| Learning Games: Exploring the Senses Through Play Contributor(s): Silberg, Jackie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0876590075 ISBN-13: 9780876590072 Publisher: Gryphon House OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: With more than 200 activities, this collection will delight children as they expand their learning by engaging all of their senses. The games and activities are designed to help children identify and appreciate their senses--essential tools for understanding their world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Activities |
| Dewey: 649.55 |
| LCCN: 2005034840 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.58" W x 8.8" (0.90 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How do children learn about the world around them? They touch, taste, see, smell and hear it, of course With over 200 activities, "Learning Games" will delight children as they expand their learning by engaging all of their senses. Children can explore their sense of smell, for example, by making an air freshener from cloves and oranges, taking a "smelly walk" to identify different smells, or by making sweet smelling pictures. The chapters are organized by each of the five senses, with a bonus chapter of multi-sensory activities. The games and activities are designed to help children identify and appreciate their senses-essential tools for understanding their world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Silberg, Jackie: - Jackie Silberg, who has an M.S. in child development, is an early childhood advocate and popular keynote speaker. She received the Distinguished Alumna Award from Emporia State University, recognizing her current achievements as well as her long and prolific career. Jackie founded and directed the Jewish Community Center School of Music in Kansas City, Missouri, and worked for Channel 41 television, planning the music and performing her original music for a children's program called "41 Treehouse Lane." She wrote and produced a television show for Time Warner called "Just Kids," which addressed children's needs and interests. Jackie has worked as a consultant with the Discovery Channel, setting up their music streaming website. She has given workshops, keynote addresses, seminars, and family concerts throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia, Germany, and in Singapore. Jackie has served as an adjunct instructor at both Emporia State University and the University of Missouri at Kansas City and lectures at Johnson County Community College. Jackie is the owner of Miss Jackie Music Company. |