Whether you are a TEACHER, PARENT, OR CHILD CARE PROVIDER, Creative Resources for the Early Childhood Classroom, 4E is the one resource you will treasure. Newly updated and expanded, this fourth edition includes over one hundred activities that complement a variety of themes that make learning interesting and challenging for young children. References for children?s books, music and multimedia, sample parent letters, and methods for constructing and evaluating creative, interactive bulletin boards are all included in this new edition. The text focuses on the growth of the whole child and includes theme goals, concepts, vocabulary words, finger plays, music, resources, and experiences in art, math, and cooking. This text is a must-have resource for anyone who works with young children.Preface. Introduction. Ants. Apples. Art. Birds. Blue. Breads. Brushes. Bubbles. Buildings. Camping. Cars, Trucks, and Buses. Cats. Christmas. Circus Clothing. Communication. Construction Tools. Containers. Creative Movement. Dairy Products. Dentist. Doctors and Nurses. Dogs. Easter. Eggs. Fall. Families. Farm Animals. Feelings. Feet. Firefighters. Fish. Flowers. Friends. Frogs. Fruits and Vegtables. Gardens. Halloween. Hanukkah (Chanukah). Hats. Health. Homes. Insects and Spiders. Mail Carrier. Mice. Music. Numbers. Nursery Rhymes. Occupations. Pets. Plants. Puppets. Purple. Rain. Red. Safety. Scissors. Shapes. Sports. Spring. Summer. Thanksgiving. Trees. Valentine?s Day. Water. Wheels. Winter. Worms. Yellow. Zoo Animals. Appendix A International Holidays. Appendix B Early Childhood Commercial Suppliers. Appendix C Rainy Day Activities.