Archive for September, 2010
Educational Activities For Children
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Preschool Montessori Activities : Teaching Hand Washing to Kids
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Orchestra Activity Placemat $7.99 Learn about the different musical instruments in an orchestra and explore musical notes and rhythm. Tot Talk’s double sided, educational placemats are thick and high quality. Use washable markers, and wipe clean with wet paper towels, or wash with warm water and dish soap for bacteria free learning. For extra fun, give your child a spray bottle, and they can spray it, and wash off their work a… |
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Personalized Educational Placemat for Children in Preschool, Kindergarten, and Home School A lot of fun and learning are packed into this colorful placemat! Your child will have a great time learning to read, spell, trace, and write their name, birth date, address, and phone number. Then the good times will continue as they explore colors, letters, numbers, shapes, words, counting and more! Durable, laminated, write-on and wipe-off surface (Use a washable watercolor marker and wipe with… |
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Kids in Motion $9.96 Song titles include: Kids In Motion; The Body Rock; Animal Action I; The Freeze; Count Bounce; The Balancing Act; Beanbag Boogie I; My Shadow, Poetry In Motion; Body Talk; Animal Action II; Shadow Dancing; Tummy Tango; Show Me What You Feel; Beanbag Boogie II; and What Is Pink? Poetry In Motion…. |
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Learning Basic Skills Through Music Vol. 1 $11.70 Song titles includes: Colors, Put Your Hands Up In The Air, The Elephant, The Number March, Marching Around The Alphabet, Growing, This Is The Way We Get Up, In The Morning, Birds, What Are You Wearing?, and What Is Your Name?… |
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Bean Bag Activities & Coordination Skills $11.10 Pre-K to 2nd Grade. Develop coordination through games, dances, and controlled activities. Teachers guide included. Available in CD or cassette…. |
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The Science of Disney Imagineering Newtons 3 Laws of Motion [Interactive DVD] $21.28 Newton’s Three Laws on Motion are at work in virtually every Disney theme park ride and attraction. The Walt Disney Imagineers demonstrate how they use Newton’s Three Laws to create some of the most exciting ride experiences possible. From the thrilling rockets of California Adventure’s Golden Zephyr to the wild twists of California Screamin’, students will learn to define acceleration, friction a… |
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Our Friend Martin [VHS] $6.98 This animated time-travel adventure features a stellar cast and is a delight for kids and adults alike. When Matt, a black teenager, has to go on a class field trip to the museum of Martin Luther King Jr., he thinks that he’d rather play baseball. But the trip turns into an exciting adventure when he and his best friend, Randy, who’s white, are sent back in time to meet Dr. King. The story is al… |
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The Birth of The Constitution:This is America Charlie Brown [VHS] $9.95 … |
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Learning Resources LER6900 Time Tracker Programmable Electronic Timer $23.99 It’s never been easier or more fun to keep kids on track with this unique lighted electronic timer. Lighted sections alert kids to time left to complete a task. You can easily program green, yellow and red sections and six sound effects to indicate that time is running out. It teaches time management! Features 180 viewing, large, easy-to-read LCD display, volume control and pause feature. Measures… |
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Ladybug Garden Apron and Tool Set $22.79 Kids love digging in dirt and watching their seedlings come to life…. |
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Educational Activities Easy Does It $15.95 Children explore basic motor skills in an enjoyable, relaxed way. These activities are easy enough for very young children while suggested challenges stimulate older children. Skills include: balance, locomotor and axial movements, eye-hand coordination, spatial and body awareness, and relaxation. |
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Educational Activities Walter the Waltzing Worm $13.95 Taking advantage of children’s enjoyment of movement activities, these songs increase the vocabulary and basic movement skills of participants. Vocabulary is from five areas: body parts, actions, space, qualities, and relationships. |
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Educational Activities Walter The Waltzing Worm $13.95 Taking advantage of children’s enjoyment of movement activities, these songs increase the vocabulary and basic movement skills of participants. Vocabulary is from five areas: body parts, actions, space, qualities, and relationships. |
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Melissa and Doug Seasons Puzzle Set $42.99 Four wooden jigsaw puzzles feature children enjoying seasonal activities from smooth sailing in the summer to smooth sledding in the winter. With 11 – 13 pieces, children will take pleasure in assembling the puzzles and noticing interesting details related to each season. |
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Educational Activities Etacd420 Nutricise Cd $27.07 Educators Resource offers products for preK8 learning materials and educational toys used by schools teachers parents and children. A happy blend of active learning songs and nutritional information at a level 47 year olds understand cheerfully imparts the elements of a healthy diet including the importance of fruits vegetables and whole grains.Children chant about balanced meals fast food and taking care of themselves. The catchy music and playful lyrics will have everybody moving singing and learning.Songs include: The Good Food Express The Vegetable Rock Animal Aerobics Junk Food Judy Food For Thought I Am What I Eat Fast Food Detective I m Feeling Good About Myself Walking Along Energy It s Great to Get in Shape Taking Good Care of Me A happy blend of active learning songs and nutritional information at a level 47 year olds understand cheerfully imparts the elements of a healthy diet |
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Educational Activities Colors In The Rainbow Cd $14.95 In concert with a “rainbow” of children from the St. Vincent De Paul Center of Chicago, Ella creates a listening and participation recording that will introduce your children to voice tones, colors, instruments and their individual sounds, other languages, appreciation for other cultures, and a knowledge of farm-life chores. Children will love to accentuate the syllables, sing the tunes, and see the rainbow of fun-filled songs. |
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Melissa and Doug Friendship Stamp Set $9.99 Featuring a rainbow, hearts, and more, children love using 8 playful stamps and a two-color inkpad. It’s fun creating countless scenes and coloring in the pictures with the 5 colored pencils! This well-crafted set is conveniently contained in a sturdy wooden box for organizing and storage. It’s a tremendous value that children will use over and over again! Washable, non-toxic kid-friendly ink.Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:Ask the child to identify the image on each stamp.Ask the child to count the number of pencils in the set and name each color.Ask the child to place the stamps in a row, counting them as he/she lines them up.Ask the child to draw a landscape or environment and stamp an image into the scene. |
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Melissa and Doug Puppy Pursuit $29.99 With only 6 stuffed puppies and 60 paw print cards, this box contains ten active games to encourage the development of memory, patterning, sequencing, color recognition and matching skills. Puppy Hunt, Jumping Puppies and Paw Pickers are just three of the engaging canine activities children will be begging to play! Instructions include variations on many of the games to extend the fun. |
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Educational Activities Creative Movement Cd $14.95 Creative movement, mimetics, and basic skills are brought together with exciting songs that provide actions, images, and challenges which children can work in their own ways (without demonstration). Lyrics explore movement, shapes, sounds and colors. |
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Educational Activities Animal Antics Cd $14.95 A rich assortment of songs about animals and how they move encourages children to explore a wide range of creative movements: from the slow turtle to the quick rabbit; from the light, delicate butterfly to the heavy hippopotamus. |
