ISBN: 0876599242 9780876599242

Category: Education / Schools / Levels / Elementary

Page count: 240

<p>Thoughtfully created learning centers are bubbling with opportunities for active learning. Dr. Jean, beloved author of dozens of books and songs, and coauthor Carolyn Kisloski bring you a collection of practical ideas and tips to inspire engagment and spark learning in your classroom centers--and, importantly, keep children coming back for more. Children learn best through play. Discover how you can help them thrive in your learning centers. <i>The Possibilities of Play</i> brings expert tips for selecting and managing materials, facilitating explorations, and challenging children to:</p> <ul> <li>explore on their own time and at their own level,</li> <li>engage in hands-on discovery,</li> <li>solve problems and use critical-thinking skills,</li> <li>practice emerging skills across domains,</li> <li>share and get along with others,</li> <li>develop language, and</li> <li>realize their own sense of creativity.</li> </ul>