02565cam a2200337 i 4500 605165849 TxAuBib 20221013120000.0 170331s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016045724 9780876596951 PAP 29.95 0876596952 PAP 29.95 TxAuBib rda Nicholson, Shelley Errington, author Thrifty teacher's guide to creative learning centers. Thrifty teacher's guide to creative learning centers [BOOK] / by Shelley Nicholson, PhD, and Jessica Martinez. Lewisville, NC : Gryphon House, Inc., 2017. viii, 216 pages ; 28 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Creating and implementing imaginative learning centers -- Blocks and props -- Dramatic-play materials -- Manipulatives -- Art materials -- Writing materials -- Playdough and tools -- Science materials -- Sensory materials -- Books and print materials --Felt and magnet boards -- Puppets -- Musical instruments. It's a common dilemma in early childhood classrooms: How to provide new, interesting experiences on a shoestring budget. Pulling from their decades of experience in classrooms, authors Shelley Nicholson, PhD, and Jessica Martinez offer low-cost ideas for gathering and creating rich explorations in learning centers. Thrifty Teacher's Guide to Creative Learning Centers vividly describes the unique ways teachers can use found and recyclable materials to encourage cognitive development and creative exploration in young children. In addition to photographic examples, the book offers tips on how to source, select, and integrate materials into a center; how to get children started on using the materials; and how to scaffold learning with open-ended questions. These ideas are just the beginning. Once children's imaginations take off, they can use the materials in myriad ways. Provided by publisher. 20221013. Education, Preschool Curricula Juvenile literature. Education, Preschool Activity programs Juvenile literature. Classroom learning centers Juvenile literature. Creative activities and seat work Juvenile literature. Play Juvenile literature. Martinez, Jessica, author.