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Educational Activities Fingerplay Fun Cd $14.95 Fingerplays are fun and also help children develop finger/hand coordination and auditory sequencing and memory. Traditional fingerplays from folk heritage as well as new ones are included. |
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Melissa and Doug Dinosaur Stamp Set $9.99 Imagine a landscape full of dinosaurs! Children love using the 8 detailed dino stamps and a two-color inkpad. It’s fun creating countless scenes, and coloring in the pictures with the 5 colored pencils! This well-crafted set is conveniently contained in a sturdy wooden box for organizing and storage. It’s a tremendous value that children will use over and over again! Washable, non-toxic kid-friendly ink.Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:Ask the child to name the dinosaur or setting on each stamp.Ask the child to count the number of pencils in the set and name each color.Ask the child to place the stamps in a row, counting them as he/she lines them up.Ask the child to draw a landscape or environment and stamp a dinosaur into the scene. |
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Melissa and Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Clock $14.99 Time to play! A colorful wooden clock features 12 shaped wooden blocks that fit into matching slots, plus movable hands! With lots of “timely” information on the hands and clock face, this is the perfect toy to help children master an abstract concept.Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:Remove all pieces from the clock. Ask the child to line the pieces up in numerical order.Ask the child to name each piece and place it in the clock.Explain the concepts of morning, afternoon, and evening, as well as A.M. and P.M. Adjust the hands of the clock to different hours of the day. Ask the child to identify an activity he/she might be doing at these times. Repeat the activity using half-hour increments.Place four or more pieces in front of the child. Let him/her study the pieces before asking your child to close his/her eyes while you remove one piece. Ask the child to identify which piece was removed. |
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Melissa and Doug Play House! Reusable Sticker Pad $4.99 The reusable “stickers” in this set cling securely to the sturdy pages, then peel up easily when you’re ready to make a change. Five glossy, full-color pages feature five rooms to decorate; five coordinating pages of accessories include 175+ stickers to fill them up.Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:Show the child a slice of pizza with a variety of toppings. Let him/her study it before asking the child to close his/her eyes while you remove one piece. Ask which piece was removed. Gradually increase the number of toppings as you repeat the game.Help get the living room ready for a party. Make sure there are enough seats for everyone in your family!Choose two of the children and pretend to be their babysitter. What part of the house will you bring them to? What sort of things will you put in the space to play with?Furnish your dream kitchen! Choose the furniture and appliances that you like best, and arrange them in the kitchen. What sort of snack would you like to make in this kitchen? Do you see any of the tools or foods you would need for your favorite meal?Make a wacky space! Mix and match the stickers to put furniture outside, floor lamps in the bathroom, a slide in the bedroom or any crazy combination you can think of. Use your imagination and have fun! |
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Melissa and Doug Stacking Train Toddler Toy $16.99 Load up the train with bright, colorful shapes and get learning off to a rolling start! The 15 easy-to-grasp wooden blocks slot onto rods on the flatcars, providing a great opportunity to practice fine motor skills. For even more play value: The blocks can also be used for stacking, building, and sorting, and the smooth-rolling train cars detach to shorten the train or let children play with the cars individually.Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:Ask the child to count the number of cars on the train. Ask the child to point to the car that has only one shape of “cargo” block. If the child is not familiar with the shape, explain that it is a rectangle.Ask the child to remove all the blocks from the train and to sort them by color. Count each color group with the child, Repeat the activity until the child is able to count each group independently.Place all the blocks in a row. Ask the child to count all the blocks. Repeat the activity until the child is able to count all 15 blocks.Ask the child to count the wheels on the train and to identify their shape. If the child is not familiar with the shape, explain that a wheel is round like a circle. |
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Educational Activities Hap Palmer Video Set Dvd $64.95 These four Hap Palmer videos not only entertain and fascinate children but they also provide movement activities that are highly regarded by early childhood specialists! Each video has received many awards including the Parents Choice, Kids First, Cindy, NY Festivals, and others! |
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Educational Activities Stepping Out with Hap Palmer Video $16.95 This video motivates children to exercise as they move around to these energetic tunes. Hap teaches them how to stretch, jump, jiggle and twist. |
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Educational Activities Stepping Out With Hap Palmer Video $16.95 This video motivates children to exercise as they move around to these energetic tunes. Hap teaches them how to stretch, jump, jiggle and twist. |
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Educational Activities Modern Tunes for Rhythms & Instruments Cd $14.95 Songs created especially to encourage rhythmic movement and instrument use. Routines and rhythmic patterns are suggested that prepare children for the ultimate goal of creating their own rhythms and movements. |
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Educational Activities Modern Tunes For Rhythms & Instruments Cd $14.95 Songs created especially to encourage rhythmic movement and instrument use. Routines and rhythmic patterns are suggested that prepare children for the ultimate goal of creating their own rhythms and movements. |
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EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ETACD56 CHILDRENS SONGS AROUND THE WORLD $27.07 Your children can travel on a worldwide field trip without leaving the classroom with this lively CD of multicultural songs. Teacher s guide included. Songs include music from Mexico Africa Russia China Brazil and more. |
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Educational Activities Classic Nursery Rhymes Cd $14.95 For centuries, children have delighted in nursery rhymes. Here are twenty favorites, from high-spirited jigs to gentle ballads. Blending traditional melodies with original musical interludes, this magical performer has given an exciting new sound to old favorites. |
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Fun USA Educational Activities With Herkimer and the Stat Pack $17.92 Fun USA Educational Activities With Herkimer and the Stat Pack |
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Family Factors and the Educational Success of Children $121.25 Family Factors and the Educational Success of Children |
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Fun Activities (Busy Kids’) $4.99 This enjoyable wipe-clean book has been developed to help young children build early skills such as matching, sorting, and selecting. The amusing and educational activities can be completed over and over again to allow children to improve their skills while having many hours of fun. |
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KIMBO EDUCATIONAL KIM7055CD BEAN BAG ACTIVITIES CD AGES 38 $24.38 Kimbos classic bean bag hit. Help children develop gross motor skills increase balance enhance directionality and right/left discrimination. Individual and group activities challenge kids while having fun. Lets do the Bean Bag Rock. Guide with lyrics and instructions. Ages 3 to 8. |
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52 Arrival Activities for Children’s Choir $9.71 52 Arrival Activities for Children’s Choir |
