The Learning House

Here is a guide that provides parents, home-schoolers, and daycare/preschool providers with ideas designed to develop reading and mathematic readiness skills utilizing rooms in a house. Ordinary rooms are converted into vibrant, exciting, realistic learning laboratories for three to seven year-old children. Additionally, with the guidance of the author, daily mundane household chores gain a new purpose-reinforcing skills and fostering intellectual development of children. Features: Simple and easy-to-do activities with easy-to-follow directions and instructions, interesting homemade games, diagrams and patterns are included as guides and additional resources, suggested neighborhood/community trips to enhance the home experiences and broaden the learning laboratory.

About the author

Sheila E. Sapp, a former elementary school teacher, reading specialist, instructional supervisor, curriculum director, and assistant principal, resides in Woodbine, Georgia, with her husband, Everette. Sapp is currently an elementary principal for the Camden County School system located in Kingsland, Georgia.

Product details

• Authors: Sheila E. Sapp
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2003
• EAN: 9781578860227
• ISBN: 978-1-57886-022-7
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 220 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 150 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, Education, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy