| Playing to Get Smart Contributor(s): Jones, Elizabeth (Author), Cooper, Renatta M. (Author), Williams, Leslie R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807746169 ISBN-13: 9780807746165 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2005 Annotation: Practicing what it preaches, this book offers a playful reading experience for teachers and parents alike. With jokes, riddles, and stories sprinkled throughout, this book shows how important play is for children of all ethnic and socioeconomic groups, from birth to age eight. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten) - Education | Parent Participation - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent |
| Dewey: 155.418 |
| LCCN: 2005051048 |
| Series: Early Childhood Education |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6.8" W x 8.88" (0.43 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Play is the most effective way for children to develop critical life skills such as creative thinking and social problem solving. In this book, Betty Jones, well-known for her work on play, is joined by her colleague Renatta Cooper to offer a radical vision of early schooling--an antidote for the current pressure of standardized education. Practicing what it preaches, Playing to Get Smart will be a playful reading experience for teachers and parents alike. With jokes, riddles, and stories sprinkled throughout, the authors show how important play is for children of all ethnic and socioeconomic groups, from birth to age 8. A provocative challenge to teachers and parents of young children, Playing to Get Smart:
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