Dialogue on Early Childhood Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Selected Resources

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1 Dialogue on Early Childhood Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Selected Resources Activities and Resources for Parents Allison, Linda, and Martha Weston Pint-Size Science: Finding-out Fun for You and Your Young Child. Little Brown. Waltham, MA. ISBN Hands-on science activities. A Brown Paper Preschool Book. Borden, Marian Edelman Smart Start: The Parents Complete Guide to Preschool Education. Facts on File. New York, NY. ISBN Helps parents identify high-quality programs that provide preschoolers opportunities for successful learning experiences. Combines input from psychologists, preschool educators, and pediatricians with the experiences, stories, and insights of parents. Carlson, Laurie Green Thumbs. Chicago Review Press. Chicago, IL. ISBN X. Hands-on nature activities that may be done indoors or outdoors. Activities include keeping a garden diary and making herbal soap and flower petal candy. Cohen, Richard Snail Trails and Tadpole Tails: Nature Education for Young Children. Redleaf Press. St. Paul, MN. ISBN Hands-on science activities to teach nature to children. Goin, Kenn, Eleanor Ripp, and Kathleen Nastasi Solomon Bugs to Bunnies: Hands-on Animal Science Activities for Young Children. Gryphon House. Beltsville, MD. ISBN Interdisciplinary hands-on activities about animals. Learn about camouflage, spider webs, and baleen whales, among others. Harlan, Jean Durgin, and Carolyn Good Quattrocchi Science As It Happens. Henry Holt & Company. New York. ISBN Family activities with children ages 4 to 8 that teach basic principles about the way the world works.

2 Kanter, Patsy F Helping Your Child Learn Math. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research Improvement. Washington, DC. Activities for children aged 5 to 13. Katz, Lilian How Can Parents Identify a High Quality Preschool Program? ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education. Champaign, IL. Offers parents tips on choosing a preschool program for their children. Includes descriptions of different needs of children and different types of programs. Katz, Lilian G What Should Young Children Be Learning? ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education. Champaign, IL. Addresses such issues as appropriate teaching curriculum approaches and where parents can find out more about kindergarten practices. Kohl, MaryAnn F., and Cindy Gainer MathArts. Gryphon House. Beltsville, MD. ISBN Hands-on math activities using creative arts to teach early math concepts such as one-to-one correspondence, sorting, grouping, classifying, opposites, number values, and number recognition. Selected activities available online at Miami University and National Science Teachers Association Dragonfly. NSTA. Arlington, VA. ISSN Online and print subscription magazine offering varieties of articles, photographs, and hands-on activities that introduce young children to scientific facts. Themes include animal communication, flight, weather, and trees. Links allow readers to researchers, submit articles, find out about topics in upcoming issues, move to related sites, and more. Milford, Susan The Kid s Nature Book. Gryphon House. Beltsville, MD. ISBN X. Hands-on science activities about nature. Activities range from preparing a butterfly garden to making wind chimes to planting a bottle garden to hatching amphibian eggs. Montessori Foundation Tomorrow s Child. Montessori Foundation. Alexandria, VA. ISSN

3 Magazine written specifically for parents with children enrolled in Montessori schools. Moomaw, Sally, and Brenda Heironymous More than Counting: Exploring Math Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten. Gryphon House. Beltsville, MD. ISBN Interactive math activities using manipulatives, grids, games, gross-motor skills, and graphing. Moomaw, Sally, and Brenda Heironymous More than Magnets: Exploring the Wonders of Science in Preschool and Kindergarten. Gryphon House. Beltsville, MD. ISBN Hands-on physical science activities. Redleaf, Rhoda Open the Door, Let s Explore More! Gryphon House. Beltsville, MD. ISBN Includes songs, fingerplays, and resource lists to encourage exploration beyond the classroom. Reed, Ruth Barnes Computers in the Home. Tomorrow s Child. The Montessori Foundation. Alexandria, VA. An article supported by The Montessori Foundation that offers ways to make computer use at home an exciting and innovative way for children to learn. Available online at Rockwell, Robert E., Elizabeth A. Sherwood, and Robert A. Williams Everybody Has a Body: Science from Head to Toe. Redleaf Press. St. Paul, MN. ISBN Hands-on science activities about the body. Promotes skills such as observation, inference, and prediction. Selected hands-on activities available online at Ross, Michael Sandbox Scientist. Gryphon House. Beltsville, MD. ISBN Open-ended, hands-on science activities including ice and bubbles, compost and seeds, magnets and gears, potions and plant prints. Seldin, Tim The Inner Life of the Child. Tomorrow s Child. The Montessori Foundation. Alexandria, VA.

4 An article by the president of the Montessori Foundation that describes his impressions of the inner life of the child. Available online at Sherwood, Elizabeth A., Robert E. Rockwell, and Robert A. Williams More Mudpies to Magnets: Science for Young Children. Gryphon House. Beltsville, MD. ISBN Hands-on science activities and ideas. Builds on skills such as classification, measurement, and prediction. Selected activities available online at Swanson, Beverly B What Is a Quality Preschool Program? ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education. Champaign, IL. Offers parents tips on choosing a preschool program for their children. Townsend-Butterworth, Diana Preschool and Your Child: What You Should Know. Walker & Co. New York, NY. ISBN A parent s guide to 10 key ingredients in choosing the best preschool program for any child. Lists questions for parents to ask schools. U.S. Department of Education Helping Your Child Learn Science. U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. Includes articles and hands-on science activities appropriate for use in the home and in community programs. Warner, Penny Splish, Splash. Chicago Review Press. Chicago, IL. ISBN Hands-on science activities that teach about the wonders of water. Activities include Musical Mud Puddles and Water Whirlers. Back to list of Selected Resource

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