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The Power of Play: Designing Early Learning Spaces

Dorothy Stoltz, Marisa Conner, James Bradberry

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Description:In this hands-on guide, an early childhood specialist, a designer, and an outreach librarian take you step-by-step through the process of designing an early learning space that fits your space limitations and budget. With a strong focus on making play spaces welcoming for parents, caregivers, and children while reducing stress for library staff, the authors use current research to explain the importance of play in regard to early literacy and learning; show how underutilized spaces of any size can be transformed into play spaces, with planning secrets for small, mid-size, and large play environments; Offer tips for reinventing reading nooks as “playscapes” that encourage fun and play; present models of successful early learning spaces from across the country, with illustrations and floor plans; and suggest ways to motivate adults to help young children develop a sense of discovery, energizing adults and children alike to pursue the lifelong enjoyment of learning.This book includes sample guidelines, surveys, and plans to help adapt library play spaces to the needs of your community with samples of a vendor list, tips for cleaning toys, worksheets, and other tools for pulling it all together, from engaging library staff and community partners to hiring architects and contractorsThis book is meant to help librarians transform neglected spaces into joyful places that help parents inspire their children to learn.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Power of Play: Designing Early Learning Spaces. To get started finding The Power of Play: Designing Early Learning Spaces, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 224

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: American Library Association

Release: 2015

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Description: In this hands-on guide, an early childhood specialist, a designer, and an outreach librarian take you step-by-step through the process of designing an early learning space that fits your space limitations and budget. With a strong focus on making play spaces welcoming for parents, caregivers, and children while reducing stress for library staff, the authors use current research to explain the importance of play in regard to early literacy and learning; show how underutilized spaces of any size can be transformed into play spaces, with planning secrets for small, mid-size, and large play environments; Offer tips for reinventing reading nooks as “playscapes” that encourage fun and play; present models of successful early learning spaces from across the country, with illustrations and floor plans; and suggest ways to motivate adults to help young children develop a sense of discovery, energizing adults and children alike to pursue the lifelong enjoyment of learning.This book includes sample guidelines, surveys, and plans to help adapt library play spaces to the needs of your community with samples of a vendor list, tips for cleaning toys, worksheets, and other tools for pulling it all together, from engaging library staff and community partners to hiring architects and contractorsThis book is meant to help librarians transform neglected spaces into joyful places that help parents inspire their children to learn.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Power of Play: Designing Early Learning Spaces. To get started finding The Power of Play: Designing Early Learning Spaces, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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