Pretend Play Workshop for Kids (eBook)

A Year of DIY Craft Projects and Open-Ended Screen-Free Learning for Kids Ages 3-7

Caitlin Kruse, Mandy Roberson (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2023
144 Seiten
Quarry Books (Verlag)
978-0-7603-8198-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Discover simple ways to create rich, imaginative play experiences for your child using things you already have on hand. What makes childhood feel magical? One simple word: PLAY! Play is crucial for childrenit is fun, allows them to work through complex ideas and emotions, leads to a sense of mastery, and is also a key way kids learn. Regrettably, the technology and busyness of our modern lives leave little room for this fundamental and important part of childhood. Pretend Play Workshop for Kids offers a remedy with hours of dramatic play scenarios paired with simple crafts and fun activitiesa rich resource for easy, ready-to-go alternatives to screentime. Along the way, you will learn the benefits of these experiences, including the social and emotional learning taking place, the fine and gross motor practice, the language development, the mathematical thinking, and the scientific thinking. This allows you to set the scene for your little one, but also tailor it to their strengths and opportunities for growth. Each chapter focuses on a different imaginative play setup, including: Detective Office Post Office Spaceship Coffee Shop Art Museum Laundromat Ice Cream Shop Doctor's Office Hair Salon Car Wash Train Station Toy Store Within each chapter, find ideas for how to set the scene, instructions for crafting props, and activities that you can set up for your child. You'll also discover time-saving tips, ways to extend the play, how to adapt activities for different age groups, and how engaging in the play and activities benefits your child.Pretend Play Workshop for Kids will inspire you and deepen your understanding so that you can support your child in their play for years to come.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.9.2023
• Reihe/Serie: Workshop for Kids
• Reihe/Serie: Workshop for Kids
• Co-Autor: Emma Johnson
• Zusatzinfo: 250 color photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Schwangerschaft / Geburt
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Kreativität / Malen / Basteln
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Vorschulpädagogik
• Schlagworte: 10 • 2 year old • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • age 3 • All Ages • Anxiety • Art for kids book • art with a purpose • Beads • boredom buster • busy work • cabin fever • calm • Child Development • children • clay • Collaboration • Crafts • creative exploration • Creativity • Curriculum • deep thinking • Design • dolls • droppers • Educational • Elementary • experimentation • Family • fine motor • focus • fun activities • Happy • hole puncher • Homeschooling • how to make a creative space at home • Indoor • in the house • invitations • Kindergarten • lesson planning • limit screentime • Magic Playbook • Maker Lab • making art visible • Middle • Nature • occupied • open ended • organize supplies • original thinking • painting • Plan • Preschool • project based learning • Projects • Prompts • Puzzle • Reggio Emilia • Relieve stress • Science • Scissors • screen free • SEL • self-guided education • Self-Sufficiency • sewing • simple materials • skill building • staycation • Steam • stem • summer camp • Teaching • therapy • things to do while trapped inside • Time • Tools • Toys • vacation • Workbook • Workshop • Writing
• ISBN-10: 0-7603-8198-4 / 0760381984
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-8198-4 / 9780760381984