound developmental theory and practical applications of these theories, which can be used in actual classroom settings. Twenty-two chapters are divided into five parts: fostering creativity and aesthetics in young children; planning and implementing creative activities; art and the development of the young child; the early childhood art program; dramatic play and puppetry. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AND CURRICULUM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, 11th Edition, is filled with fun, creative, and easy-to implement activities for young children. You'll be encouraged to exercise your own creativity as well as learn how to help young children do the same. Hundreds of activities, up-to-date research, recipes, finger plays, information on how to select children's books, and more make this book an invaluable resource for you and others planning to work creatively with children across the curriculum. This is a book you'll want to use throughout your professional career. Autorid: Mary Mayesky