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Create a Nurturing Environment

GreatPreschools

FREE Sample Handouts

Written by experts in early childhood education, this practical, easy-to-use guidebook, complete with handouts on CD-ROM, provides preschool parents and educators with information and a plan to promote healthy development in a body- and mind-nurturing environment. Explanations on what young children need from their families, teachers, and caregivers teach adults how to help preschoolers develop the social, mental, and emotional competencies they need to succeed and thrive.

Great Preschools is far from a book of "40 more things I don't have time to do." This framework reveals commonsense strengths in the work you are already doing. Reproducible handouts make it easy to add fresh ideas and content to your curriculum, and the many activity ideas offer new interpretations of familiar songs, books, games, and art projects.

• A new publication for educators and caregivers of children ages 3-5
• Tips for parents in building the relationship between family and preschool
• A practical manual that includes reproducible handouts for the teacher (click here to download a free sample)
• Increase the chances of positive developmental for every child
• Build a strong set of skills and attitudes that help children “learn how to learn"
• Enable children to take advantage of positive opportunities in life

Authors
Tamara J. Will is a writer and the parent of two young children. She holds an MBA and serves as a director on the board of her school district’s educational foundation in Minnesota. Since 2001 she has advocated for preschoolers in her work with groups such as Ready 4 K and her district’s Early Learning Advisory Council, where she served as president for two terms.

Karen King is a licensed Early Childhood Educator in the state of Minnesota and has worked in early childhood education for nearly 30 years. She has spent the majority of that time in the classroom, but has also taught child development workshops for teachers, child-care providers, and parents. She has spent the past 24 years working in the Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) program at Somerset Elementary School in Mendota Heights, MN.

Michelle Mergler is a licensed Parent Educator in the state of Minnesota and has an M.Ed (Masters of Education) in Family Education. She has worked in the field of early education for 16 years and is currently with the Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) program at Somerset Elementary School in Mendota Heights, MN.

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Happy Child

Armed with this easy-to-use guidebook, you'll have everything you need to promote positive development in all pr eschoolers!