Loose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play. Daly and Beloglovsky show you how using loose parts can help you capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and motivate learning. By developing creative environments, children will be encouraged to explore critical thinking in myriad ways.

Have you ever wondered what Steiner education is, where it came from, and how it can be used with young children in your setting? This book answers your questions and includes an overview of child development from a Steiner perspective, an explanation of movement based learning, imitation and example, reverence, and more.

Overview: You play with your toddler, but is she learning? You teach your toddler, but is he having fun? Now you can play and teach your toddler at the same time with this book. Written by an experienced child-care expert, this informative and fun guide shows you how to stimulate your child's development with age-appropriate, enjoyable, and educational activities such as: Making Puppets; Margarine Tub Jellyfish; Dinosaur Eggs; Flower Crowns; Story...

Presents over seventy activities prompting the exploration of concepts such as color and shape identification, fine and gross motor skills, and appropriate expression of feelings.

Counsels parents of school-aged children on how to overcome tendencies toward overprotectiveness to allow children to develop independence. --Publisher's description.

Two words are guaranteed to brighten a child's face: Let's play! (¡Vamos a jugar!) Learning time becomes play time with this award-winning Spanish-language learning video!

"This follow-up to the wildly popular Loose Parts: Inspiring Play in Young Children brings the fun of found objects to infants and toddlers. A variety of new and innovative loose parts ideas are paired with beautiful photography to inspire safe loose parts play in your infant toddler environment"--