The Encyclopedia of Infant and Toddler Activities: For Children Birth to 3

by Kathy Charner

Book Overview

With over 300 activities written specifically for infants, toddlers, and two-year-olds, this book captivates children's imaginations and create opportunities for learning. It features activities that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087659013X
• ISBN13: 9780876590133
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Gryphon House
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.4" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Worth every penny!

I bought this product almost a year ago and it was worth it! I run an at-home daycare and this is a must have for me!

A great jummping off point for Infant & Toddler teachers!

When I first got this book I was bit disappointed since the activities look so simple that ANYONE could've thought them up. the thing is that as time passes you find yourself doing the same activities and realize you need to freshen up your lesson plans. This book is great because it does just that. Gives you great ideas and reminds you the infants & toddlers require different things when learning. I love the way this book is set up and separated by area of interest (fine motor, gross motor, discovery, etc.) and then by age (infant, young toddlers, older toddlers) A MUST HAVE!

Good resource, but not geared for parents

This does say "For teachers, by teachers" on the cover so it isn't surprising most of the ideas are more suited for classroom settings. If you like to have a lot of resources as a parent, it's nice. For a teacher, it would be more useful.

Excellent Start

I am a preschool teacher who has taught kindergarten and 4 yr olds. Having been asked to take a new job with 2 and 3 yr olds was a lot more difficult than I thought! With all the choking hazzards and lack of fine motor skills, it's hard to plan lessons. This book gives some excellent activity ideas. I loved it. My only negative thought is that the book doesn't really follow "themes", which almost all schools use these days. Still it's a great buy!

A superb resource especially for teachers, daycare providers, and babysitters.

Edited by Kathy Charner, Maureen Murphy, and Charlie Clark, The Encyclopedia of Infant and Toddler Activities: For Children Birth to 3 is a compilation of activities written by teachers, for teachers, yet also useful as a tool for parents looking to spend quality educational time with their young children. Activities range from fine and gross motor practice, to fingerplays and rhymes, to fun with science, language and literacy enhancement, social-emotional training, and much more. Some activities require inexpensive materials; each lists the age group (Infants, younger toddlers, infants and toddlers, or older toddlers) appropriate for the activity, followed by straightforward step-by-step instructions. A superb resource especially for teachers, daycare providers, and babysitters. A sample activity is Eye Follow-Ups for infants; the materials are any bright-colored objects, and the steps are "1. Place a brightly colored object, such as a yellow block, in front of an infant's eyes. 2. Slowly move it to the left, then to the right, to let the infant's eyes follow it. Do it for only a few seconds."