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Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
A book that aims at proving that training preschoolers with flash cards and attempting to hurry intellectual development doesn't pay off. In fact, the authors claim, kids who are pressured early on to join the academic rat race don't fair any better than children who are allowed to take their time.…
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The goals of this book are to teach students to follow picture directions in sequence, complete important activities independently and to recognize sight words paired with the illustrations. This book contains 46 lessons divided into five categories: Cooking, Crafts, Life Skills, Play and Discovery…
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The screen-free playtime activity book is bursting with puzzles and games guaranteed to chase the boredom away. Inside you'll find dozens of on-the-page adventures including dot-to-dots, wordfinds, crosswords, coloring pages, drawing pages, find-the-differences, mazes, and more!; Part of the Live-5…
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Children learn more in their first two years than at any other time in their lives, so anyone caring for them has a vital role to play in helping them. This easy-to-use guide is filled with activities and play ideas for every stage of a child's development up to the age of 2 1/2.
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With the help of this handy guide, you can bring tried and tested occupational therapy activities into your home and encourage your child to succeed with everyday tasks while having fun in the process.; This expanded edition of the award-winning book includes new advice on toilet training, coping w…
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Occupational therapy uses simple, fun activities to help kids learn the skills they need for daily life, from eating meals and writing the alphabet to socializing with friends and family. Occupational Therapy Activities for Kids is designed to help children at all developmental ability levels stren…
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The Asperkid's Game Plan provides over 100 original games and activities that engage children with Asperger syndrome. Demonstrating how just about anything can be turned into an opportunity for learning and growth, this book is bursting with go-to ideas for making simple play equipment at home and …
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Take Out the Toys is the second booklet in the Make Play R.O.C.K. booklet series for parents of young children with autism.; This booklet focuses on expanding your child?s ?functional play? ? the kind of early toy play that involves doing conventional or ?expected? actions on toys, like putting sha…
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Put Pretending into Your Child?s Play is the third booklet in the Make Play R.O.C.K. booklet series for parents of young children with autism.; This booklet focuses on helping parents expand their child?s pretend play skills during fun, everyday play activities. Children with social communication d…
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This practical guide offers an introduction to the basic principles, tools and techniques that comprise the Integrated Play Groups model, designed to support children of diverse ages and abilities on the autism spectrum (novice players) in mutually enjoyed play experiences with typical peers and si…
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Even very young children can learn to choose words that are helpful, not hurtful. This simple, charming book shows them how. Includes helpful tips for parents and caregivers.; Todos los niños pueden aprender a escoger o utilizar palabras afectuosas o amables en lugar de palabras que lastimen o duel…
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Guidelines for parents of children ages 3 to 10 years old, on using child-directed play principles to connect with their children through play.
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Guidelines for parents of children ages 3 to 10 years old, on using parent-directed play principles to connect with their children and to support their children's development and learning through play.
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Kieran does not want to go to bed but Keelyis trying her best to have a regular bed routine for him. Find out what she does to get Kieran to get a good night's sleep.; Includes English translation, Ojibwe translation, and Ojibwe syllabics.
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Harness the power of play--101 creative ways for you and your child to bond, have fun, and so much more!; What's the best way for children to relate to the world around them? Play! In this book, you'll find a collection of joyful activities that allow parents of children ages 3 to 9 to unlock the t…
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Using these 49 Positive Discipline tools, honed and perfected after years of real-world research and feedback, you'll be able to work with your children instead of against them. The goal isn't perfection but providing you with the techniques you need to help your children develop the life and socia…
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This book is full of strategies and tips to help parents guide the growth of their children's emotional intelligence. Contains illustrations, charts, and even a handy ‘Refrigerator Sheet.’
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This book provides a road map of thoughtfully designed lessons to help educators empower students to develop self-regulatory abilities - abilities that research demonstrates will ensure success in life well beyond the classroom. This manual includes teaching strategies as well as concrete examples …
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A guide for parents of children and adolescents who have difficulty with executive functioning skills including; planning and organization, self-monitoring, impulse control, working memory, and initiating tasks. This book offers short-term strategies and ways to build skills needed for long-term, …
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This booklet is a companion to the British Columbia Early Learning Framework. It provides ideas and suggestions to guide early learning practitioners for reflecting on the vision, principles and learning goals set out in the Framework. It also provides specific tools for using the Framework in you…