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Do you wonder if “The Wheels on the Bus” and rhythm bands are the only way to share music with kids? This book features more than 100 musical activities; it has ideas for creating songs, instruments, music centers, and extensions into language, science, and maths. Throughout, the text has clear directions and musical notations.

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The foundation for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education begins in the early years. This book provides more than ninety activities and learning center ideas that seamlessly integrate STEM throughout early childhood classrooms. These hands-on STEM experiences enhance cooking, art, and music activities, block play and sensory table exploration, and field trips and outdoor time. Information on assessment and early learning standards is also provided.

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Take the uncertainty out of teaching science to young children with this comprehensive curriculum framework that aligns with national early learning standards. Enjoy over 100 interactive activities guaranteed to encourage children to explore the wonders of their world. Each activity includes background scientific information for teachers, a guide to implementation, and children’s typical responses for stress-free science fun.

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Create an art-rich classroom with more than 100 activities described in this useful book. In addition to the activities, the book addresses how teachers can talk with children about their art, the stages in a child's artistic development, and how children can discuss ideas with peers. Focusing on the process of making art rather than on the product, More Than Painting is an easy-to-use guide to developing an art curriculum for your classroom. The popular More Than . . .Series by Sally Moomaw and Brenda Hieronymus is a child-centered integrated curriculum for five important areas of early learning: math, art, music, science, and reading and writing. Ideal for beginning teachers and inclusive classrooms, each book includes complete directions and illustrations for over 100 hands-on activities, with answers to questions teachers often ask. These books are guaranteed to encourage children to explore the wonders of their world!

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Make learning count with activities and games that reflect early learning standards from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Combining new activities and favorites from bestselling More Than Counting and Much More Than Counting by the same author team, this edition provides 124 math lessons for young children. Activities are organized by learning standard—number sense and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement and data analysis, and probability. A materials list, modifications for special needs, and a connection to early learning standards are provided for each activity.

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For decades early childhood educators in high-quality programs have understood that the transition into reading and writing occurs naturally when young children are surrounded by opportunities to interact with print in ways that are meaningful to them. The original edition of More Than Letters, first published in 2001, showed teachers how to intentionally help children develop literacy skills through hands-on, play-based activities. Like the original edition, the Standards Edition is based on theory and research. It contains new chapters that specifically focus on developing the skills needed to decode literature and informational text. Expanded chapters include activities that target specific concepts included in national literacy standards.

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