Thrifty Teacher's Guide to Creative Learning Centers - Softcover

Nicholson PhD, Shelley; Martinez, Jessica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0876596952 ISBN 13: 9780876596951

Publisher: Gryphon House,U.S., 2017

Synopsis

It's a common dilemma in early childhood classrooms: How to provide new, interesting experiences on a shoestring budget. Pulling from their decades of experience in classrooms, authors Shelley Nicholson, PhD, and Jessica Martinez offer low-cost ideas for gathering and creating rich explorations in learning centeres. Thrifty Teacher's Guide to Creative Learning Centers vividly describes the unique ways teachers can use found and recyclable materials to encourage cognitive development and creative exploration in young children.

In addition to photographic examples, the book offers tips on how to source, select, and integrate materials into a center; how to get children started on using the materials; and how to scaffold learning with open-ended questions. These ideas are just the beginning. Once children's imaginations take off, they can use the materials in myriad ways.

About this title

About the Authors

Shelley Nicholson, PhD, earned her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, Early Childhood Education, from the University of Texas (UT) at Austin. She serves as a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education. She is an adjunct professor in the UT College of Education and the owner and director of the Nicholson Early Childhood Education Center, Inc., in Austin, Texas.

Jessica Martinez is the director of the Goddard School, a preschool in Austin, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Austin.

From the Back Cover

Learning centers don't have to be expensive!

Thrifty Teacher's Guide to Creative Learning Centers offers tons of ideas (with photos!) for enlivening your pre-K learning centers with found, donated, and recyclable materials.
Inspire rich learning with such simple materials as cardboard tubes, recycled bottle caps, tissue boxes, duct tape, and a little hot glue. Simple how-to directions lead you every the step of the way.
Includes useful tips on:

• How to source, select, and integrate materials into a center
• How to create unique, inviting props and manipulatives
• How to get children started on using the materials
• How to scaffold learning with open-ended questions
• When to add new items and take out tired materials

Get the children excited to play with an alphabet parking lot in the block center or with sushi, eggrolls, and fajitas in the dramatic play center. Learn how to create innovative costumes out of T-shirts. Don't worry about spending lots of money on puzzles and games--learn how to create your own. With a little ingenuity, you can have learning centers that draw the children in for hours of fun! It's so easy!

Thrifty Teacher's Guide to Creative Learning Centers offers tons of ideas (with photos!) for enlivening your pre-K learning centers with found, donated, and recyclable materials.
Inspire rich learning with such simple materials as cardboard tubes, recycled bottle caps, tissue boxes, duct tape, and a little hot glue. Simple how-to directions lead you every the step of the way.
Includes useful tips on:

• How to source, select, and integrate materials into a center
• How to create unique, inviting props and manipulatives
• How to get children started on using the materials
• How to scaffold learning with open-ended questions
• When to add new items and take out tired materials

Get the children excited to play with an alphabet parking lot in the block center or with sushi, eggrolls, and fajitas in the dramatic play center. Learn how to create innovative costumes out of T-shirts. Don't worry about spending lots of money on puzzles and games--learn how to create your own. With a little ingenuity, you can have learning centers that draw the children in for hours of fun! It's so easy!

Edition details

• Publisher: Gryphon House,U.S.
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0876596952
• ISBN 13: 9780876596951
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224