Workjobs: Activity-Centered Learning for Early Childhood
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (546 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0201043114 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 255 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Polly Sandenburg said and I fear all of the IT now installed in classes often allows children towatch, rather than do. Written and I fear all of the IT now installed in classes often allows children towatch, rather than do Polly Sandenburg Written 40 + years ago, this incredible set of hands-on activities was ground breaking at the time. Sound teaching methods/strategies survive all the tests of time. We are now a very different world educationally with all of the IT gadgets to hand. This book ascerts that children learn well by doing. THAT hasn't changed, and I fear all of the IT now installed in classes often allows children to watch, rather than do.. 0 + years ago, this incredible set of hands-on activities was ground breaking at the time. Sound teaching methods/strategies survive all the tests of time. We are now a very different world educationally with all of the IT gadgets to hand. This book ascerts that children learn well by doing. THAT hasn't changed, and I fear all of the IT now installed in classes often allows children to watch, rather than do.. Barbara F. Backer said A Must-have Book. I have made many of the items in this book, and all of them engage the children in hands-on learning. Students really enjoy doing "Workjobs", as we call the activities. Each activity is self-contained. To increase the learning opportunities, I suggest that a fellow classmate "check the work" of the child who has completed the activity. I also stress that putting the "Workjob" away in its special place is a part of th. "Great teacher resource for homemade centers!" according to Lisa E.. This book gives great start up ideas for creating fun, innovative ways to aid in children developing skills from counting, sequencing, fine motor skills and cognitive thinking. Kids use their imagination, so can adults, to create and modify any one of these hands-on, learning activities. Great resource!
This classic collection contains 104 math and language workjobs that explore primary concepts. Presented in an easy-to-use format, Workjobs includes a skills index, ideas on preparing for lessons, illustrative photographs establishing procedures and routines, record-keeping, and extension ideas. Grades K-2. A workjob is a manipulative activity using familiar concrete materials from the child's world. Students develop critical thinking skills as they explore perception, matching, classification, sounds and letters, sets, number sequences, practice combining and separating groups, and relationships