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Nine kits were developed, each based on a children's book, incorporating a theme to extend parent-child play based interaction. We found it very helpful to call on the assistance of early childhood educators who were able to identify developmentally appropriate activities for parent-child play suggestions and to create theme related activities for the following children's literature: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See by Bill Martin Jr./Erie Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Thomas'Snowsuit by Robert Munsch Red Is Best by Kathy Stinson Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown My Kokum Called Today by Iris Loewen Amikoose (Little Beaver) by Ferguson Plain A Pocketfor Corduroy by D. Freeman A Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Kit development consumes considerable time and some expense. Two educators who developed materials for this project will make kits available to practitioners who are interested in purchasing them. Contact: Ellen Williams and Deanne Bertrand In addition to a book, each kit consisted of a manila type folder with inside pockets containing:
The following materials are an example of kit contents for the book, A Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.
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