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GRYPHON HOUSE GR15002 THE GIANT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MONTHLY ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN 3 TO 6 $44.77 With over 600 activities The GIANT Encyclopedia of Monthly Activities is the result of a nationwide search for the most unique fun developmentally appropriate and educational experiences for children. The activities included were selected as the bestofthebest and are organized by month for easy use by teachers. Teachers will love the creative ideas that span the traditional areas of the curriculum such as science math art and music and movement as well as the additional experiences including field trips cooking and holidays. Each activity includes instructions and a list of materials plus possibilities for extending the activity further into the curriculum. Many also include lists of related children s books to further both literacy and imaginative play. Loved by children because they re fun and by teachers because they are developmentally appropriate the ideas in The GIANT Encyclopedia of Monthly Activities will captivate children s imaginations and create wonderful opportunities for learning. |
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Melissa and Doug Children of the World Floor Puzzle $12.99 Wonderfully illustrated, this 48-piece cardboard floor puzzle features 12 children from around the world dressed in traditional ethnic clothing. It introduces children to various cultures, and helps them notice differences and similarities. This unique circular puzzle measures 32″ across. The cardboard pieces are extra-thick for increased durability. Its easy-clean surface stays looking like new. |
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Educational Activities Etacd45010 Youll Sing A Song Ill Sing A Song $33.94 Educators Resource offers products for preK8 learning materials and educational toys used by schools teachers parents and children. One of the most popular children s recordings of alltime. Includes 15 fingersnapping thighslapping songs and rhythm exercises.Includes these songs: You ll Sing a Song and I ll Sing a Song Shabot Shalom Cadima This Train Listen Did You Feed My Cow? Miss Mary Mack Mayree Mack You ll Sing a Song and I ll Sing a Song Dulce Dulce Mayree Mack Maori Indian Battle Chant Did You Feed My Cow? I Saw Sifting in the Sand Guide Me |
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Summer Bridge Activities K-1 $14.95 “Summer Bridge Activities for Young Christians is a special edition of the best-selling workbook series Summer Bridge Activities( ! It starts with the award-winning educational content designed to help children move confidently between grades by reviewing and previewing basic skills in reading, writing, math, and language arts. In addition, Summer Bridge Activities for Young Christians includes original content to reinforce and promote Christian values and a Christlike way of life. With Summer Bridge Activities for Young Christians, academic achievement goes hand-in-hand with the values and lessons of the Bible as integral part of your child’s summer study. There’s no better way to prepare for a new school year!” |
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Summer Bridge Activities 2-3 $14.95 “Summer Bridge Activities for Young Christians is a special edition of the best-selling workbook series Summer Bridge Activities( ! It starts with the award-winning educational content designed to help children move confidently between grades by reviewing and previewing basic skills in reading, writing, math, and language arts. In addition, Summer Bridge Activities for Young Christians includes original content to reinforce and promote Christian values and a Christlike way of life. With Summer Bridge Activities for Young Christians, academic achievement goes hand-in-hand with the values and lessons of the Bible as integral part of your child’s summer study. There’s no better way to prepare for a new school year!” |
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KIMBO EDUCATIONAL KIM9167CD MUSICAL SCARVES ACTIVITIES CD AGES 38 $24.38 You can create a rhythmic visual treat with colorful scarves on the move Team up all kinds of textures and lengths of fabric with these creative activities and the children will learn important concepts enhance motor skills express creative movements and have fun too There are 14 popular and classic songs with narration recorded during the lyrics. Georgiana Stewart has created the activities for this imaginative recording for both group settings and individual use. SONGS: 1.) Let sGo Fly A Kite; 2.) Happy Talk; 3.) Round And Round; 4.) Lazy River; 5.) Carousel Waltz; 6.) Grand Ole Flag/Yankee Doodle Medley; 7.) My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean; 8.) Supercalifragilistic; 9.) A You re Adorable; 10.) Take Me Out To The BallGame; 11.) Be A Clown; 12.) Over The Rainbow; 13.) Under The Sea; 14.) God Bless America |
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Evan Moor Educational Publishers 4506 Teaching Young Children $46.27 This book is a National Parenting Center Holiday 2002 Seal of Approval Winner. The 300+ activities in Teaching Young Children are designed to actively involve young learners. The directions are adultfriendly. First you are told amp;quot;What You Needamp;quot; and then amp;quot;What You Doamp;quot; step by step. Most activities require only materials usually found around the home or classroom. This book is organized to help you find activities that are appropriate for your situation. Indoor Playtime54 activities. Art Time26 activities. Mealtime53 activities. Story Time26 activities. Outdoor Playtime66 activities. WhileYouWait Time24 activities. Travel Time54 activities. Each activity states which of six important skill areas are developed by the activity:. largemotor development. coordination amp; dexterity. language development. creativity. problem solving. memory amp; concentration. The book also presents information on common developmental traits of children ages 16. |
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Educational Travel On A Shoestring $14.99 “Educational Travel on a Shoestring shows parents how they can help their children learn-and have a blast-while traveling. From researching destinations to sharing activities that both teach and entertain, this priceless guide offers practical information for parents who want to have more fun with their kids, build closer family ties, and enjoy richer educational experiences-all without spending a fortune.” |
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Creative Activities for Young Children $85.08 CREATIVE ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, 10th Edition, is a terrific book filled with fun, creative, and easy-to implement activities for young children. You?ll be encouraged to exercise your own creativity, as well as learn how to help young children do t |
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Educational Activities Sammy & Other Songs from Getting to Know Myse $16.95 Another delightful production from Hap Palmer. Sammy, has been delighting children for more than twenty years. Now Sammy and other favorites from Getting to Know Myself come to life in this movement participation video – featuring a rainbow of children stretching, jumping discovering the joy of movement! Great for all ages. |
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Educational Activities Sammy & Other Songs From Getting To Know Myse $16.95 Another delightful production from Hap Palmer. Sammy, has been delighting children for more than twenty years. Now Sammy and other favorites from Getting to Know Myself come to life in this movement participation video – featuring a rainbow of children stretching, jumping discovering the joy of movement! Great for all ages. |
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52 Nature Activities $5.19 This charmingly illustrated deck of cards describes 52 games, activites and art projects for children to do in nature. From educational to just plain fun, these cards are a convenient size to carry in a backpack. These activites are just right for:A backy |
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Educational Activities Learning Basic Skills Building Vocabulary Cd $14.95 Through active participation, children learn safety, vocabulary, parts of the body, forms of transportation, objects in the room, and kinds of foods. Songs teach forward-backward, inside-outside, high-low, and over-under-around. |
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EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ETACD514 LRNG BASIC SKILLS THRU MUSIC VOL.1 $27.07 Numbers colors the alphabet and body awareness are all presented in a happy rhythmic teaching program. Made with the Best Quality Material with your child in mind. Top Quality Children s Item. |
