Memory skills and creativity are enhanced by finding the hidden pictures in these delightful books. The art work is great. Pictures on the margins add educational facts and humor. Children remember the shapes which they find in the large pictures. The artist uses black and white pictures rather than colored ones. This calls for children to exercise more mental activity such as accurate and detailed observations. These observations are necessary for similarities - differences concept formation which is essential for good reading. Puzzles are often included in IQ testing. Kids just think of these books as being fun to solve and to color.
Transform ordinary reality into extraordinary adventures for the imagination. When your child is old enough to be buckled into a baby swing, he or she can develop language skills by hearing you recite a few short lines from "The Swing." Cuddling in your lap an hour later, your baby will listen to the poem as though it were a lullaby. This books offers numerous opportunities pre-schoolers and older children to love books as they see life through the eyes of this outstanding poet.
Betsy B. Lee, Illustrated by Catharine E. Varnedoe Ages 2 and up.
This publication uses memory strategies including an entertaining story, music, and hands-on activities for learning colors. The ages of the children are not indicated which makes the book equally appropriate for enrichment or remediation.
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The author is an award-winning author-illustrator. The 1988 version of this book was on the New York Times bestsellers' list for 50 weeks. With a delightful style, MacAulay enlightens us about the workings of toilets, carburetors, sound waves, and a zillion other things from levers to lazers and from windmills to web sites. He stretches our imaginations by showing the connections between zippers and plows, electric guitars and egg beaters, etc. You might not want to use a fancy word like, physics, in front to the kids, but he makes physics fun for children of all ages.
Charlotte Foltz Jones, John O'Brien (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Is your child's creativity sometimes hampered by a need for perfection? You and your child will delight in learning about mistakes that worked. These include piggy banks, silly putty, potato chips, frisbees, ice cream cones, chocolate chip cookies, aspirin, and many more. The illustrations add the right touch of humor.
Vicki Cobb, David Cain (Photographer) Ages 4-8 (and older)
Middle school teachers have found this book to be a real hit with their students although it is recommended for ages 4-8. This is a revision of a book which was published more than 20 years ago. To be in print that long, it must be popular. Teachers and parents use this book to illustrate some scientific principles in tasty manner. Older children are so busy making fruit drinks, grape jelly, yogurt, etc. that they aren't distracted by the easy reading level.
Much has been written about the importance of a baby's first year.
Briggs avoids professional jargon as she offers practical suggestions based on experience and research. The book presents valuable tips weekly along with space for entering a parent's personal notes.A smaller version of Little Steps is used nationwide by health departments.
Tight spaces for any young child can lead to restlessness and irritability. Time passes more quickly and pleasantly for you and your child by using these delightful, educational activities for 3-10 year old children. The author is a preschool teacher and former Cub Scout leader who has used many of these activities with very distactible children such as ones with ADHD.
In life generally and in school, children need to learn to think things through. This need seems to have increased in the last several years with frequent news of thoughtless or cruel behavior. Teachers and parents find that these books and activities help children be more perceptive. Skills include predicting, inferring, analyzing, drawing conclusions, and much more.
Jackie Silberg, Cheryl Kirk Noll (Illustrator) Use with ages 2-5
These games which are enjoyed by adults and children are categorized as follows: Animal Games, Stuck Inside Games, Stuffed Animal Games, Book Games, Exercise Games, Bath Games, Waiting Games, and Thinking Games. This is quite a treasury of creative activities which can be done on the spur of the moment.
"Hey, what do you mean by Once in a blue moon?" "I'm not sure how to explain that but we can look it up." That is a good way to encourage creativity and continued learning. Here is where to find fascinating information about hundreds of expressions.
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