Play and Learn with Arthur - Volume 2 - Creative Activities for Children Ages 3 to 6

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Guide for preschool children ages 3–6 that pairs each Arthur episode from the third season with hands-on activities designed to strengthen school readiness. The volume provides 30 activities using common home or classroom materials, with directions, target skills, and options for older/younger children. It also includes child-centered learning areas, neighborhood movement ideas, parent and family involvement suggestions, learning-center extensions, group discussion prompts, episode descriptions, recipes, resource lists, suggested Arthur book titles, and an Arthur coloring sheet.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages34

Reading Time1 h 26 min

AccessFree to download

About this Guide

About the Activities

Activity Index

Learning Center Index

Resources

How to Find Out When Arthur Is Broadcast

ED 446863 AUTHOR TITLE INSTITUTION SPONS AGENCY PUB DATE NOTE PUB TYPE EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT DOCUMENT RESUME Cerier,Laura Play and Learn with Arthur:Creative Activities for ChildrenAges 3 to 6.Volume 2,Program Numbers 301-315.WGBH-TV,Boston,MA. Department of Education,Washington,DC.;Corporation forPublic Broadcasting,Washington,DC. 1998-00-00 33p.;For related documents,see PS 028991-998.Illustratedby Marc Brown. Guides -Non-Classroom(055) MF01/PC02 Plus Postage. *Class Activities;Early Childhood Education;*EmergentLiteracy;*Learning Activities;Learning Centers(Classroom);*School Readiness;*Young Children*Arthur(Television Series);Public Broadcasting Many experts agree that high-quality television can be anexcellent supplement to active learning in the classroom and at home.Thisguide contains activities for children ages 3 to 6,each activity incorporating a theme or topic related to an episode of"Arthur"presentedduring the program's third season on the Public Broadcasting System.Theguide presents 30 activities that can be done with materials commonly foundin the home or classroom and that are designed to build school readinessskills,especially early and emergent literacy skills.All activities eitherhave components for older and younger children or are adaptable for differentages.Many activities also include child-centered learning areas,based onthe themes of the activities and episodes,that allow children to explore ontheir own.Each activity describes the skills addressed,the needed materials,and easy-to-follow directions.Many activities also include waysfor children to be active within their neighborhoods,ideas for involvingparents and family members,suggestions for learning centers,ways to enrichand extend the activity.beyond the one-day period,and ideas for groupdiscussion.Also included in the guide are"Arthur"episode descriptions,recipes,a resource list,suggested "Arthur"book titles,and an "Arthur"coloring sheet.(KB) | Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made
from the original document. | | --- | ED 446 863 PS 028997 # Creative Activities for Children U.S.DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and improvement 变 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATIONCENTER(ERIC)This document has been reproduced asreceived from the person or organization □ Minor changes have been made toimprove reproduction quality.Points of view or opinions stated in thisdocurnent do not necessarily representofficial OERI position or policy.Corporate funding provided by2 Activity Skills Activities4-20ARTHUR" Coloring Sheet14Class Book/Recipe Instructions 21ARTHUR Episode Descriptions22ARTHUR Resources23How to Find Out When ARTHUR Is Broadcast24-25Activity Index26Learning Cemter Index27Resources28 Abouf thisGuide In the Fall of 1997 Play and Learn withArthur,Volume 1,was published. Since then,we have heard from child-care providers,teachers, and parents about how muchchildren enjoy the hands-on activities in theguide. To accompany the new episodes forthe third season of the Emmy award-winning PBS series, we have created Playand Learn with Arthur, Volume 2.Developedwith a team of preschool educators,Volume 2has 30 activities that can be done withmaterials commonly found in the home orclassroom. The activities are designed tobuild school readiness skills, especially earlyand emergent literacy skills, for children ages3-6.All activities either have components forolder and younger children or are adaptablefor different ages. Many activities alsoinclude child-centered learning areas, basedon the themes of the activities and episodes,that allow children to explore on their own. Although each activity—one for everyprogram—incorporates a theme or topicrelated to the ARTHUR episodes, theactivities can easily be used independentlyof the series. However, many experts agreethat high-quality television can be anexcellent supplement to act

FAQs

这本指南面向哪些年龄段的儿童？

面向3到6岁的儿童。活动既可用于更大或更小年龄段，也可按不同年龄进行调整。

活动通常用哪些材料来完成？

活动使用家庭或课堂中常见的材料即可完成。每项活动都会列出所需材料并提供易于遵循的步骤。

指南还包含哪些与Arthur相关的内容？

除了活动本身，还提供Arthur节目集说明、食谱、资源列表、建议的Arthur书目以及Arthur涂色页等内容。

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