Paperback book titled "Problem Solving with Young Children" by Redleaf Press, featuring colorful illustrations on the cover.
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Paperback book titled "Problem Solving with Young Children" by Redleaf Press, featuring colorful illustrations on the cover.

Problem Solving with Young Children: Building Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Resilience

Redleaf Press
Price:
$34.95

Description

Develop strategies for helping children become creative problem solvers

Whether it's building a rocket, learning to take turns, or forgetting a teaching material at home, both children and adults learn more from our mistakes than from our successes. Help children find solutions and learn to problem solve using teachable moments. Young children encounter problems, mistakes, and accidents that challenge them daily. Helping children conquer everyday frustrations fosters the creativity, critical thinking, and resilience that enables children to thrive in a formidable world. The ultimate guide to thinking on your feet, Problem Solving with Young Children will coach early childhood teachers, child care providers, and parents to develop a range of strategies to help young children become creative problem solvers, including:

  • Questions to ask

  • Ways to listen

  • Strategies for brainstorming and trying solutions

  • Suggestions for using the scientific method or design thinking to test ideas

  • Methods for reflecting on what worked and what still needs improvement

    Featuring anecdotes and advice, and incorporating research on how children learn, emergent curriculum methods, problem-based learning, developmentally appropriate practices, and responsive pedagogies, this book will help you lead children through meaningful problem-solving processes and prepare tomorrow's critical thinkers.   


    • Author: Ann Gadzikowski
    Publisher: Redleaf Press
    Published: 10/04/2022
    Pages: 152
    Binding Type: Paperback
    Weight: 0.66lbs
    Size: 9.92h x 6.85w x 0.47d
    ISBN13: 9781605547671
    ISBN10: 1605547670
    BISAC Categories:
    - Education | Schools | Levels | Early Childhood (Incl. Preschool & Kinder
    - Education | Classroom Management
    - Education | Behavioral Management

    About the Author
    Ann Gadzikowski has more than twenty-five years of experience as a teacher and director of early childhood programs. She is Director of Early Learning for Encyclopedia Britannica and oversees the summer Leapfrog Program. Her book Robotics for Young Children won the Midwest Book Award in the Education category, Creating a Beautiful Mess: Ten Essential Play Experiences for a Joyous Childhood won gold in the 2015 National Parenting Publications Awards.