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Ohio State Buckeyes Children’s Book Buckeyes A – Z by Mark Walter $14.99 Young Buckeye fans, here is a book about your favorite players and traditions. You will learn the alphabet while picking up fun bits of information about Ohio State football. Parents, you can brush up on your knowledge of OSU trivia and share your favorite Buckeye football memories as you read with your child. Oh, by the way, make sure you keep an eye out for that elusive Woody Hayes and don?t forget to take a look at the educational activities found in the back of the book. |
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1 2 3 Sheep! $2.99 4+~~App-titude Learning Pty Ltd~~App-titude Learning Pty Ltd~~http://itunes.apple.com/app/1-2-3-sheep!/id361155296?uo=5~~2010 App-titude Learning Pty Ltd~~1.2~~3060429~~6732802~~http://app-titude.com.au~~http://app-titude.com.au |
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100 Vocabulary Words Kids Need to Know by 4th Grade $53.04 Based on Scholastic magazine’s successful 100 Words product line, this exciting series of language arts workbooks focuses on the 100 sight words kids need to read. Colorful art and photographs illustrate the 256 pages of lively activities, including practice pages, word games, and puzzles. Six cut-and-fold mini-books encourage children to try out their sight-word skills – by reading! Includes a poster and stickers for more educational fun! |
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100 Vocabulary Words Kids Need to Know by 5th Grade $199.36 Based on Scholastic magazine’s successful 100 Words product line, this exciting series of language arts workbooks focuses on the 100 sight words kids need to read. Colorful art and photographs illustrate the 256 pages of lively activities, including practice pages, word games, and puzzles. Six cut-and-fold mini-books encourage children to try out their sight-word skills – by reading! Includes a poster and stickers for more educational fun! |
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100 Vocabulary Words Kids Need to Know by 6th Grade $69.4 Based on Scholastic magazine’s successful 100 Words product line, this exciting series of language arts workbooks focuses on the 100 sight words kids need to read. Colorful art and photographs illustrate the 256 pages of lively activities, including practice pages, word games, and puzzles. Six cut-and-fold mini-books encourage children to try out their sight-word skills – by reading! Includes a poster and stickers for more educational fun! |
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100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade $0.99 Used – Based on Scholastic Magazines successful “100 Words” product line, this exciting new series of language arts workbooks focuses on the 100 sight words first-graders need to read. Colorful art and photographs illustrate the 256 pages of lively activities, including practice pages, word games, and puzzles. Six cut-and-fold mini-books encourage children to try out their sight-word skills–by reading! Includes a poster and stickers for more educational fun! |
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100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade $5.02 Used – Based on Scholastic Magazines successful “100 Words” product line, this exciting new series of language arts workbooks focuses on the 100 sight words first-graders need to read. Colorful art and photographs illustrate the 256 pages of lively activities, including practice pages, word games, and puzzles. Six cut-and-fold mini-books encourage children to try out their sight-word skills–by reading! Includes a poster and stickers for more educational fun! |
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100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade $56.34 New – Based on Scholastic Magazines successful “100 Words” product line, this exciting new series of language arts workbooks focuses on the 100 sight words first-graders need to read. Colorful art and photographs illustrate the 256 pages of lively activities, including practice pages, word games, and puzzles. Six cut-and-fold mini-books encourage children to try out their sight-word skills–by reading! Includes a poster and stickers for more educational fun! |
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100 Words Kids Need to Read by 1st Grade $80.55 New – Based on Scholastic Magazines successful “100 Words” product line, this exciting new series of language arts workbooks focuses on the 100 sight words first-graders need to read. Colorful art and photographs illustrate the 256 pages of lively activities, including practice pages, word games, and puzzles. Six cut-and-fold mini-books encourage children to try out their sight-word skills–by reading! Includes a poster and stickers for more educational fun! |
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100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade: Second Grade $55.15 New – Based on Scholastic Magazines successful “100 Words” product line, this exciting new series of language arts workbooks focuses on the 100 sight words second-graders need to read. Colorful art and photographs illustrate the 256 pages of lively activities, including practice pages, word games, and puzzles. Six cut-and-fold mini-books encourage children to try out their sight-word skills–by reading! Includes a poster and stickers for more educational fun! |
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100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade: Second Grade $78.95 New – Based on Scholastic Magazines successful “100 Words” product line, this exciting new series of language arts workbooks focuses on the 100 sight words second-graders need to read. Colorful art and photographs illustrate the 256 pages of lively activities, including practice pages, word games, and puzzles. Six cut-and-fold mini-books encourage children to try out their sight-word skills–by reading! Includes a poster and stickers for more educational fun! |
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100 Words Workbook $68.04 New – This series of language arts workbooks focuses on the 100 sight words kids need to read. Colorful art and photos illustrate activities, including practice pages, word games, and puzzles. Six cut-and-fold mini-books encourage children to try out their sight-word skills. Includes a poster and stickers for more educational fun. Consumable. |
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100 Words Workbook $9.46 Used – This series of language arts workbooks focuses on the 100 sight words kids need to read. Colorful art and photos illustrate activities, including practice pages, word games, and puzzles. Six cut-and-fold mini-books encourage children to try out their sight-word skills. Includes a poster and stickers for more educational fun. Consumable. |
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100 Words Workbook $9.55 Used – This series of language arts workbooks focuses on the 100 sight words kids need to read. Colorful art and photos illustrate activities, including practice pages, word games, and puzzles. Six cut-and-fold mini-books encourage children to try out their sight-word skills. Includes a poster and stickers for more educational fun. Consumable. |
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100+ Fun Ideas For Wet Playtimes That Are Easy To Prepare And That Children Will Love $20.95 This books provides more than 100 useful ways to keep KS1 and KS2 pupils occupied during wet playtimes. The activities have an educational element, where games range from pen and paper games to word games, talking games and even group games. The games can be easily adapted to suit all primary school children. |
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123 Kids Fun Paper Puzzle HD $0 4+~~RosMedia~~Ros Media~~http://itunes.apple.com/app/123-kids-fun-paper-puzzle-hd/id460337594?uo=5~~2011 RosMedia~~1.3~~4830181~~115610441~~http://www.123kidsfun.com~~http://www.123kidsfun.com |
