Most early childhood teachers are using learning centers in the classroom, but do not approach them in ways that fully support a variety of learning opportunities. This book approaches learning centers through the STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) lens, and shares how themes can be integrated into centers to promote creativity and higher-level thinking.STEM Play provides varied activities for the most common centers: Art, blocks, dramatic play, literacy, math, ...

Parents are eager to help their children learn, but teaching young children complicated scientific and mathematical concepts can be intimidating. Simple STEAM helps parents realize they don’t need to be engineers or scientists to support STEAM learning.Help children explore STEAM concepts with fun and engaging activitiesDiscover STEAM learning opportunities in everyday activities and experiencesPrepare children for kindergartenBuild cruc...

Does drawing ability seem restricted to the 'gifted' where others would appear afflicted with picture dyslexia or a crippling lack of confidence in drawing? This book (now with large images for tablets) might help those wishing to learn to draw.Designed to help build confidence in drawing, this book begins at the beginning, not with an exercise on how to draw a potted plant. Preliminary chapters explore the underlying causes of picture dyslexia with questionnaires into handedness a...

Anyone can learn to paint with this step-by-step, transformational painting method.This is a unique, how-to art instruction book, taught by masterful artist Dan Carrel. Using Dan's original method of painting, readers with little or no painting experience will easily learn to create realistic renderings of any subject. Through a simple process of layering and learning how to create light and shadow with paint, a complex and sophisticated image emerges. What begins a...

Life Lessons: Learn How to Capture a World Constantly in MotionFluid, fast and expressive life drawing starts here. Step by step, you'll learn to render fleeting gestures from memory, capture expressions simply and more quickly, give your drawing a life of its own with body language, and more. Along the way, you'll develop a more spontaneous approach for successfully working from life.Inside you'll find:• A comprehensive course on drawing from life,...

Are you trying to develop your skills around some form of creative expressions? You might have probably considered the idea of being an artist who has excellent drawing abilities. You might have probably tried your hands on some drawing techniques and you are finding it very difficult getting a hold of the basics on your own. Not to worry, this is very natural for anyone trying to explore new territories. Depending on the methods one applies in achieving a goal, the process can appear eith...

Materials are the stuff of design. From the very beginning of human history, materials have been taken from the natural world and shaped, modified, and adapted for everything from primitive tools to modern electronics. This renowned book by noted materials engineering author Mike Ashby and Industrial designer, Kara Johnson, explores the role of materials and materials processing in product design, with a particular emphasis on creating both desired aesthetics and functionality. The new edi...

In Messy Maths: A Playful, Outdoor Approach for Early Years, Juliet Robertson offers a rich resource of ideas that will inspire you to tap into the endless supply of patterns, textures, colours and quantities of the outdoors and deepen children's understanding of maths through hands-on experience. Juliet believes being outside makes maths real. In the classroom environment, maths can seem disconnected from everyday reality but real maths is really messy. Lots of outdoor play and engaging a...

The bestselling guide to interior design, updated with new code and technologyInterior Design Illustrated is the definitive guide to design for interior spaces. Richly illustrated in author Francis Ching’s signature style, this book introduces complex design concepts in a visually stunning format; from defining the space and using the elements of design, to planning building systems and incorporating sustainable materials, this volume embodies the idea tha...

Kids love to play, but they don't always love to learn. With 100 Fun & Easy Learning Games for Kids, turn playtime into an opportunity for your children to learn skills that will prepare them for school. In the activities, children learn fundamental skills in areas like reading, writing, math, science, the world, art and music-but they'll have so much fun, they won't even realize they're learning! For example, in the activity Zip-Line Letters, children learn letter sounds as the letters zo...

The IELTS Academic Training Reading Practice Tests series has been developed to help students to have more tests to practise with.It has been recommended by a number of IELTS academics that students engage in practicing for the IELTS exam daily, at least six months in advance, to give them a better chance at getting the score they need.Of course, that means you're going to need LOTS of IELTS practice tests to help you get prepared!Through practicing these questions,...

Uh-oh, now you’ve gone and done it, you volunteered to do a science fair project. Don’t sweat it, presenting at a science fair can be a lot of fun. Just remember, the science fair is for your benefit. It’s your chance to show that you understand the scientific method and how to apply it. Also, it’s an opportunity for you to delve more deeply into a topic you’re interested in. Quite a few scientists, including a few Nobel laureates, claim that they had their first major breakthrough while r...