Teaching Terrific Threes and Other Toddlers
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This long-anticipated sequel to the bestseller Teaching Terrific Twos is the ultimate in resource guides for three year olds. Filled with fun and educational activities specifically designed to meet and challenge the abilities and interests of three year olds, Threes is a must for anyone involved in caring for this special age group. Activities concentrate on social growth, listening skills, self-image, language skills, fine and gross motor development, and awareness of such concepts as science, math, music, and nutrition. Includes a section about room arrangement, scheduling, discipline, assessment, parent involvement, materials, and basic and individual goals.
AcknowledgementsivDedicationvTable of ContentsviiIntroduction11Three Year Olds12Proud Points to Ponder13Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Learning Environments14All About Threes: How Do We Look, Inside and Out?Characteristics of the Three Year Old Child16What We Need17What We Like17Schedules18Planning Form19Individualizing Plans for Children20Checking the Environment20Space Plan21Teaching Techniques23Fingerplay Rhyme Time: Five Green Frogs24Fingerplay Rhyme Time: Old MacDonald25Fingerplay Rhyme Time: Ten Little Children of the World28Fingerplay Rhyme Time: Ten Little Gardeners29Love in the Classroom: How Do We Get Along?Management and Discipline32Tips While Using Puppets32Books Can Help34Learning to Cooperate35Taking Turns and Sharing36Making the Classroom Fit for Threes37Kissing Hands38Nap Happy39Napping Themes & Nap Surprises40Napping Times, Napping Rhymes41Turning Me Into We: Do I Have to Share?Friendly Threes44Friendship Murals45The Mirror46Mirror Pattern47Watch Me Grow48"We" People49Just Feelin' Good50Sing Me A Song51Self-Portrait Classbooks52Introducing... Me!53Intelligence Checklist54Teacher Reminder55Cozy Spaces, Special Places: Where Can I Go?Cozy Spaces, Special Places58Cardboard Boxes58Mazes, Tents, Cubes, Hollows, and Lofts59Quiet Bottles60Block Area: What Can I Build?Building Problem-Solving Skills62Under Construction Sign63Variations64Dip, Dive, and Dig: Is It Ok to Splash?Activities at the Sand and Water Table66Sand and Water Fun67Once A Pound of Time: What Does This Say?Selecting Books for Threes72Story Star73Felt Boards76'Books About Us' Class Book77Wordless Text Books78Interactive Language Experience Chart79Washable Mini-Stampers80Bookmark Patterns81Button Bag Book82Author's Suitcase83The Message Center84Beginning Story Telling: The Progressive Story85Potpourri of Literacy86Tell Me A Story: It Looks Like Spilt Milk88Clappertown95Colorful Stories96The Fidgit Family97"Sign of the Times"98Sign Language Alphabet99"I Love You" Sign100Catch the Creative Spirit: What Can I Do?Tips for Threes' Art Experiences102Shape-a-ma-jigs103Shape Patterns104Sticker Pix107Name Puzzles108Rings & Circles Are Round and Round109Paper Towel Crunch110Rainbow Colors111What Color Is This?112Frame It!113Graphs on the Ground114Write About It115SNAP116Fun Foam Shape Boards117Shape Patterns118Have A Ball119Take A Step Number Hunt120Literacy Count121Let's Cook: What Smells Good?Wash Hands Sign124Veggie Scrub125ABC Fruit Bars126Tic Tac Toast127Coolie Smoothie128On Beyond, "What Color is This?": What Can I Think?Critical Thinking Skills for Threes130Color Rap131Critical Thinking Questioning Strategies132Critical Thinking Card File133Critical Thinking Activities for Threes137Color Song Flip Chart138Critical Thinking Activities for Threes139Threes Outdoors: Watch Me! Watch Me!Sun Smart Threes148Sun Smart Checklist149Visor Pattern150Fun at the Fence151At the Fence Again152And Again153No Mess Paint Day154Easels Out155What's Ticking?156Transitions: How Do I Get From Here to There?Making Changes & Rearranges: Transition Tips158New Rhymes for Transition Times160Transitional Tunes161
