Authors: Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld, Jane Wiechel, Jane Wiechel
ISBN-13: 9780325003672, ISBN-10: 032500367X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Heinemann
Date Published: October 2002
Edition: 1st Edition
For more than 46 years, MIMI BRODSKY CHENFELD has playfully and lovingly taught teachers, parents, and children of all ages in Canada, Taiwan, and throughout the U.S., and she continues to travel extensively. Her two collections, Teaching in the Key of Life (NAEYC) and Teaching By Heart (Redleaf Press), plus articles, stories, and poems are enjoyed worldwide. Since 1970, she has taught in numerous schools and programs in Columbus, Ohio. Her favorite student evaluation is from a six-year-old boy who dubbed her The Queen of Fun!
This refreshing and passionate book will inspire educators to keep the joy, the adventurein a word, the FUNof learning through creative and challenging teaching.
Foreword | ix | |
Some Acknowledgments | xi | |
Preface | xv | |
Some Letters, Postcards, and Notes of Introduction | xix | |
Theme 1 | Our Fantastic Bodies/Our Amazing Senses | 1 |
Theme 2 | Our Feelings | 34 |
Theme 3 | Our Uniqueness | 64 |
Theme 4 | Our Families/Our Friends | 107 |
Theme 5 | Others We Meet/Our Worlds Widen | 146 |
Theme 6 | Our Natural World/Our Environment | 185 |
Appendix | 235 | |
Children's Book List and Resource Materials | 243 | |
Book List for Adults | 249 |