Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will Love

Author: Lynn Lilly
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1612435874
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
More than sixty educational, entertaining craft projects that encourage children to unplug, interact, and have fun! Does your child spend too much time in front of a screen? Help them discover the excitement of hands-on learning with Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will Love. Packed with DIY projects like a personalized race track chore tracker, a high-flying homemade 3D kite, and handmade musical instruments, the activities in this book will encourage your child to explore the world beyond the screen. Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will Love features step-by-step instructions and color photos for over sixty entertaining and educational projects that: • Promote lifelong learning • Stimulate creativity • Improve problem solving • Spur imaginative thinking • Encourage independent playtime And the fun doesn’t end when the crafting is over—youngsters will love playing with their new handmade creations on game night, at parties, during holidays, and more.

Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will Love

Author: Lynn Lilly
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781643105451
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Packed with DIY projects like a high-flying homemade 3D kite and handmade musical instruments, the activities in this book will encourage kids to explore the world beyond the screen. Includes step-by-step instructions and color photos for over 60 entertaining and educational projects.

Screen-free Crafts Kids Will Love

Author: Lynn Lilly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Handicraft
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
"Does your child spend too much time in front of a screen? Help them discover the excitement of hands-on learning with Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will Love. Packed with DIY projects like a personalized race track chore tracker, a high-flying homemade 3D kite and handmade musical instruments, the activities in this book will encourage your child to explore the world beyond the screen."--Back cover.

Integrating Literature in the Disciplines

Author: Sharon Kane
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000040089
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 579

Book Description
The Second Edition of this practical and comprehensive resource offers a multitude of ways to incorporate literature into teaching and learning across a range of disciplines. Future and practicing teachers, librarians, instructional coaches, and school leaders can implement the ideas within this text to improve the literacy skills and knowledge of students, while also addressing standards and curricular goals of various content areas. The new edition recognizes a paradigm shift from content areas to disciplines, reflecting the specific ways reading and writing are used in different fields of study. Updated with current research and practices, the volume recommends and evaluates books in different genres and categories, with chapters on informational books; fiction; biography and memoir; poetry; and hands-on and how-to books. For every category, Kane provides a rationale, instructional strategies, and author studies, as well as lists and descriptions of books related to curricular areas. With a wealth of activities and new BookTalks, this Second Edition is greatly revised and features expanded attention to technology, digital learning, diversity, and culture. Using this text will create opportunities for deep discussions and will stimulate students’ interest and motivation to read and learn. Integrating Literature in the Disciplines helps educators identify books that fit with any subject to enhance the creative and affective dimensions of school life; encourages interdisciplinary connections; and increases the depth and relevance of lessons. It is ideal for professional development and serves as a tool for Readers’ Advisory to match books with readers throughout the school day and beyond.

The Easiest Kids’ Crafts Ever

Author: Jacinta Sagona
Publisher: Page Street Publishing
ISBN: 1645672913
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 549

Book Description
Transform Everyday Materials into Effortless, Cute Crafts! Turn your bin of ordinary crafting supplies into a day of happy, colorful fun! Jacinta Sagona’s 60 charming crafts use simple materials you already have at home in new ways to captivate your little ones’ imaginations for hours. These craft ideas will help children of all ages tap into their creative tendencies by encouraging experimentation, spontaneity and mindfulness. Your kids will love the helpful step-by-step photos and variety of projects, ranging from sweet animals and decorative wall hangings to handmade toys and games, and you will love how easy the projects are to set up (with minimal cleanup!). Let them put recycled cardboard and common craft paper to good use with unique crafts like a Paper Lantern Garden and a Pom-Pom Blowing Unicorn. Watch them delight in toys and painting activities like Stained-Glass Windows and a Musical Guitar. Introduce them to the practice of mindfulness with calming projects like Gratitude Mini-Piñatas, Guatemalan Worry Dolls and Yarn Hearts. Perfect for parents, grandparents, teachers and babysitters, this book is a treasure trove of super simple ideas you can dive into anytime you are looking for an art project for the kids. You’ll love bonding with them and witnessing their budding imaginations!

