Learning Through Play: A Practical Guide for Teaching Young Children. Problem solving |
Contents
An Approach to Life | 6 |
Steps to Problem Solving | 8 |
Your Role | 10 |
Levels of Thinking | 11 |
What Makes a Good Question? | 12 |
Ages Stages | 14 |
What Do You Do When | 16 |
Encouraging ProblemSolving Skills in Children With Special Needs | 19 |
A Super Setup | 29 |
Development Chart | 30 |
Talking to Families About Problem Solving | 34 |
A Message to Families | 35 |
Using the Activity Plans | 36 |
TWOS | 38 |
THREES | 48 |
FOURS | 58 |
Arranging Your Setting | 22 |
Good Books for Problem Solving | 23 |
Questions to Ask Around the Room | 24 |
Problem Solving in MixedAge Settings | 27 |
FIVES | 68 |
ACTIVITY PLAN INDEX | 78 |
Resources | 80 |
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ACTIVITY PLANS Allow children Ask children ask questions asking open-ended questions baby bags blocks boxes brainstorm brass fasteners bubbles build cardboard Charlotte Zolotow chil child children solve choose collage colors construction paper crayons create creative thinking develop dramatic-play area dren Encourage children example experience-chart paper experiment explore feel flip book food coloring GETTING READY give children glue Greenwillow Books happen help children IDEAS FOR FIVES IDEAS FOR FOURS IDEAS FOR THREES invent invite children Judi Barrett lem-solving look markers Mercer Mayer movement music objects observe offer older children paint Pat Hutchins pieces plastic play playground popcorn predictions prob problem-solving activities problem-solving center problem-solving skills props READY-TO-USE TEACHING IDEAS Remember rhyme sand scissors scrap materials shapes share sheets and scarves shoes solutions solve problems spoons story suggestions tape things wind wordless books yarn young children