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Download full textDrucker, Jan; Franklin, Margery B.; Wilford, Sara – 1999
Pretend play is often undervalued and ignored. This videotape and accompanying booklet highlight how the dramatic scenarios, microworlds, storytelling, and block building of pretend play provide young children the opportunity to develop skills for a lifetime of intellectual, social, emotional, and creative development. The booklet describes the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Dramatic Play, Language Acquisition, Pretend Play
McMillan, Erin; And Others – 1994
This guide contains profiles of 16 activities for young children to participate in while attending camp. Each profile contains the theme of the activity, a list of materials needs, a description of the activity itself, and an explanation of the teacher's role in the activity. The activities focus on: (1) songs and dances; (2) dramatic play; (3)…
Descriptors: Camping, Ceramics, Childrens Literature, Dance
Direct linkElliott, Alison, Ed. – Early Childhood Australia, 2005
"Every Child" is Australia's premier early childhood publication, aimed at anyone involved in the care and education of children from birth to eight years--in particular child care professionals, teachers, child care students and the parents of young children. Published quarterly, it contains informative and entertaining articles on such…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Visual Arts, Dramatic Play, Young Children
Hendy, Lesley; Toon, Lucy – 2001
Written for the wide range of practitioners working with young children, this book offers guidance on both the theory and the practical management of drama in the early years. The book emphasizes the relationship between pretend play and the cognitive and affective development of young children, and highlights children's need to experience quality…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices
Cohen, Elena – 1999
Recognizing that creativity facilitates children's learning and development, the Head Start Program Performance Standards require Head Start programs to include opportunities for creative self-expression. This guide with accompanying videotape, both in English- and Spanish- language versions, encourages and assists adults to support children's…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Child Development, Creative Development, Creativity
Moyles, Janet R., Ed. – 1994
Recognizing that for young children, play is a tool for learning, this book compiles contributions by different authors, reflecting both up-to-date research and current classroom practice as they relate to children's play. Part 1 of the book explores the value of play as a cross-cultural concept as well as one rooted in the Western world. Gender…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development
