Picture Books Plus : 100 Extension Activities in Art, Drama, Music, Math, and Science.

Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Why Use Picture Books with Children? -- BENEFITS OF SHARING PICTURE BOOKS WITH CHILDREN -- PICTURE BOOK DEFINITION -- QUALITY IN PICTURE BOOKS -- HOW TO SHARE PICTURE BOOKS WITH CHILDREN -- PICTURE BOOK ART -- Visual Elements -- Different Types of Media -- Resource Books on Children's Picture Books and Art -- Resource Books for Art Techniques Used in Picture Books -- Chapter 2: Extending Picture Books through Art -- EMBRACING THE PROCESS OF CREATING ART -- DEVELOPING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES CREATIVITY -- IMPORTANT DO'S AND DON'TS -- MATERIALS AND TOOLS -- ART TECHNIQUES AND COLOR -- CONSIDERATIONS FOR OUR ART EXTENSIONS -- ART EXTENSIONS -- Bibliography of Picture Books Used in Art Extensions -- Bibliography of Musical Recording Used in Art Extension -- Art Resource Books -- Chapter 3: Extending Picture Books through Drama -- STAGES OF PLAY -- BENEFITS OF USING DRAMA WITH CHILDREN -- CONSIDERATIONS WHEN USING DRAMA WITH CHILDREN -- SELECTING STORIES FOR DRAMA -- DRAMA EXPERIENCES TO USE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN -- Creative Dramatics -- Storytelling with Props and Participation -- Telling Stories through Movement -- Choral Speaking -- Reader's Theater -- Puppets or Masks -- Charades -- Magic -- DRAMA EXTENSIONS -- Bibliography of Picture Books Used in Drama Extensions -- Bibliography of Musical Recordings and Videos Used in Drama Extensions -- Drama Resource Books -- Chapter 4: Extending Picture Books through Music -- BENEFITS OF USING MUSIC WITH CHILDREN -- ROLE OF ADULTS IN CHILDREN'S MUSICAL EXPERIENCES -- CONSIDERATIONS WHEN CHOOSING MUSIC FOR CHILDREN TO SING -- BEST WAYS TO TEACH SONGS -- USING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH CHILDREN -- PROFESSIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING MUSIC TO YOUNG CHILDREN -- COMMON MUSICAL TERMS THAT CAN BE TAUGHT TO CHILDREN.

MUSICAL EXPERIENCES USED IN OUR EXTENSIONS -- RECOMMENDED MUSICAL CATALOGS -- MUSIC EXTENSIONS -- Bibliography of Picture Books Used in Music Extensions -- Bibliography of Musical Recordings and Videos Used in Music Extensions -- Music Resource Books -- Chapter 5: Extending Picture Books through Math -- MATHEMATICAL SKILLS -- MATH TIPS -- EXPLANATIONS OF MATH CONCEPTS -- Language Development Terms Associated with Math -- MATH EXTENSIONS -- Bibliography of Picture Books Used in Math Extensions -- Bibliography of Musical Recordings Used in Math Extensions -- Math Resource Books -- Chapter 6: Extending Picture Books through Science -- THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD -- SCIENCE SKILLS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO LEARN -- HINTS FOR SUCCESS WHEN PERFORMING EXPERIMENTS -- SAFETY FIRST! -- SCIENCE EXTENSIONS -- Bibliography of Picture Books Used in Science Extensions -- Bibliography of Musical Recordings Used in Science Extensions -- Science Resource Books -- Author/Illustrator Index -- Title Index.

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