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Everyday Discoveries: Amazingly Easy Science and Math Using Stuff You Already Have
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Teachers and caregivers of children ages 3-6
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Sharon Macdonald
Sharon MacDonald, M.Ed., has been training teachers throughout the United States for more than fifteen years. Her training workshops and presentations focus on a variety of early childhood topics based on years of classroom experience. With a master's degree in education, Sharon has taught ages ranging from three-year-olds to adults and an inclusion program for children with disabilities. She is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop presenter at early childhood education conferences and has written many magazine articles.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This book sounded really great, but it ended up being a lot of preschool activities without a lot of content. Here's a random example I opened to- make popcorn, give it four different toppings, have the kids try it, and graph their favorites. Things like "Encourages children's curiosity about different toppings." do not meet any content standards I have heard of (including preschool standards). If this had been labeled "preschool activities" on the cover, I wouldn't have gotten it (it was on someone's swap list and sounded really neat). I'm mostly disappointed because it sounded really great, but it's not applicable for even kindergarten for the most part.
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