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• Let's Get Ready for Reading

  a Guide to Help Kids Become Readers

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  A fun and handy research-based guide for caregivers of children from birth to age five, full of book recommendations, rhymes, songs, fingerplays, activities and reading readiness tips. Developed by Toronto Public Library.

• My Very First Mother Goose

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  Rhyme and rhythm helps young children hear the sounds and syllables in words, boosting early language development. With My Very First Mother Goose, Iona Opie has assembled the definitive collection of more than sixty rhymes, from Down By the Station…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens

  the Handbook for Outdoor Learning

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  Environmental education expert David Sobel and his colleagues walk the reader through the European roots of the forest school and the resurgence of these kinds of programs in North America. Combining scholarship and their collective experience, they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tiny Humans, Big Emotions

  How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children

  Campbell, Alyssa Blask,

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  Emotional development experts Campbell and Stauble offer relatable tools for turning frustrating situations into opportunities for connection and growth, showing caregivers how to handle outbursts while empowering a child to recognize and manage…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Best Preschool Learning Activities

  75 Fun Ideas for Literacy, Math, Science, Motor and Social-emotional Learning

  Christiansen, Katie T.,

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  Christiansen offers 75 hands-on projects for three to five year olds, requiring minimal preparation and using affordable, everyday items. Organized into six sections (literacy, math, science, gross- and fine-motor skills, and social-emotional…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My First Learn-to-talk Book

  Things That Go

  Cohen, Stephanie (Children's author),

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  Created by early speech expert Stephanie Cohen, My First Learn-to-Talk Book series offers simple, exciting sounds to imitate (beep-beep!) and rhythm and rhyme to encourage repetition and keep young children engaged.

• Move, Play, and Learn With Smart Steps

  Sequenced Activities to Build the Body and the Brain (birth to Age 7)

  Connell, Gill,

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  An accessible and hands-on resource that explains the stages of childhood motor development and the role movement plays in supporting overall development, with step-by-step activities that help children build physical, cognitive, social and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Loose Parts 4

  Inspiring 21st-century Learning

  Daly, Lisa,

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  The latest installment of the popular, award-winning Loose Parts series offers inspiration on how parents and care providers can repurpose and upcycle everyday materials to create powerful play experiences, organized around the competencies and life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Playing and Learning in Early Childhood Education

  Dietze, Beverlie, 1957-

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  Grounded in new research, play practices, and ways of knowing about play and its contributions to the lives of children, Dietze reinforces how play prepares children for critical thinking, problem solving, their desire to be curious, and creative…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Creative Block Play

  a Comprehensive Guide to Learning Through Building

  Hansel, Rosanne Regan,

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  Hansel's manual to learning through building is about the importance of children's play and the inventiveness, creativity and joyful learning that happens with the right materials and guidance. Children will carry, fill, empty, build, stack,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sensory Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

  Easy Projects to Develop Fine Motor Skills, Hand-eye Coordination, and Early Measurement Concepts

  Patch, Casey,

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  A practical, hands-on guide featuring simple sensory play ideas with items you already have. Learn how to get started, following quick and easy instructions that will inspire children to use their five senses and develop their fine motor skills and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Thirty Million Words

  Building a Child's Brain : Tune In, Talk More, Take Turns

  Suskind, Dana,

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  The most important thing parents and care providers can do for a child is talk to them. It is a fundamental, critical factor in brain development and should start from a baby's earliest moments. Suskind's methods for creating the best "language…Read moreRead more of this annotation