Picture Books Plus: 100 Extension Activities in Art, Drama, Music, Math, and Science

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American Library Association, 2003 - Education - 133 pages
The idea of literature extension--using hands-on projects from math, science, music, drama, and art to expand on literary works--is an increasingly popular teaching method (with national initiatives sprouting up from Vermont Center for the Book and the Minneapolis Children's Museum in partnerships with ALA's Office of Public Programs and ALSC). It's an innovative concept, though, and there are few resources that show children's librarians, teachers, and early childhood educators how to make these activities effective learning experiences, while promoting a love of books in young readers.
 

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Contents

Why Use Picture Books with Children?
1
PICTURE BOOK DEFINITION
2
PICTURE BOOK ART
3
Format
4
Resource Books on Childrens Picture Books and Art
5
Resource Books for Art Techniques Used in Picture Books
6
Extending Picture Books through Art
7
DEVELOPING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES CREATIVITY
8
USING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH CHILDREN
52
COMMON MUSICAL TERMS THAT CAN BE TAUGHT TO CHILDREN
53
RECOMMENDED MUSICAL CATALOGS
54
Bibliography of Picture Books Used in Music Extensions
71
Bibliography of Musical Recordings and Videos Used in Music Extensions
72
Extending Picture Books through Math
74
MATH TIPS
75
EXPLANATIONS OF MATH CONCEPTS
76

MATERIALS AND TOOLS
9
CONSIDERATIONS FOR OUR ART EXTENSIONS
10
ART EXTENSIONS
11
Bibliography of Picture Books Used in Art Extensions
25
Extending Picture Books through Drama
27
BENEFITS OF USING DRAMA WITH CHILDREN
28
DRAMA EXPERIENCES TO USE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
29
Puppets or Masks
30
DRAMA EXTENSIONS
31
Bibliography of Picture Books Used in Drama Extensions
47
Bibliography of Musical Recordings and Videos Used in Drama Extensions
48
Extending Picture Books through Music
50
ROLE OF ADULTS IN CHILDRENS MUSICAL EXPERIENCES
51
Language Development Terms Associated with Math
77
MATH EXTENSIONS
78
Bibliography of Picture Books Used in Math Extensions
96
Bibliography of Musical Recordings Used in Math Extensions
97
Extending Picture Books through Science
98
SCIENCE SKILLS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO LEARN
99
HINTS FOR SUCCESS WHEN PERFORMING EXPERIMENTS
101
Bibliography of Picture Books Used in Science Extensions
119
Bibliography of Musical Recordings Used in Science Extensions
120
AuthorIllustrator Index
123
Title Index
130
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About the author (2003)

Sue McCleaf Nespeca is an adjunct instructor at Kent State University's School of Library and Information Science and Syracuse University's School of Information Studies.

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