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21st century language and literacy in Gamestar Mechanic: Middle school students’ appropriation through play of the discourse of computer game designers. $49.99 The research in this dissertation examined the language and literacy practices of middle school children as they played Gamestar Mechanic, a game-based learning environment constituted by a flash-based multiplayer online role-playing game designed to introduce them to the Discourse of game designers, by exposing them to key principles and activities behind the production of good computer games. The dissertation begins by presenting the historical arguments behind the idea of design as a central mindset behind thinking, language and literacy practices that are becoming central for the effective social, civic and professional participation of learners in the 21st century. It provides a comprehensive review of the way in which the design of computer games has been used by educators and researchers in learning environments intended to foster some of these skills, guiding the initial design of Gamestar Mechanic. It then goes on to present an overarching discussion of the three years of the project, and how a design research agenda has served to guide the articulation of the game, its underlying learning theory and the gradual refinement of both based on the experiences of children in real learning settings. Using the findings that emerged from these three years, it presents a theoretical framework based on three dialogic interactions between designers, material game components, and player identities, which can serve as the guide for the analysis and assessment of language and literacy practices based on game design within the game. The last three chapters concentrate on each of the three dialogs applied to the analysis of children’s play activities in game design workshops, and to the insights that emerged their language and literacy practices through a multimodal form of Discourse Analysis integral to the framework. It concludes with a discussion of the implications of project findings for educational practice and research. |
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21st century language and literacy in Gamestar Mechanic: Middle school students’ appropriation through play of the discourse of computer game designers. $49.99 The research in this dissertation examined the language and literacy practices of middle school children as they played Gamestar Mechanic, a game-based learning environment constituted by a flash-based multiplayer online role-playing game designed to introduce them to the Discourse of game designers, by exposing them to key principles and activities behind the production of good computer games. The dissertation begins by presenting the historical arguments behind the idea of design as a central mindset behind thinking, language and literacy practices that are becoming central for the effective social, civic and professional participation of learners in the 21st century. It provides a comprehensive review of the way in which the design of computer games has been used by educators and researchers in learning environments intended to foster some of these skills, guiding the initial design of Gamestar Mechanic. It then goes on to present an overarching discussion of the three years of the project, and how a design research agenda has served to guide the articulation of the game, its underlying learning theory and the gradual refinement of both based on the experiences of children in real learning settings. Using the findings that emerged from these three years, it presents a theoretical framework based on three dialogic interactions between designers, material game components, and player identities, which can serve as the guide for the analysis and assessment of language and literacy practices based on game design within the game. The last three chapters concentrate on each of the three dialogs applied to the analysis of children’s play activities in game design workshops, and to the insights that emerged their language and literacy practices through a multimodal form of Discourse Analysis integral to the framework. It concludes with a discussion of the implications of project findings for educational practice and research. |
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25 Things to Do When Grandpa Passes Away, Mom and Dad Get Divorced, or the Dog Dies: Activities to Help Children Suffering Loss or Change $13.95 Kids need ways to acknowledge death and loss–and they need to express their sense of grief physically. Some children need activities we consider traditional: they conduct ceremonies or write letters to the people they’ve lost. Others, full of the anger that is a normal stage of grief, need to pound and punch, run and jump. Yet others express their grief through art. This book combines a description of the grieving process with directions for activities that help bereaved children. Kanyer explains the value of each activity so parents and caregivers can select appropriate projects based on the child’s age, loss and stage in the grieving process. She also discusses how learning about grief prepares children for new relationships and to accept losses later in life. Laurie Kanyer is a Yakima, Washington educational consultant who specializes in human development across the lifespan. She is also the parenting columnist for the Yakima Herald-Republic. This book evolved from her research on how people parent when they are suffering a life-threatening illness. |
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2BME Firefighter $1.99 4+~~2BME Studios~~2BME Studios, LLC~~http://itunes.apple.com/app/2bme-firefighter/id475847691?uo=5~~2011 2BME Studios, LLC~~1.1~~5399468~~52863514~~http://www.2BMEStudios.com/~~http://www.2BMEStudios.com/support.html |
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365 Preschooler Activities $0.99 4+~~blufish LLC~~blufish LLC~~http://itunes.apple.com/app/365-preschooler-activities/id359793433?uo=5~~2010 blufish~~1.0~~2408389~~460195~~~~http://www.wix.com/tmoana/blufish |
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4 Kids Phone $0.99 4+~~Scoots Gaming~~Alex Scudiero~~http://itunes.apple.com/app/4-kids-phone/id419533805?uo=5~~2011 Scoots Gaming~~1.1~~3493415~~15482648~~http://www.scootsgaming.com~~http://www.scootsgaming.com/Scoots/4KidsPhone.html |
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50 Plus One Fun Things to Do with Kids During Summer $7.6 Spending quality time with your children, at any age, is one of the great pleasures of parents and grandparents everywhere. Weekends, holidays and family nights out are those special times that everyone reminisces about for a lifetime. And then there is summer-long days at the beach or pool, family vacations, lazy days with family and friends. This all sounds great until you realize there is just too much summer, too much leisure time and too many children hanging around the house complaining of boredom.In this wonderfully creative and thoughtful book, author 50 plus one Things to Do with Kids During the Summer provides beleaguered moms and dads fill the long void of summer vacations with enjoyable, entertaining and educational activities designed to thoroughly engage both children and parents. Each chapter is filled with plenty of resources and great ideas on how to spend the long summer days and school. |
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52 Nature Activities $6.95 This charmingly illustrated deck of cards describes 52 games, activites and art projects for children to do in nature. From educational to just plain fun, these cards are a convenient size to carry in a backpack. These activites are just right for: A backyard A national park A patch of grass A group of kids Single kids Big kids |
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8 Planets $0 4+~~BrightSlide Kids~~BrightSlide LLC~~http://itunes.apple.com/app/8-planets/id345558506?uo=5~~BrightSlide LLC~~2.0~~2783984~~11573721~~http://www.brightslidekids.com/products~~http://www.brightslidekids.com/contactus |
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8 Planets Pro $2.99 4+~~BrightSlide Kids~~BrightSlide LLC~~http://itunes.apple.com/app/8-planets-pro/id339830296?uo=5~~2009 Brightslide, LLC~~2.1~~2189823~~9972474~~http://www.brightslidekids.com/products~~http://www.brightslidekids.com/contact-us |
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A Day at the Beach $10.22 Used – A Day At The Beach is a book for preschool aged children that combines a short story about the beach with several pages of fun and educational activities that include alphabet, number and shape practice. A Day At The Beach is part of The Adventures of Scuba Jack learning system. |
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A Day at the Beach $11.25 New – A Day At The Beach is a book for preschool aged children that combines a short story about the beach with several pages of fun and educational activities that include alphabet, number and shape practice. A Day At The Beach is part of The Adventures of Scuba Jack learning system. |
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A Day at the Beach $10.22 New – A Day At The Beach is a book for preschool aged children that combines a short story about the beach with several pages of fun and educational activities that include alphabet, number and shape practice. A Day At The Beach is part of The Adventures of Scuba Jack learning system. |
