Over 1,000 Lesson Plans for Children Ages 3 to 6: The Giant Encyclopedia

Kristi Kollar: this is an awesome resource with a whole bunch of stuff which is great for teachers or homeschooling

United States on Aug 12, 2023

Kitty: I really love the ideas and suggestions in this book. It is laid out in a way that is easy to understand and follow. I am using this for homeschooling and do not have a group setting, I really wish you had a homeschooling version on these books. I am planning on using the family for the group ideas and otherwise improvise. However I wish this book had a nice easy materials needed section with each lesson like they have in the purple learning center book, I have to read so much more and it takes longer to decide if I want to use a specific lesson or not because of this.

United States on Apr 22, 2023

Leslie reid: Lots of information, can use in Australia,works with curriculum. Nice to have a hard copy of ideas ready to go

Australia on Mar 31, 2023

KR: I was struggling to find a good book as I was teaching my kid at home bcos of covid.
This was a great book and one-book-fits-all solution developed by teachers. I read reviews mentioning they are disappointed bcos there was group activities. It’s an almost 600 pages book with a very broad range of topics addressing everything from A to Z so this is a great value. Even without the group activities, my single child has so much to do. We get colorful books with 25 experiments for like $15. This book has thousands of small activities and experiments, I’m glad I bought it. Also this book is different from all those out there , it doesn’t use crazy materials assuming we have a factory at home.
It has pictures where necessary, and I like the font style. Font style is important to me as it inspires me to read more.
I went ahead and bought the science and math books. We are a family of engineers and phd’s , so found it very appropriate.

United States on Sep 19, 2021

K.Lalruatsangi: It helps me a lot in my monthly lesson planing

India on Mar 30, 2021

Dominique S.: Best toolbox for a parent. I use this book daily with my son who's 2.5. We LOVE it. Majority of the lesson plans have a song or nursery rhyme. Every lesson has multiple book suggestions to go along with it. The activities are amazing.
The Lesson Chapters: All About Me, Animals, Birds, Celebrations and Other Fun Things!, Colors, Dinosaurs, Farm, Food, Friends, Gardening, Health and Safety, Insects & Bugs, Literacy, Nature & The Environment, Numbers, Opposites & Things that go together, Our Community, Outer Space, Pets, Seasons, Senses, Shapes, Starting School, Teddy Bears, Transportation, Weather, Zoo
Sections of Lesson Plans Include:
- Learning Objectives
- Circle time or group activity
-> Learning Centers [5-7 topics are chosen from this list on each lesson with an activity for each: Art * Blocks * Dramatic Play * Library * Math * Literacy * Music * Snack and Coloring * Sand and Water * Small Motor * Large Motor * Science * Writing * Sensory * Construction * Outdoors * Games * Listening * Music and Sound * Etc..]
-> Book Suggestions
-> Snack
-> Review
-> Assessment

United States on Jul 18, 2020

jer: Nice collection

Canada on May 24, 2020

Erin in canada daycare: Perfect for those days in daycare when your idea generator is running low or you just want to peruse other teachers ideas.

Canada on Apr 15, 2017

Grafixsuz: I have used this book for the preschool I worked at, and believe it holds some good gems in here, though I feel as it is a collection of ideas from so many varied sources that it fails to have a good consistent flow through out. Thus the 4 stars.

But if you are struggling for ideas to use for your day care center, or even for home schooling then this book is full enough to give you the guides you need to complete a day's lesson. But that being said, use this as a reference for your lesson plan, don't make it your lesson plan. Every teacher must plan well ahead of time to take in the needs of the students in your class, as they are unique to your class, and different for every school. I saw some teachers grab this book 5 minutes before the day started and try to use it for a whole days activities. Of course they failed and the kids did not enjoy the day because the teachers did not do their job of preparing ahead of time.

So if you are a lazy teacher who never prepares then you are most likely not going to enjoy this book nor it's contents, but if you are a passionate teacher with a need for ideas in planing a lesson, then you are going to love this book in it's...

United States on Aug 20, 2014

whatever: I chose this rating because i have to do wekly program plans. I find it hard to think of hundreds of activitries based on thier interest and this is a really organized and refreshing resource books that helps me set up a really good program plan.

Canada on Apr 23, 2013