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    Learn every day about seasons : 100 best ideas from teachers / edited by Kathy Charner ; illustrated by Deb Johnson.

    • Title:Learn every day about seasons : 100 best ideas from teachers / edited by Kathy Charner ; illustrated by Deb Johnson.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Charner, Kathy.
    • Published/Created:Silver Spring, MD : Gryphon House, ©2011.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Seasons--Study and teaching (Preschool)--Activity programs.
      Seasons--Study and teaching (Early childhood)--Activity programs.
      Education, Preschool--Activity programs.
      Activity programs in education.
    • Description:124 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
    • Series:Learn every day.
    • Summary:"Now teachers can bring the magic of each season to their classrooms! With these activities, educators introduce children to the wonder of the seasons with a year full of fun! Children will explore seasonal changes with all their senses as they celebrate the joy and excitement of the world outside all year long! Each activity includes: Learning objectives, Related vocabulary, Related children's books, Materials needed, Directions for preparation, Instructions for the activity, An assessment component"-- Provided by publisher.
    • Notes:"GH13541"--P. [1] of cover.
      Includes indexes.
    • ISBN:9780876593646 (pbk.)
      0876593643 (pbk.)
    • Contents:Art. 3+ : A wreath for every season ; Growing with the seasons
      4+ : I'm summer (winter, spring, or fall) ; Butterfly time ; Cotton bud snowflake ; Fall leaf prints ; Flowers bloom in spring ; Painting spring trees ; Snow people ; Tree seasons
      5+ : Seasonal placemats
      Books. 3+ : Hello, spring ; Name that season ; Parade of seasons ; Pile of leaves ; Snowflakes are different, and so are you ; The snowman
      4+ : Clouds in every season ; Leaf people ; Maple leaf stenciling ; Planting sprouted seeds ; Winter summer listening activity
      Circle and group time. 3+ : Leaves are falling down ; The season symbol sort ; Summer flowers ; 4+ : Let the seasons shine ; My life as a plant ; A sense of seasons ; Dress a snowperson
      Dramatic play. 4+ : Summer cookout ; 'Tis the season
      Fingerplays, poems, and songs. 3+ Five little snowmen ; Good morning, seasons ; I see snow ; I wish I were a little bluebird ; In the seasons ; The lawnmower song ; The seasons song ; Shiver when it snows ; Snowflakes and cakes
      4+ : All the little colored leaves ; It's hard to be a season ; Leaves in the fall ; Lyrical seasons ; Let's build a snowman ; Spring day ; There once was a caterpillar ; Winter clothing song ; Winter snowflakes
      5+ : What do we use in the rain?
      Games. 3+ : Matching mittens ; Seasons match ; Mixed-up seasons relay ; Season folders
      Language and literacy. 4+ : Colorful umbrellas ; Getting dressed: "The know-how!" ; Harvest time memory cards ; Life of a tree ; My favorite words ; S-P-R-I-N-G
      5+ : The scarecrow sees ; What to wear on a rainy day
      Large motor. 3+ : Snowflakes in the parachute
      4+ : Raking leaves ; Throwing snowballs
      Math. 3+ : Sort the seashells
      4+ : Counting leaves ; Counting watermelon seeds ; Leaf puzzles ; Placing crows on the scarecrow ; Pumpkins ; Sequencing fall leaves ; Snowball math
      5+ : Apple and pumpkin count ; Calendar toss ; Temperature changes ; Weather calendars
      Music and movement. 3+ : Let's dance the seasons
      4+ : Maypole dancing ; Winter windows ; Snowflake dance
      5+ : Umbrella dance
      Outdoor play. 3+ : Adopt a tree ; Fall nature walk
      Projects. 4+ : Sweep pea teepee in spring
      Sand and water play. 3+ : Fun at the seashore
      4+ : Summer sandcastles
      Science and nature. 4+ : Fall color changes ; From caterpillar to butterfly ; Icy explorations ; The robin redbreast ; Winter tracks
      5+ : Frog jump ; Learning about spring, summer, fall, and winter ; Summer in the desert
      Snack and cooking. 3+ : Autumn apples ; Autumn applesauce ; Season's eating ; Taste the seasons
      Transitions. 3+ : Like the breezes of the seasons
      Indexes : Activity index by season ; Index of children's books ; Index.
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