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A Day at the Beach $7.03 Used – A Day At The Beach is a book for preschool aged children that combines a short story about the beach with several pages of fun and educational activities that include alphabet, number and shape practice. A Day At The Beach is part of The Adventures of Scuba Jack learning system. |
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A Kid’s Herb Book $19.95 Kids! Explore the mysterious world of herbs with this magical, herbal workbook: Make your own healing potions, secret remedies, magical salves, enchanted syrups and special healing remedies. Recipes, projects, delightful stories, chant herbal songs, color in pictures, activities, grow your own garden, create healing herbal preparations!A Kid”s Herb Book makes learning about herbs and plants fun and educational for children. They follow the friendly elf, Mr. Greenleaf, through the plant kin-dom. They learn various uses of plants and they learn to appreciate vital things that plants provide, such as oxygen, food, soap, wood, teas, and medicines. They will discover the differences between herbs, weeds, and spices. They learn to make products from herbs, such as natural toothbrushes and homemade cough medicine. They learn about the healing properties of specific herbs. And they learn enchanting stories that can be read aloud and that awaken the imagination. A Kid”s Herb Book includes delicious recipes for such culinary delights as Basil Pesto and Rose Petal Jam. Children and their parents are encouraged to grow their own herb gardens. |
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A Montessori Sensorial Exercise – Pink Tower $1.99 4+~~Rantek Inc.~~Daniel Wickremasinghe~~http://itunes.apple.com/app/a-montessori-sensorial-exercise/id407599645?uo=5~~Rantek Inc~~1.2~~4188292~~11275295~~http://www.mobilemontessori.org~~http://www.mobilemontessori.org |
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A Parents’ Guide to Avoiding the Superbaby Syndrome $4.99 Most parents share the same basic goals for their offspring. First, “I want my baby to be happy and healthy;” and second, “I want my baby to make the best of her potential.” The composition of health and happiness is not an issue for extensive argument. On the other hand, what constitutes making the most of a little person’s potential is an endless source of discussion and disagreement.A major problem is that many parents have a tendency to be too particular as they pursue this topic. By focusing so closely on the content of their child’s achievements, they miss what early education is all about. Whether it is basic capacities like reciting the alphabet, counting to 100 and categorizing shapes and colors, or amazing precocities like playing the piano, reading and writing poetry and operating a personal computer, paying too much attention to specific skills often means ignoring (or at least interfering with) what is really essential.There is plenty of evidence to suggest that if you use a variety of elaborate and expensive procedures, you can teach an infant or toddler to do just about anything. There are graduates of special programs who can recite Shakespeare well before their third birthdays, or play tiny violins quite proficiently while still in diapers.However, there is no evidence to suggest that programs designed to produce such precocities provide any lasting educational advantage. In fact, while serious, systematic scientific instruction of this sort may produce immediately remarkable results, the evidence is overwhelming that it can be rather counterproductive in the long run.During the first years of life, children are learning all the time, and they are learning to do a lot of different things that may or may not include any or all of the aforementioned activities, but above all else, they are learning how to learn – and much of that they |
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A Practical Guide to Service Learning: Strategies for Positive Development in Schools $79.95 The ultimate goal for school psychologists, teachers, and other allied mental health and educational professionals is to ensure that all children are able to achieve academic success in the classroom. Still, a significant number of schoolchildren feel caught in an academic, social-emotional vortex that can be demoralizing, isolating, and disorienting. Some may be cognitively impaired. Others may simply be bored. Many are well-adjusted but overwhelmed with academic and extracurricular demands.Ensuring that all students achieve their full academic potential is no small feat. Service learning – an experiential approach to education that involves students in meaningful, real-world activities – can advance social, emotional, and academic curricula goals while simultaneously benefiting the students and their communities. It supports character development by providing situations in the community in which caring, helping, and collaboration as well as sensitivity to culture and social justice issues become integral parts of the educative process.A Practical Guide to Service Learning: Strategies for Positive Development in Schools is a valuable resource that:Describes how service learning – an intervention that can be both remedial or preventive and individual or systemic – can enable school psychologists and other educational and counseling professionals to expand their roles beyond working with special populations to serving students within the academic mainstream.Highlights the connections between the positive psychology movement, the nurturing of purpose in youth, and the benefits of service learning.Introduces case studies of school-based mental health professionals who have implemented service learning.Provides practical materials and forms to guide mental health practitioners in organizing and assessing service learning |
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A Real Fishing Experience $6.23 Used – Accelerated Reader Approved, Froginhood and Friends Learning Adventure Series storybooks and narrated musical CDs are fun and educational for ages -. These storybooks were designed to create an interaction between the reader and child. Each storybook helps children learn life lessons in a fun and humorous way. Storybooks are enhanced with character building messages and include fun, educational activities. |
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A Real Fishing Experience $2.88 New – Accelerated Reader Approved, Froginhood and Friends Learning Adventure Series storybooks and narrated musical CDs are fun and educational for ages -. These storybooks were designed to create an interaction between the reader and child. Each storybook helps children learn life lessons in a fun and humorous way. Storybooks are enhanced with character building messages and include fun, educational activities. |
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A Real Fishing Experience $6.41 New – Accelerated Reader Approved, Froginhood and Friends Learning Adventure Series storybooks and narrated musical CDs are fun and educational for ages -. These storybooks were designed to create an interaction between the reader and child. Each storybook helps children learn life lessons in a fun and humorous way. Storybooks are enhanced with character building messages and include fun, educational activities. |
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A Real Fishing Experience $2.61 Used – Accelerated Reader Approved, Froginhood and Friends Learning Adventure Series storybooks and narrated musical CDs are fun and educational for ages -. These storybooks were designed to create an interaction between the reader and child. Each storybook helps children learn life lessons in a fun and humorous way. Storybooks are enhanced with character building messages and include fun, educational activities. |
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A Running Start $15.95 - More young kids are over-scheduled: The over-scheduling of kids’ lives and the best ways to foster children’s intellectual development are both hot topics among parents and childcare providers today. Parents who enroll their kids full-time in special classes, extracurricular academics, competitive sports, and other structured, high-commitment activities can create a pressure-cooker environment that may actually interfere with kids’ natural development.- Advocates making time for play to improve kids’ learning: Renowned educational expert Pica looks at the many misconceptions under which today’s parents are laboring. Among them are beliefs that earlier is better ; achievement is more important than play; parents must be the architects of their child’s future. Pica’s book uniquely shows that young children learn best through movement and play, plus offers age-and stage-appropriate activities that stimulate kids’ curiosity of the world to help parents raise a lifelong learner.- Practical advice: Among the topics she discusses are what kids really need to prepare for school, activities that help kids learn, what’s most intellectually stimulating to a child, what to look for in a preschool, when to get your child involved in sports, developmentally appropriate games, and how to instill values in your kids, such as empathy, confidence, and responsibility. |
