- ISBN13: 9780876590676
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Product Description
BIG activities engage little learners with this complete curriculum for science, math, literacy and language. BIG is powerful. Children want to be BIG. They want to do BIG. They love enormous numbers like a hundred million billion and long words like “tyrannosaurus rex.” They love to spread their arms wide and run as fast as they can. Thinking BIG, Learning BIG is filled with BIG activities to engage the imaginations of young children. Children learn be… More >>
Thinking BIG, Learning BIG: Connecting Science, Math, Literacy, and Language in Early Childhood
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#1 by Chase on May 21, 2010 - 4:46 am
Wow, everything you need to know in one book. Great ideas in all areas, activities are fun, hands on and appropriate for students.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by David A. Curry on May 21, 2010 - 5:50 am
This book is inspiring as well as practical. That puts it on my list of top quality guides. From my own experience, teachers often find preparation for hands-on lessons daunting. Here’s help. I especially liked: lists of all needed materials in the sidebar, the step-by-step movement through the lessons, and the skill development lists, and the delightful photographs. This book is a great companion for anyone who loves the art of teaching.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Frederick C. Evering on May 21, 2010 - 7:41 am
This is one of the clearest and most readable curriculum books that I have seen for teachers and parents. Topics such as rainbows, windpower, roads and the moon will appeal to children while helping them develop a scientific foundation. For example, they will love experimenting with dropping balls in pretend moon dust to see how craters are formed. Evitt gives clear directions and lists of materials for each activity, as well as thought provoking questions.
As a science educator I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Peggy Ashbrook on May 21, 2010 - 10:33 am
Thinking BIG, Learning BIG: Connecting Science, Math, Literacy, and Language in Early Childhood was my summer reading and it became September`s lesson plans. This book of activities reinvigorated my thinking. Aligned with national standards in reading, literacy, math, and science, Thinking BIG helps me see where the science activities I know and love can incorporate more language and math goals. With intriguing, classroom-tested activities which are insightful about children’s desire to explore and imagine, Evitt also meets teachers’ needs for activities which are possible, teach concepts, and come with detailed directions for how to implement. Her approach expanded my thinking–although I usually think of sprouting seeds as an early spring activity, Evitt explains that children are curious about the seeds they discover in fall from flowers and inside apples and pumpkins. The playful spirit throughout the book is so enjoyable–predicting how far popcorn will fly, playing air hockey, and making a giant rainbow! The authors understand that children are attracted to all things BIG and they will remember the concepts they learn through those activities!
Here’s what I found especially useful in Thinking BIG, Learning BIG: Movement ideas, insights into children’s thinking, teacher-to-teacher tips, games, book lists with full descriptions, language and math goals, skills assessments, and Discussion Starter questions. So many good ideas!
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Jennifer Miley on May 21, 2010 - 10:52 am
O.K.,I have to be honest. I know the authors. In fact, my daughter was in their class four years ago. I’ve seen the curriculum in this book first hand, and it simply works. As a former educator and now a parent, I appreciate curriculum that is exciting, engaging, thought-provoking, and open-ended. While volunteering in their classroom I had the opportunity to both observe and participate in the activities included in the book. Parents, teachers, and educators of young children should not miss this book. Every “Big” concept and every “Big” activity has been tried, tested, reworked, and presented to you in an easy to read and follow format. This is not just a book full of fun activities for kids (although the children will definitely be having fun). The book is purposefully written to help guide both teachers and children through careful and meaningful thinking, exploring, experimenting, and growing. Hooray for Teacher Marie and Teacher Tim!
Rating: 5 / 5