What's Up? Activities for Responding to Children's Lives » (1st Edition)

A great resource that provides teachers and child care providers with a host of activities to respond to actual interests and aspects of a child's life. This book offers choices through different activities, so teachers can match to a child's learning style and follow up on a child's development needs. This book also helps teachers and child care providers bridge the gap between home and school using activities to individually validate whatever's "up" in a child's life.

Chapter 1: Family Play at the Beach.

Chapter 2: Family Play on a Bus Ride.

Chapter 3: Family Play into the Butterfly Garden.

Chapter 4: Family Play Going Camping.

Chapter 5: Family Play on a Car Trip.

Chapter 6: Family Play in a Cave.

Chapter 7: Family Play at the Laundromat.

Chapter 8: Family Play in the Park.

Chapter 9: Family Play to a Pet Store.

Chapter 10: Family Play Under a Tree to Read.

Chapter 11: Family Play to the Woods.

Chapter 12: Family Play in the Yard.

Chapter 13: Family Play to the Zoo.

Chapter 14: Family Work-Artist.

Chapter 15: Family Work-Astronaut.

Chapter 16: Family Work- Baker.

Chapter 17: Family Work- City Planner.

Chapter 18: Family Work-Construction Worker.

Chapter 19: Family Work- Farmer.

Chapter 20: Family Work-Fast Food Service Worker.

Chapter 21: Family Work-Fire Fighter.

Chapter 22: Family Work-Garbage Collector/Recycler.

Chapter 23: Family Work-Hair Stylist.

Chapter 24: Family Work-Homemaker.

Chapter 25: Family Work- House Painter.

Chapter 26: Family Work- Inventor.

Chapter 27: Family Work-Laboratory Scientist.

Chapter 28: Family Work- Librarian.

Chapter 29: Mechanic.

Chapter 30: Family Work- Naturalist.

Chapter 31: Family Work- Pilot.

Chapter 32: Family Work- Police Officer.

Chapter 33: Family Work- Real Estate Salesperson.

Chapter 34: Family Work-Scuba Diver.

Chapter 35: Family Work- Used Car Salesperson.

Chapter 36: Family Work- Weather Forecaster.

Chapter 37: Family Work- Web Page Designer.

Chapter 38: Family Work- Window Washer.

Chapter 39: Changes- Car Accident.

Chapter 40: Changes- Newborn Baby.

Chapter 41: Caring for an Aging Relative.

Chapter 42: Changes-First Cold Spell of the Year.

Chapter 43: Changes- Death of a Family Member.

Chapter 44: Changes- Being Differently-Abled.

Chapter 45: Changes-Divorce.

Chapter 46: Changes-Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

Chapter 47: Changes- Fire.

Chapter 48: Changes- Parent's Hospital Stay.

Chapter 49: Changes-Best Friend or Sibling Leaving.

Chapter 50: Changes-Moving.

Chapter 51: Changes- Birth of a Pet.

Chapter 52: Changes- Home Repair or Remodeling.

Chapter 53: Changes- Parent's Remarriage.

Chapter 54: Changes- New Teacher/Caregiver.

Chapter 55: Changes-Terminal Illness.

Chapter 56: Changes- Tumultuous Times.

Chapter 57: Changes- Family Violence.