Teacher Made Materials That Really Teach! » (1st 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.

PERFECT FOR NEW AND SEASONED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS AND CARE GIVERS, this book consists of curriculum plans for incorporating teacher made materials that are developmentally appropriate and that really do teach. The materials are categorized in the book according to the curriculum areas, such as art, dramatic play, language, math, science, music and social studies. A consistent format is used for each material/activity. Included are the objectives which describe the educational value of the particular material and related themes. The materials describe all of the resources needed to construct each material. Step by step directions for constructing each material for introducing each piece of material to the children are also included.

Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Section Organization. Material Organization. Art: Bead, Necklace Chart, Bubble Print Chart, Bubble Recipe Chart, Chunk Crayons, Clown Makeup, Chart, Crayon and Marker Bundles Chart, Crayon Identification Match, Fingerpainting in a Bag, Goop Recipe Chart, Silly Clay, Snowflake Chart, Squeeze Bottle Art Chart. Classroom Environment: Birthday Cakes, Birthday Packages, Birthday Train, Book Return Box, Clock Decorations, Labels for Classroom Areas or Centers, Lost and Found Box, Number of Children in Center Areas, Schedule Chart: Afternoon, Schedule Chart: Morning, Twinkle, Twinkle Traffic Light Chart, DRAMATIC PLAY, Can Puppets, Dramatic , Play Menus, Dramatic Play Sign - Apple Stand, Dramatic Play Sign - Campground, Dramatic Play Sign - Class Store, Dramatic Play Sign - Hospital, Dramatic Play Sign - Paint Store, Duck Stick Puppets, Egg Carton Puppets, Goldilocks and the Three Bears Props, Halloween Wooden Spoon Puppets, Hamburger Box Puppets, Household Puppets, Nylon Mask Puppets, Paper Plate Meals, Paper Plate Puppets, Potholder Puppets, Table Place Settings, Tablecloth Road Map, Traffic Light, GAMES: Bean Bag Hoop Toss , Bean Bag Toss, Dinosaur Footprints Game Board, Dog and Bones Folder Game, Farmer in the Dell Game Pieces, Goblin in the Dark Game Pieces, Halloween and Ghost Folder Game, Heart Bingo Game, Sticker Dominoes, Sticker Lotto Game, Sticker Tracing Mazes, Summer Fun Lacing Cards, Transportation Tracing Cards, Umbrella Game Board, Valentine Puzzles, Wallpaper Puzzles, Watermelon Game, Zoo Lotto Game, LANGUAGE ARTS: Alphabet Letter Cards, Alphabet Match, Alphabet Soup Match, Chubby Little Snowman, Clothespin Letters and Words, Cookie Sheet Magnet Board, Feely Boxes, Find the Colors Chart, Humpty Dumpty Chart, Marker Maze Cards, Object-Word Puzzles, Picture Frame, Felt Board, Rainbow Chain Chart, Sand Paper Letter Match, Sound Drum, Television Tray, Chalkboard/Magnet Board, Valentine Words, Zipper Seal Bag Books, MATH: American Flag Math, Baseball and Glove Match, Clock Chart, Coin Sorting Chart, Colored Cupcakes, Egg Count, Five Green Speckled Frogs Chart and Props, Height and Weight Chart, How Many?, Ice Cream Cone Match, Jigsaw Puzzles, Make Shapes Book, Mitten Number Sets, Monster Math Box, Number Cans, Number Caterpillar Puzzle, Number Line Calendar, Numeral Tracing Cards, Pot of Gold Count, Sticker Number Cards, MUSIC AND FINGERPLAYS: Apple Tree Song Chart, Bubble Song Chart, Cookie Jar Chart, Eensie Weensie Spider Prop, Finding Colors Song Chart, Little Petals Song Chart, Penguin Song Chart, Popcorn Song Chart, Pumpkin Poem Chart, Three Brown Mice Flannel Board Song, Two Little Apples Chart, SCIENCE: Absorption Chart, Circle Glider Chart, Favorite Vegetable Chart, Fruit Drink Taste Test Chart, Fruits and Vegetables Sorting Chart, Hand Washing Chart, Listening Cards, Magic Mirror Pictures, Match the Blocks Chart, Movement Jars, Ocean Creatures Lacing Cards, Recipe Chart: Banana Bobs, Recipe Chart: Dog Biscuits, Recipe Chart: Gingerbread Boy, Recipe Chart: Macaroni and Cheese, Recipe Chart: Pudding, Sensory Shakers, Sequencing Cards, Shades of Colors Chart, Sink or Float Chart, Smelly Socks, Soda Bottle Terrarium, Texture Cards, Toothpaste, Wave Jar, Weather Chart, Whats Wrong With the Pictures?, Worm Farm, SOCIAL STUDIES: Birthday Chart, Birthday Crowns, Favorite Color Chart , Feelings Chart, Good Deed Box, Good Deed Bucket, How Did You Get to School Today Chart, ?I Can? Chart, Make a Halloween Card, Make a Valentine, My Family Frame, Pond Attendance Chart, Stop, Drop, and Roll Chart.