Authors: Judy Herr, Yvonne Libby Larson
ISBN-13: 9781428318328, ISBN-10: 1428318321
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Date Published: May 2007
Edition: 5th Edition
Judy Herr, PhD, is professor of early childhood at the University of Wisconsin - Stout. Dr. Herr is the chairperson of the Annual University of Wisconsin - Stout Early Childhood Education Conference and a member of numerous early childhood organizations. Dr. Herr is a frequent lecturer at early childhood conferences and seminars and has published many articles and books on early childhood topics.
Yvonne R. Larson is a Kindergarten Teacher at Ridgeland Elementary in Barron, Wisconsin.
Featuring about 100 activities to complement classroom themes, this book helps teachers plan curriculum and track each student's growth and development. It includes ideas for vocabulary exercises, finger plays, music, art projects, math lessons, and cooking. It also lists related books and other resources, and includes sample materials. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Contents by Subjects | vii | |
Preface | xix | |
Introduction | xxi | |
Theme 1 | Ants | 1 |
Theme 2 | Apples | 11 |
Theme 3 | Art | 21 |
Theme 4 | Birds | 31 |
Theme 5 | Blue | 43 |
Theme 6 | Breads | 53 |
Theme 7 | Brushes | 63 |
Theme 8 | Bubbles | 71 |
Theme 9 | Buildings | 81 |
Theme 10 | Camping | 91 |
Theme 11 | Cars, Trucks, and Buses | 101 |
Theme 12 | Cats | 111 |
Theme 13 | Christmas | 121 |
Theme 14 | Circus | 135 |
Theme 15 | Clothing | 145 |
Theme 16 | Communication | 157 |
Theme 17 | Construction Tools | 169 |
Theme 18 | Containers | 179 |
Theme 19 | Creative Movement | 189 |
Theme 20 | Dairy Products | 201 |
Theme 21 | Dentist | 211 |
Theme 22 | Doctors and Nurses | 219 |
Theme 23 | Dogs | 227 |
Theme 24 | Easter | 237 |
Theme 25 | Eggs | 249 |
Theme 26 | Fall | 259 |
Theme 27 | Families | 269 |
Theme 28 | Farm Animals | 281 |
Theme 29 | Feelings | 291 |
Theme 30 | Feet | 305 |
Theme 31 | Firefighters | 315 |
Theme 32 | Fish | 323 |
Theme 33 | Flowers | 333 |
Theme 34 | Friends | 341 |
Theme 35 | Frogs | 353 |
Theme 36 | Fruits and Vegetables | 361 |
Theme 37 | Gardens | 373 |
Theme 38 | Halloween | 383 |
Theme 39 | Hanukkah (Chanukah) | 395 |
Theme 40 | Hats | 405 |
Theme 41 | Health | 413 |
Theme 42 | Homes | 421 |
Theme 43 | Insects and Spiders | 429 |
Theme 44 | Mail Carrier | 439 |
Theme 45 | Mice | 447 |
Theme 46 | Music | 455 |
Theme 47 | Numbers | 465 |
Theme 48 | Nursery Rhymes | 475 |
Theme 49 | Occupations | 485 |
Theme 50 | Pets | 495 |
Theme 51 | Plants | 505 |
Theme 52 | Puppets | 515 |
Theme 53 | Purple | 523 |
Theme 54 | Rain | 533 |
Theme 55 | Red | 543 |
Theme 56 | Safety | 551 |
Theme 57 | Scissors | 561 |
Theme 58 | Shapes | 569 |
Theme 59 | Sports | 579 |
Theme 60 | Spring | 589 |
Theme 61 | Summer | 601 |
Theme 62 | Thanksgiving | 611 |
Theme 63 | Trees | 621 |
Theme 64 | Valentine's Day | 631 |
Theme 65 | Water | 641 |
Theme 66 | Wheels | 653 |
Theme 67 | Winter | 661 |
Theme 68 | Worms | 673 |
Theme 69 | Yellow | 681 |
Theme 70 | Zoo Animals | 689 |
Appendix A | International Holidays | 699 |
Appendix B | Early Childhood Commercial Suppliers | 701 |
Appendix C | Rainy Day Activities | 703 |