Nurture enthusiastic learners, promote school readiness, and meet state standards by integrating creativity, curiosity, and courtesy into the curriculum through developmentally appropriate, fun activities.

Help kindergarten students meet national standards in developmentally appropriate ways! This book shows teachers how to help young children reach standards in literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, and the arts through creative play activities that ignite their enthusiasm to learn. The authors also offer suggestions for promoting healthy physical and social-emotional development. This resource: Presents authentic assessments for measuring student progress toward standards Offers tips for working with English language learners and children with special needs Discusses how to develop relationships with caregivers and strengthen home-school connections Includes sample templates, calendars, book lists, and more

Mastering Primary Physical Education introduces the primary physical education curriculum and helps trainees and teachers learn how to plan and teach inspiring lessons that make physical education irresistible. Topics covered include: · Current developments in physical education · Physical education as an irresistible activity · Physical education as a practical activity · Skills to develop in physical education · Promoting curiosity · Assessing children in physical education · Practical issues This guide includes examples of children's work, case studies, readings to reflect upon and reflective questions that all help to exemplify what is considered to be best and most innovative practice. The book draws on the experience of four leading professionals in primary physical education, Kristy Howells, Alison Carney, Neil Castle and Rich Little, to provide the essential guide to teaching physical education for all trainee primary teachers.

Graad R in Perspektief is 'n gestruktureerde akademiese gids vir studente, opvoeders en praktisyns in die veld van vroeekindontwikkeling. Dit is saamgestel volgens die Kurrikulum- en Assesseringsbeleidsverklaring (KABV) van die Nasionale Onderwysdepartement 2011 en toon die jongste tendense van internasionale bronne. Die fokus le op die voorbereiding van die student om die beginsels van die informele onderrigbenadering te verstaan en dit te implementeer. Duidelike voorskrifte word gegee om kennis, vaardighede en houdings by die jong kind te ontwikkel sodat elke leerder selfverwesenliking kan bereik. Inligting word voorsien oor die inrigting van die klaskamer en speelomgewing om vir leerders optimale leergeleenthede te skep. Leerders se verskillende ontwikkelingsvlakke en kulture word in ag geneem. Wenke vir onderrig in die praktyk word toegelig met toepaslike voorbeelde en foto's.

Playtime is focused, purposeful, and full of learning. As they play, children master motor development, learn language and social skills, think creatively, and make cognitive leaps. This (un)curriculum is all about fostering children's play, trusting children as capable and engaged learners, and leaving behind boxed curriculums and prescribed activities. Filled with information on the guiding principles that make up an (un)curriculum, learning experience ideas, and suggestions for building strong emotional and engaging physical environments, Let Them Play provides support to those who believe in the learning power of play. Jeff A. Johnson spent twenty-five years as a child care provider in center- and home-based programs. He now works full time as an author, keynote speaker, podcaster, toymaker, and early learning advocate. He is the author or coauthor of six other Redleaf Press books. Denita Dinger has been a child care provider for more than fifteen years and operates a family child care program. For the last five years, she has been a frequent keynote speaker at early childhood conferences, focusing on the topics of hands-on learning and learning through play.

Grade R in Perspective is a structured academic guide for students, educators and practitioners in the field of early child development. It is compiled according to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Declaration (CAPS) of the National Department of Education 2011 and presents the latest tendencies of international sources. The focus is put on preparing the student to understand the principles of the informal teaching approach and to implement them. Clear directions are given to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes in the young child so that each learner can achieve self-realisation. Information is given on organising the classroom and the play area to create optimal learning opportunities for the learners. The different levels of development and cultures of the learners are taken into consideration. Valuable suggestions for teaching in practice are illustrated with appropriate examples and photos.

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This edited volume brings together a diverse group of contributors to create a review of research and an agenda for the future of dog care and training in correctional facilities. Bolstered by research that documents the potential benefits of HAI, many correctional facilities have implemented prison dog programs that involve inmates in the care and training of canines, not only as family dogs but also as service dogs for people with psychological and/or physical disabilities. Providing an evidence-based treatment of the topic, this book also draws upon the vast practical experience of individuals who have successfully begun, maintained, improved, and evaluated various types of dog programs with inmates; it includes first-person perspectives from all of the stakeholders in a prison dog program—the corrections staff, the recipients of the dogs, the inmate/trainers, and the community volunteers and sponsors Human-animal interaction (HAI) is a burgeoning field of research that spans different disciplines: corrections, psychology, education, social work, animal welfare, and veterinary medicine, to name a few. Written for an array of professionals interested in prison dog programs, the book will hold special interest for researchers in criminal justice and corrections, forensic psychology, and to those with a commitment to promoting the ideals of rehabilitation, desistance thinking, restorative justice, and re-entry tools for inmates.

A landmark publishing achievement on the subject, the new edition of this acclaimed encyclopedia is expanded to two volumes, covering the full range of issues related to animal protection. Expanded to two volumes, the comprehensively updated new edition, Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare: Second Edition is an extraordinary publishing event. It remains the only reference to cover the entire scope of animal rights and welfare from a global interdisciplinary perspective, with an international team of contributors assembled by Marc Bekoff covering animal treatment issues in the United States, China, India, Kenya, Australia, and many other nations. With a focused emphasis on fairness and justice for animals evident on every page, Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare: Second Edition offers clear explanations of hot-button topics like puppy mills, endangered species in zoos, no-kill shelters, dog fighting, factory farming and disease, veganism, conservation ethics, wildlife contraception, and more. The encyclopedia also explores a range of religious, ethical, and philosophical views on using animals, as well as the latest research on animal cognition and sentience. The work helps readers understand the different viewpoints of animal welfare advocates who want to improve conditions for animals and animal rights activists who don't want animals used at all.

Critical world problems call for education that addresses the values and behaviors that perpetuate suffering, oppression, and destruction. Humane education does this, offering young people deeply meaningful education about the issues of our time, teaching them to be critical and creative thinkers, inspiring their reverence and respect, and empowering them to be conscientious decision-makers. This book offers teachers clear suggestions for implementing humane education in both classrooms and non-traditional educational settings. Inviting and easy to use, it describes the four elements of humane education, along with stories, examples, case studies, activities and resources. Zoe Weil is president of the International Institute for Humane Education. A frequent speaker, she authored Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times.