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A Safe Place to Grow: A Group Treatment Manual for Children in Conflicted, Violent, and Separating Homes $53.05 Discover the effective group treatment strategies that help your school-aged clients! A child immersed in a conflicted family life may be forced to cope with a multitude of trauma, including violence, abuse, and insecurity. In A Safe Place to Grow: A Group Treatment Manual for Children in Conflicted, Violent, and Separating Homes, highly respected experts give mental health professionals the tools to provide effective group treatment for children scarred by family environments of conflict and abuse. This easy-to-understand, step-by-step manual is a developmentally appropriate treatment curriculum for traumatized school-aged children. Age-appropriate sections separate therapy for big or little kids, focusing on efficacy while presenting a comfortable multi-ethnic, multi-cultural model.A Safe Place to Grow has easy-to-understand descriptions of techniques, with each session in the curriculum containing games and activities that are therapeutic yet flexible enough to be modified whenever the situation warrants. A chapter is included to helpfully troubleshoot problems encountered when in session with either age group of children. Useful illustrations accompany the text, along with a comprehensive bibliography listing additional therapeutic resources for different types of family problems. Appendixes are included for instruction on psycho-educational groups for parents that enhance their sensitivity to their children’s needs, as well as providing an evaluation study of the group model itself.A Safe Place to Grow provides a sequence of activities within the group model aimed at each of these five goals: creating common ground and safety exploring the language and complexity of feeling defining and understanding the self defining and revising roles and relationships restoring a moral orderA Safe Place to Grow is an essential resource for social workers, psychologists, family and child |
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A Very Busy Week, Stories from Tilly’s Number Town Fun Educational Children’s bedtime story book on iPad $1.99 4+~~123 Number Fun Pty Ltd~~123 Number Fun Pty Ltd~~http://itunes.apple.com/app/a-very-busy-week-stories-from/id425070949?uo=5~~Jane Hague~~1.1.4~~4653986~~12740166~~http://www.123numberfun.com/iphone.php~~http://www.123numberfun.com/iphone.php |
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A case study of intended and implemented TANF policies in the New York State Bridge Program. $49.99 In 1996, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act changed public policy. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), affecting both educational policy and social welfare policy. Simultaneously, policy implementation responsibilities devolved to states.;State-specific systems changes associated with this policy shift have not received sufficient scholarly attention. This case study focused on TANF’s implementation in one state-administered, inter-agency program with special reference to the relationship between intended and implemented policies. A theoretical framework developed from the relevant literature pertaining to systems change, policy implementation, inter-agency and inter-professional partnerships, organizational learning, and human capital guided the empirical investigation. Twenty-five face-to-face, semi-structured, in depth interviews were conducted with thirty professionals in eight offices, across three counties. Member checks confirmed the appropriateness of data interpretation and articulation. Additionally, relevant documents were collected and reviewed to identify relevant changes and to triangulate the research findings.;Findings revealed that TANF policy implementation triggered multiple systems changes. For example, study participants identified changes in organizational structure, organizational culture and climate, and organizational short-term goals. Along with the organizational changes, some (but not all) professionals became involved in interprofessional activities, which spanned agency boundaries.;TANF-induced systems change presented opportunities for organizational learning. This study identified a particular kind of organizational learning accompanying TANF’s implementation. TANF’s firm mandates ushered in a top-down organizational learning process associated with single-loop learning.;With TANF’s implementation, education-as-human capital development, a service |
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A case study of intended and implemented TANF policies in the New York State Bridge Program. $49.99 In 1996, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act changed public policy. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), affecting both educational policy and social welfare policy. Simultaneously, policy implementation responsibilities devolved to states.;State-specific systems changes associated with this policy shift have not received sufficient scholarly attention. This case study focused on TANF’s implementation in one state-administered, inter-agency program with special reference to the relationship between intended and implemented policies. A theoretical framework developed from the relevant literature pertaining to systems change, policy implementation, inter-agency and inter-professional partnerships, organizational learning, and human capital guided the empirical investigation. Twenty-five face-to-face, semi-structured, in depth interviews were conducted with thirty professionals in eight offices, across three counties. Member checks confirmed the appropriateness of data interpretation and articulation. Additionally, relevant documents were collected and reviewed to identify relevant changes and to triangulate the research findings.;Findings revealed that TANF policy implementation triggered multiple systems changes. For example, study participants identified changes in organizational structure, organizational culture and climate, and organizational short-term goals. Along with the organizational changes, some (but not all) professionals became involved in interprofessional activities, which spanned agency boundaries.;TANF-induced systems change presented opportunities for organizational learning. This study identified a particular kind of organizational learning accompanying TANF’s implementation. TANF’s firm mandates ushered in a top-down organizational learning process associated with single-loop learning.;With TANF’s implementation, education-as-human capital development, a service |
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A case study of intended and implemented TANF policies in the New York State Bridge Program. $108 In 1996, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act changed public policy. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), affecting both educational policy and social welfare policy. Simultaneously, policy implementation responsibilities devolved to states.;State-specific systems changes associated with this policy shift have not received sufficient scholarly attention. This case study focused on TANF’s implementation in one state-administered, inter-agency program with special reference to the relationship between intended and implemented policies. A theoretical framework developed from the relevant literature pertaining to systems change, policy implementation, inter-agency and inter-professional partnerships, organizational learning, and human capital guided the empirical investigation. Twenty-five face-to-face, semi-structured, in depth interviews were conducted with thirty professionals in eight offices, across three counties. Member checks confirmed the appropriateness of data interpretation and articulation. Additionally, relevant documents were collected and reviewed to identify relevant changes and to triangulate the research findings.;Findings revealed that TANF policy implementation triggered multiple systems changes. For example, study participants identified changes in organizational structure, organizational culture and climate, and organizational short-term goals. Along with the organizational changes, some (but not all) professionals became involved in interprofessional activities, which spanned agency boundaries.;TANF-induced systems change presented opportunities for organizational learning. This study identified a particular kind of organizational learning accompanying TANF’s implementation. TANF’s firm mandates ushered in a top-down organizational learning process associated with single-loop learning.;With TANF’s implementation, education-as-human capital development, a service |
