Books from Redleaf Press
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Open-Ended Art for Young Children
By Tracy Galuski, Mary Ellen BardsleyTo create marble paintings, you need to provide nontoxic, odorless shaving cream, paints, one craft stick (optional), paint brushes, one paper plate or tray, construction paper, and one piece of cardboard with a straight edge.
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Including One, Including All: A Guide to Relationship-Based Early Childhood Inclusion
By Todd Wanerman, Leslie RoffmanIn the actual creation of this book, there are, again, more people to thank than space allows: Susan Etlinger, Barbara Henderson, Barbara Kalmanson, Megan London, Lee MacKinnon, Daniel Meier, Alice Nakahata, Jiryu Thongnamsap, ...
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Making Lemonade: Teaching Young Children to Think Optimistically
By Laura J. Colker, Derry KoralekMs. Martin, their teacher, takes photos and posts them on the classroom wall. Their classmates say, “Ooh” and “Wow.” Jorge thinks, “I wish I could build stuff like Jamal and Marta.” But he can't. Instead he builds small towers and ...
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The Comfort of Little Things: An Educator's Guide to Second Chances
By Holly Elissa Bruno—Beverlyn Cain, June 4, 2014 Tools to Use against the Bully Acknowledging that the Bully of Fear is always at the ready to pester us, we can educate ourselves without huge effort on how to prevent our buttons from getting pushed and how ...
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Including One, Including All: A Guide to Relationship-Based Early Childhood Inclusion
By Todd Wanerman, Leslie RoffmanLisa, the teacher in the vignette, has been teacher to Corin, the pale-skinned boy, and Jordan, the dark-skinned boy, for two years. She knows much more about them than the color of their skin.
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Easy Songs for Smooth Transitions in the Classroom
By Nina Araújo, Carol AghayanI want to thank Debbie LeeKeenan from Eliot-Pearson Children's School, the preschool laboratory school at Tufts University, for helping me grow in my role as a teacher with her admirable and dedicated mentoring. Our editor, Beth Wallace ...
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Theories of Childhood, Second Edition: An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget & Vygotsky
By Carol Garhart MooneyThe classic guide for early childhood classrooms and professionals, now revised and updated.
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SAFE and Fun Playgrounds: A Handbook
By Heather M. Olsen, Susan D. Hudson, Donna ThompsonA Handbook Heather M. Olsen, Susan D. Hudson, Donna Thompson ... Ken Ritchie, Beth Roberts, Deb Sampson, Jeanne Sanders, Mario Schootman, Robert Shiffer, Dr. Eric Strickland, Jan Sutkus, Mark White, Fran Wallach, and Sue Wortham.
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Deployment: Strategies for Working with Kids in Military Families
By Karen PettyCaps for sale. New York: HarperTrophy. Smith, Izetta. 2000. A tiny boat at sea: How to help children who have a parent diagnosed with cancer. Portland, OR: I. Smith. Smith, Peter K., Helen Cowie, and Mark Blades. 2003. Understanding 182 ...
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Pedagogy and Space: Design Inspirations for Early Childhood Classrooms
By Linda ZaneSimilarly, David R. McNamara and David G. Waugh (1993) deduced that teachers appeared to group children for collaborative work as dictated by the available furniture already in the room. Placing students in working groups of four to six ...
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Gardening with Young Children
By Sara Starbuck, Marla Olthof, Karen MiddenGreen Roof Gardens The term green roof defines a system that supports plants grown on the roof of a building. Green roofs are installed primarily for effectively managing storm water, improving water quality, reducing building energy ...
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Gardening with Young Children
By Sara Starbuck, Marla Olthof, Karen MiddenThis updated how-to resource guides teachers—with or without green thumbs—through the rich learning opportunities found in gardening with children.
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Discovering Nature with Young Children: Part of the Young Scientist Series
By Ingrid Chalufour, Karen WorthTry to become knowledgeable about the kinds of living things you come across by referring to your field guide to help you with identification and with the habits and needs of each of these living things. Remember, while the name of a ...
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Discovering Nature with Young Children: Part of the Young Scientist Series
By Ingrid Chalufour, Karen WorthThe Young Scientist series is a science curriculum for children who are three to five years old. Each of the teacher guides provides background information and detailed guidance on how to incorporate science into your daily program ...
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Exploring Water with Young Children
By Ingrid Chalufour, Karen WorthThe Young Scientist series is a science curriculum for children who are three to five years old. Each of the teacher guides provides background information and detailed guidance on how to incorporate science into your daily program ...
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Building Structures with Young Children
By Ingrid Chalufour, Karen WorthThe Young Scientist series is a science curriculum for children who are three to five years old. Each of the teacher guides provides background information and detailed guidance on how to incorporate science into your daily program ...
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Discovering Nature with Young Children: Trainer's: Part of the Young Scientist Series
By Ingrid Chalufour, Karen WorthPart of the Young Scientist Series Ingrid Chalufour, Karen Worth. The Young Scientist Series Building Structures with Young Children Building Structures with Young Children Trainer's Guide Building Structures with Young Children ...
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Exploring Water with Young Children, Trainer's Guide
By Ingrid Chalufour, Karen WorthThe Young Scientist Series Building Structures with Young Children Building Structures with Young Children Trainer's Guide Building Structures with Young Children Trainer's Set (Guide and DVD) Discovering Nature with Young Children ...
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Developmental Milestones of Young Children
By Karen PettyThe caregiver can engage the young preschooler in simple decision making rather than forcing her to comply, even during hurried moments. Begins to seek adult attention and approval A young preschooler may be eager to please adults and ...
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Deployment: Strategies for Working with Kids in Military Families
By Karen PettyWashington State 4-H/ Army Youth Development Project. www.4-h militarypartnerships.org/p.aspx?tabid=127. Owens, Karen. 2002. ... Pattillo, Janice, and Elizabeth Vaughan. 1992. Learning centers for child-centered classrooms.