Volunteering is an important way to cultivate compassion, gratitude, and empathy in children and to bring families together in meaningful ways. For busy parents who want to spend time with their kids
Willie Mays said that good players can play with their bodies, but great players play with their hearts and minds as well. The same is true for fathering. In Covering Home, author Jack Petrash combine
The classroom environment is an essential component for maximizing learning experiences for young children. Inspiring Spaces for Young Children invites teachers to enhance children’s educational envir
Sanders, a professor and early childhood consultant, provides caregivers, teachers, and parents with a guide to promoting physical activity in preschoolers. He describes the importance of physical act
Veteran teacher Judy Fujawa offers over two decades of experience in her warm, witty book of lists. Filled with the imminently practical (Creative Gift Ideas, Things to Do With Boxes, Supplies or Mate
Develop language and pre-literacy skills with preschool children using these beautiful four-color photo cards and accompanying activities. Each of the sixty-four cards has a photograph that sparks chi
First published more than 20 years ago, this warm and witty collection of advice has been updated to inspire the teachers of today. Teaching is a challenging job, but it is so worthwhile. Let the teac
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 Nichols
This gist of this book cites a study of nearly 3,000 children in 703 state-funded preschool classrooms in nine US states that found two factors were the best predictors of child outcomes: the quality
A groundbreaking tool that assesses classrooms in a whole new way!An inspiring environment is essential for helping young children learn. The Rating Observation Scale for Inspiring Environments (ROSIE
