| 500 Five Minute Games: Quick and Easy Activities for 3 to 6 Year Olds Contributor(s): Silberg, Jackie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0876591721 ISBN-13: 9780876591727 Publisher: Gryphon House OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1995 Annotation: Pack the day with learning enjoyment by using this broad range of instantaneous games to develop skills such as math, imagination, reading and language. Promote learning across the curriculum with original games, as well as variations of the old favorites. These tried and true activities will turn five spare minutes into an exciting learning experience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Family & Relationships |
| Dewey: 790.192 |
| LCCN: 95007019 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 8.49" W x 10.98" (1.68 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the best-selling author of "Games to Play With Babies, Games to Play With Toddlers, " and "Games to Play With Two Year Olds" comes this exciting new book for three to six-year-olds. Arranged by activity: alphabet, animal, birthday, color, counting, drama, guessing, imagination, language, listening, math, music, nursery rhymes, relaxing, rhyming, science, thinking, transition, and weather games. Also includes a skills and terms index. Great for group use Reviews from Parent Council The concept of short activities which can serve as "fillers" and can make transitions and waiting times more pleasant and productive is an excellent one. Teachers will welcome these 500 great ideas, and will build their own "repertoire" from these suggestions." Education Coordinator, Project Head Start, Detroit Public Schools "When you ve done This Little Piggy and Itsy-Bitsy Spider as many times as you can stand and the kid still wants more, what do you do? Turn to "500 Five Minute Games" . . . this new book by Jackie Silberg will give you enough games to keep going for a long time. And they re good games. They re simple and teach such basic skills as listening, counting, science, music, weather and more. The book includes a skills index, so you can quickly find a game that emphasizes the skill you want to teach." "Kansas City Family"" |
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. |