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Achievement Testing in Early Grades, Kamii
Active Experiences for Active Children - Social Studies, Seefeldt and Galper
Activity Calendar
The Administrator’s Handbook for Early Child Care Education, Lorton
Art Basic for young Children, Lasky, Mukerji-Bergeson
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Big Messy Art Book - but easy to clean up, Kohl
Building Successful Parent -Teacher Partnerships, Swick
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Child’s Play - a manual for parents and teachers games, toys and play groups, Mardaras
Children & Adults - activities for growing together, Braga
Children from Birth Through Age 8, Bredekamp (Two copies, with an expanded edition)
The Colors of Learning - integrating the visual arts into the early childhood curriculum
Cooperative Sports & Games Book - Over two hundred brand-new noncompetitive games for kids and adults both, Orlick
Creative Art for the Developing Child, Cherry, Miller Neilsen
Creative Resources for the Anti-Bias Classroom, Saderman Hall
Curriculum: Art, Music, Movement, Drama - beginnings workshop book, Neugebauer
Curriculum: Brain Research, Math, Science - A beginnings Workshop Book, Neugebauer
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Diversity & Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Mallory
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Emergent Curriculum in the Primary Classroom - interpreting the Reggio
Emilia Approach in Schools, Wien
Emergent Curriculum, Jones and Nimmo
The Emotional Development of Young Children - building and emotion centered curriculum, Hyson and Zigler
Exploring Water with Young Children , Chalufour and Worth (2 copies/ one in other office)
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50 Simple Things Kids Can do to Save the Earth, Andrews and McMeel
First Art - art experiences for toddlers and twos, Kohl, Ramsey and Bowman
Focused Observations - how to observe children for assessment and curriculum planning, (with video) Gronlund and James
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Games Babies Play & More Games Babies Play - A handbook of Games to Play with infants, Hagstrom & Morrill
Games Babies Play, Lansky
Games to Play with Toddlers, Silberg
Get Ready, Set, Grow! - A preplanned calendar of preschool activities, Morris
The Giant Encyclopedia of Theme Activities for Children 2 to 5 - over 600 favorite activities created by teachers for teachers, Butcher Schoenfliess
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Handbook for Involving Parents in Education, Williams
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The Instant Curriculum, Shiller
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Leadership in Early Childhood Education, Rodd
Learning Centers, Wilmes
Living Classrooms: Writing, Reading, and Beyond, Armington
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Make Early Learning Standards Come Alive - connecting your practice and curriculum to state guidelines, Gronlund
Mathematics-the creative curriculum approach, Copley, Jones and Dighe
Moving with a Purpose - Developing Programs for preschoolers of all abilities, McCall and Craft
Mr. Rogers Plan & Play
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Parents of Young Children: A Parent Education Curriculum, Wetzel
Preschool Art It’s the Process not the Product, Kohl
Prime Times, Greenman 2 copies
The Principal’s Role in Shaping School Culture, US Dept.of Education: Training & Technical Assistance, WCCIP
Project Spectrum: Early Learning Activities, Chen, Isberg and Krechevsky
Prop Box Play - 50 themes to inspire Dramatic Play, Barbour, Desjean-Perrotta
Put Reading first - The research building blocks for Teaching children to read (k-3), National Institute for Literacy
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Resource & Referral - Counselors & Trainers Manual, Rindler
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Sand and Water Play, West and Cox
Story Stretchers - for infants, toddlers, and twos experiences, activities, and games for popular children’s books, Raines, Miller and Curry- Road
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Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way, Lott
Toddlers Together -The complete planning guide for a toddler curriculum, Catlin
Together and Equal - fostering cooperative play and promoting gender equity in early childhood programs, Schlank and Metzger
Total Learning - curriculum for the young child, Joanne Hendrick, second edition
Transition Magician: Strategies for Guiding Young Children in Early Childhood Programs, Larson
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Worms, Shadows, and Whirlpools, Worth and Grollman
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Last Updated: 5/14/21