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A review of factors influencing participation in physical activities and use of a dance simulation video game among a cohort of 7–8 year old North Carolinian children. $49.99 The epidemic of pediatric obesity stems from multiple factors, including decreased participation in physical activities. Despite national health agendas and prevention goals for recommended amounts of physical activity, few North Carolinian youth meet these requirements. A number of reviews examining obesity prevention programs have also investigated the initial and sustained effort in physical activity and have found that opportunities for fun, economical and easily accessible modes of physical activity are limited, particularly in the home environment. Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) is a popular dance simulation video game. Numerous subjective reports indicate that DDR is a viable option for addressing concerns of pediatric obesity through promotion of physical activity. However, objective evidence for DDR is limited, particularly in determining how to most effectively promote DDR. Using an adaptation of the Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational Diagnosis and Evaluation planning model, this dissertation focused on the potential role of various constructs to promote participation in general physical activity and DDR for 7-8 year old North Carolinian children. The first manuscript describes associations between predisposing factors of children’s prior exposure to physical activity and self perception in physical competence with participation in physical activity and DDR. The second manuscript presents associations between general parental support (i.e., participation, encouragement, enjoyment, and transportation) and DDR-specific environmental support (i.e., size of television, other videogames, and DDR participation by others) as reinforcing factors for participation in physical activity and DDR. The third manuscript describes the development of a motor learning-based DDR coaching protocol and the association between this enabling factor with participation in physical activity and DDR. The combined results of these manuscripts indicate |
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A review of factors influencing participation in physical activities and use of a dance simulation video game among a cohort of 7–8 year old North Carolinian children. $49.99 The epidemic of pediatric obesity stems from multiple factors, including decreased participation in physical activities. Despite national health agendas and prevention goals for recommended amounts of physical activity, few North Carolinian youth meet these requirements. A number of reviews examining obesity prevention programs have also investigated the initial and sustained effort in physical activity and have found that opportunities for fun, economical and easily accessible modes of physical activity are limited, particularly in the home environment. Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) is a popular dance simulation video game. Numerous subjective reports indicate that DDR is a viable option for addressing concerns of pediatric obesity through promotion of physical activity. However, objective evidence for DDR is limited, particularly in determining how to most effectively promote DDR. Using an adaptation of the Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational Diagnosis and Evaluation planning model, this dissertation focused on the potential role of various constructs to promote participation in general physical activity and DDR for 7-8 year old North Carolinian children. The first manuscript describes associations between predisposing factors of children’s prior exposure to physical activity and self perception in physical competence with participation in physical activity and DDR. The second manuscript presents associations between general parental support (i.e., participation, encouragement, enjoyment, and transportation) and DDR-specific environmental support (i.e., size of television, other videogames, and DDR participation by others) as reinforcing factors for participation in physical activity and DDR. The third manuscript describes the development of a motor learning-based DDR coaching protocol and the association between this enabling factor with participation in physical activity and DDR. The combined results of these manuscripts indicate |
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A sociocultural model relating family and school variables to literacy learning for Mexican children. $49.99 This dissertation has three purposes: (a) to structure an argument for binational collaboration of educational advancement for children of Mexican origins; (b) to put forward a conceptual model of how family and school characteristics develop alongside student learning; and (c) to answer a set of questions concerning literacy learning for children attending third grade in Mexico, using applications of the discussed model to interpret research findings. It is argued enhancing literacy learning opportunities for Mexican-origin children must be part of a broad effort to expand human capabilities in the region, and that such improvements necessitate a robust sociocultural model of student learning. This model drives the research questions, analyses, and interpretations of the two empirical studies presented. In the first study, data were drawn from a 2006 national assessment of third grade reading performance in Mexico and hierarchical linear modeling was used to determine the influence of the school shift, school modality, the interaction of the two, and the extent to which these effects vary between Mexican states. Statistically significant effects were found for the school shift, school modality, and some interactions. Significant variations of these effects were found across states. In the second study, the real-life contexts in which three Mexican third grade students are provided literacy learning opportunities are described. Interviews and classroom observations were carried out to assess daily activities, tools, participation patterns, teacher quality, and student engagement. Literacy assessments were administered at the end and beginning of the data collection period. Combined findings suggest a need for creative binational collaborations to understand and improve school processes that shape literacy learning for Mexican-origin children, especially processes within the classroom. |
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A sociocultural model relating family and school variables to literacy learning for Mexican children. $49.99 This dissertation has three purposes: (a) to structure an argument for binational collaboration of educational advancement for children of Mexican origins; (b) to put forward a conceptual model of how family and school characteristics develop alongside student learning; and (c) to answer a set of questions concerning literacy learning for children attending third grade in Mexico, using applications of the discussed model to interpret research findings. It is argued enhancing literacy learning opportunities for Mexican-origin children must be part of a broad effort to expand human capabilities in the region, and that such improvements necessitate a robust sociocultural model of student learning. This model drives the research questions, analyses, and interpretations of the two empirical studies presented. In the first study, data were drawn from a 2006 national assessment of third grade reading performance in Mexico and hierarchical linear modeling was used to determine the influence of the school shift, school modality, the interaction of the two, and the extent to which these effects vary between Mexican states. Statistically significant effects were found for the school shift, school modality, and some interactions. Significant variations of these effects were found across states. In the second study, the real-life contexts in which three Mexican third grade students are provided literacy learning opportunities are described. Interviews and classroom observations were carried out to assess daily activities, tools, participation patterns, teacher quality, and student engagement. Literacy assessments were administered at the end and beginning of the data collection period. Combined findings suggest a need for creative binational collaborations to understand and improve school processes that shape literacy learning for Mexican-origin children, especially processes within the classroom. |
