The "project approach" has long been a tremendous tool for educators working with young children. This is not an activity book but a book about doing in-depth investigations about topics that interest your child and you. The project approach stimulates your child's curiosity, shows the advantages of learning academic skills such as reading, writing and math and helps you build a strong relationship with your child as you share the adventure of learning together. In this book, we have adapted the approach to show parents, grandparents and other caregivers how to do meaningful and exciting projects at home. Featuring many photos of children doing project work this book thoroughly explains the benefits to both you and your child of doing projects together. Ideas are given for transforming your home into a place to learn including guidance for collecting and storing materials, making time for projects, and documenting your child's work. Seven complete examples of at-home projects are shared. Chapters also show you how to coach your child to build skills for reading and writing, mathematical development, scientific thinking, and more. Direction is also provided for adapting the project approach for use in family child care centers, home schooling, and gifted education.

Here is a guide that provides parents, home-schoolers, and daycare/preschool providers with ideas designed to develop reading and mathematic readiness skills utilizing rooms in a house. Ordinary rooms are converted into vibrant, exciting, realistic learning laboratories for three to seven year-old children. Additionally, with the guidance of the author, daily mundane household chores gain a new purpose--reinforcing skills and fostering intellectual development of children.

Features:
Simple and easy-to-do activities with easy-to-follow directions and instructions
Interesting homemade games
Diagrams and patterns are included as guides and additional resources
Suggested neighborhood/community trips to enhance the home experiences and broaden the learning laboratory

This book for little kids who are intersted in sea animals.
For ages four to eight, if you’ve ever wondered what mermaid life was really like, you can now journey with sea animals into the everyday life of these enchanting creatures with this lavishly illustrated guide to mermaid art, culture, fashion and magic. This is a must have guide for all things Mer.

 

A combination of animated story, songs, games and activities for very young learners.

Key features

• The CD-ROM has activities for 4 and 5 year olds (levels A and B of Cookie and friends).
• There is an animated story with optional text on the page.
• A colouring activity is provided for each of 12 different topics (relating to the Cookie and friends classbook units).
• There is also a game for each of the 12 topics.
• It is simple to use and doesn't require typing skills. Games work on pre-reading and pre-writing skills and basic computer skills such as use of the mouse.
• There are animated traditional nursery rhymes for the children to enjoy.

Blyton, Enid - Five On A Treasure Island

[unabridged audiobook with text + radioshow]

The very first Famous Five adventure, featuring Julian, Dick, Anne, not forgetting tomboy George and her beloved dog, Timmy! There's a shipwreck off Kirrin Island! But where is the treasure?
The Famous Five are on the trail - looking for clues - but they're not alone! Someone else has got the same idea. Time is running out for the Famous Five, who will follow the clues and get to the treasure first?