Reading #3

Name:Asma Al KhuwaiterDate:28/9/2012 Source Number: 3

Reference (APA): Name of the book:A practical guide to activities for young children Author: Christine Hobart, Jill Frankel chapter 3 / Puzzle and table-top Activities  page :79 -83   (working on the reference)

Summary:  This chapter provides me information about what positive effect could puzzle and table top activities create for preschooler and what links to early learning goals. In other words, if a teacher provides those activities what could the child improve in his personal, social and emotional developments area and how? However, because I’m going to focus on math play, in this chapter I found small part that explains the mathematical development in early childhood education. It says that there are some activities that could help children identify the similarities and differences and encourage their memory quickness of thought which is the whole idea  in most of the KGs aims.

Evaluation:(connected to Questions 1 to 5 above) This chapter recommended for teachers who want to get specific ideas about specific games which develop main parts in the child social and cognitive development. It provide guideline of how each activity will help the child. Quotes are almost difficult to find but there is lots and it need just a way to organize it because it is not straightforward (you have to paraphrase it)

Notes (could include specific quotes)   Still working on..

Cross References   Engaging learning Clark N. Quinn