Outdoor Play: Teaching Strategies With Young Children
How do children make sense of their world? This work adds keen insight into why outdoor play is a significant yet overlooked aspect of young children's development. The author shows how teachers can support self-directed pretend play, and connects theories of play and children's culture.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11524.33 | Fiction literature | 7 November 2010
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Pretend You Don't See Her
Real estate agent Lacey Farrell witnesses the murder of a client, Isabelle Waring, in an expensive show home, and just before dying Isabelle tells Lacey that she thinks her killer, psychotic assassin "Curtis Caldwell", is after her late daughter's journal.The novel is based on how the cops find out who assigned Caldwell to kill Isabelle and her daughter with the help of Lacey Farrell.
Imaginary Companions and the Children Who Create Them
Many parents delight in their child's imaginary companion as evidence of a lively imagination and creative mind. At the same time, parents sometimes wonder if the imaginary companion might be a sign that something is wrong. Does having a pretend friend mean that the child is in emotional distress? That he or she has difficulty communicating with other children? In this fascinating book, Marjorie Taylor provides an informed look at current thinking about pretend friends, dispelling many myths about them.
The Magic Carpet / King Midas and the Golden Touch [Let's Pretend Series
Let's Pretend, created and directed by Nila Mack (1891-1953), was a long-run CBS radio series for children. Mack's Let's Pretend began March 24, 1934, running for two decades before the final show on October 23, 1954. Adaptations included classics and fairy tales.The series received numerous awards, including two Peabody Awards, a Women’s National Radio Committee Award and five Radio Daily Awards.In 1970 Telegeneral adapted these stories on vinyl records.
The Little Lame Prince / The Song of Roland [Let's Pretend Series
Let's Pretend, created and directed by Nila Mack (1891-1953), was a long-run CBS radio series for children. Mack's Let's Pretend began March 24, 1934, running for two decades before the final show on October 23, 1954. Adaptations included classics and fairy tales.The series received numerous awards, including two Peabody Awards, a Women’s National Radio Committee Award and five Radio Daily Awards.In 1970 Telegeneral adapted these stories on vinyl records.
