500 Five Minute Games: Quick and Easy Activities for 3-6 Year Olds
Packed with games, fingerplays and activities to use with preschoolers, this book would be very useful for parents, teachers, daycare workers, and librarians in need of quick and educational activities to complement their school day or story hour . . . a well organized and helpful tool for anyone working with young children. --Juvenile Service Coordinator St. Tammany Parish Library, LouisianaThe concept of short activities which can serve as "fillers" and can make transitions and waiting times more pleasant and productive is an excellent one. Teachers will welcome these 500 great ideas, and will build their own "repertoire" from these suggestions. --Education Coordinator Project Head Start, Detroit Public SchoolsWhen you've done "This Little Piggy" and "Itsy-Bitsy spider" as many times as you can stand and the kid still wants more, what do you do? Turn to 500 Five Minute Games. . . this new book by Jackie Silberg will give you enough games to keep going for a long time. And they're good games. They're simple and teach such basic skills as listening, counting, science, music, weather and more. The book includes a skills index, so you can quickly find a game that emphasizes the skill you want to teach. --Kansas City FAMILY