Action ART

Author: MaryAnn F. Kohl
Publisher: Bright Ring Publishing Inc
ISBN: 0935607358
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
Action Art: Hands-On Active Art Adventures is A Collection of Over 100 Active Hands-On Art Experiences for Children 2-12, Full of Adventure, Movement, and Discovery. FOR SCHOOLS • HOMESCHOOLS • MUSEUMS• LIBRARIES • CHILDCARE • HOME Shelving: ART ACTIVITIES • EDUCATION • PARENTING Over 100 action-packed art activities bring discovery and adventurous creativity to children’s art experiences that will delight and challenge kids of all ages. Each child-tested art activity is grouped into engaging action categories including: 1.) Smacking • Squeezing • Tapping 2.) Rolling • Spinning • Swinging 3.) Blowing • Exploding • Smooshing 4.) Tools • Toys • Utensils 5.) Up • Down • All Around Full color photographs highlight all activities including painting, photography, collage and sculpture, each with helpful icons indicating levels for both children and adults. Action Art experiences are built on the knowledge that art for children is a creative process and not just a finished product. MaryAnn Kohl is famous around the world for encouraging children to experience creative art exploration best known as “process art”. Action Art offers 5 chapters of exciting and adventurous creative art activities, all with surprise outcomes, including – Blowing Glitter Dancing Blottos Bubble Wrap Boot Walk Clear Color Squish

The Highlights Big Book of Activities for Little Kids

Author: Highlights
Publisher: Highlights Press
ISBN: 1639621482
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
From the creators of Highlights, the #1 most-read children’s magazine in the country, and of the best-selling book The Highlights Book of Things to Do comes the ultimate collection of over 200 screen-free activities for kids ages 3–6. Kids and their grown-ups can use everyday household items to make lasting memories while they beat boredom, get the wiggles out, read, wind down, and more. Developed by early childhood experts, this book includes fan-favorite screen-free games, crafts, recipes, puzzles, stories, songs, and more inspired by the hugely popular High Five magazine, which reaches over 800,000 households. Kids and their grown-ups will experience fun adventures with activities like Spy Escape, Tape Games, Can You Make It Tall?, How Do Vegetables Grow?, and Animal Boogie. FUN IDEAS FROM A BELOVED BRAND: Highlights is the most-read children's magazine in the U.S., and the brand has over 80% recognition. Parents and teachers trust the quality and expertise of products from Highlights. ACTIVITIES FOR EVERY MOMENT: Whether looking for a boredom buster, a trick to get the wiggles out, or something to calm kids for a nap, grown-ups can find the perfect screen-free activity for different moments throughout a child’s day. HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT AND QUALITY TIME TOGETHER: With 288 pages of screen-free activities divided into 12 handy chapters, this book offers hours of low-mess entertainment. Kids will be begging to do the activities over and over again. Grown-ups will love the inviting questions designed to spur thinking and conversation. Everyone will cherish creating core memories of time spent together. MESS ALERT! This book is super easy for grown-ups to use with kids, and it even includes a helpful "Mess Alert" callout that gives parents a helpful heads-up for projects that might require some cleanup. QUIET TIME ACTIVITIES: In addition to chapters devoted to movement, song, and humor, there are also chapters that acknowledge the importance of downtime for young kids. Puzzles, stories, and other quiet-time activities that don’t require writing give kids opportunities to wind down.

Get Away From TV

Author: Shirley Follett
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
So many parents are looking for fresh ideas for screen-free activities for kids now that we finally turned a corner. I know I'm not the only parent with kids whose screen time increased significantly over the quarantine. It was their primary way to connect with friends, not to mention their primary mode of education. So no judgments! But, in an effort to find a little more balance in our lives again and to enjoy these summer months together (not together apart!). Would you like to know about low-cost easy art projects for children? Unlike other children's craft books that provide random crafts, the crafts found in this book are specific to each of the four seasons; Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. So that no matter what season of the year it is, you would be equipped with at least 10 screen-free activities to engage your children with. The fun activities in this eBook would be sure to draw your child's attention away from the screen of their devices. Here are 5 examples of the art projects that you will find inside: -Coffee Filter Butterflies -Recycled Car City -Farm World -Ice Sun Catchers -Flubber -And much, much more! Buy this book now.

America's Most Wanted Recipes Kids' Menu

Author: Ron Douglas
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476734917
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "America's Most Wanted Recipes" presents low-calorie, copycat recipes from favorite restaurants.

Insiders' Guide® to Seattle

Author: Shelley Seale
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762767316
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
A first edition, Insiders' Guide to Seattle is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to this thriving city in the Pacific Northwest. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of Seattle and its surrounding environs.