"A set of colorful, durable, easy-to-use cards with practical suggestions and activity ideas. The cards present 52 small- and large-group activities from the book of the same title in the Teacher's Idea Book Series. The activities are organized in five curriculum content areas: language, literacy and communication; mathematics; science and technology; creative arts (art and music); and physical development and health. Each activity includes step-by-step instructions and a chart to help teachers recognize and support preschoolers' learning of specific concepts and skills at early, middle, and later developmental levels."--Publisher's website.

"Certain activities in this book require specific types of music. In previous versions of this book, we included a CD of 14 songs for these activities. These songs are still available; however, we've uploaded them to a website (lessonplans.bandcamp.com), allowing you to stream the music directly from a phone, tablet, or computer, or download as many of the songs as you see fit for your classroom. In the Appendix, "Music Selections for Lesson Activities" on page 172, you will find a chart that explains which songs to use with which activity, as well as more options for including music in the daily routine."--page vii, Editor's Note.

Small-group times (SGTs) are adult-initiated activities during which children explore materials in their own way with the adult sharing the excitement of their discoveries. Adult-initiated means that the teacher plans the materials and the learning experience based on learning content, children's interests, and their levels of development.

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