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Afterschool Matters: Creative Programs That Connect Youth Development and Student Achievement
Corwin Press, 2007
"Exemplifies good teaching that might occur anywhere-not just after school. The author presents sound educational endeavors that respond sensitively and inventively to children's interests, needs, and predilections but extend their knowledge, skills, and understanding into new domains." -From the Foreword by Glynda A. Hull "Tackles the issue of the place of afterschool programs in raising student achievement and warns that it is unwise to ...
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A Place To Call Home: After-school Programs For Urban Youth 1 review
Barton J. Hirsch, Nancy L. Deutsch
American Psychological Association (APA), 2005
The result of research conducted over a 40 year period
The result of an impressive and accessible scholarship, A Place To Call Home: After-School Program For Urban Youth by Barton J. Hirsch (Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University) is the result of research conducted by the author over a four-year period at six Boys & Girls Clubs located in low-income, predominately minority, urban neighborhoods. This study documents ...
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365 Smart Afterschool Activities1 review
Sheila Ellison, Judith Gray
Sourcebooks, Inc., 2005
WONDERFUL
Wonderful seller - the book was perfect and I received it right away. I highly recommend this seller!
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After-School Success: Academic Enrichment Strategies with Urban Youth: Academic Enrichment Strategies with ...1 review
Anne Bouie
Teachers College Press, 2006
The value of after-school programs is criminally underrated
The value of after-school programs is criminally underrated and they are sadly one of the first things cut when it comes to yearly budgeting. "After-School Success: Academic Enrichment Strategies with Urban Youth" outlines how these programs, with a focus on urban settings, can help students become the most they can be, get the most they can get out of their school career, and help them stay off ...
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After-School Transition Activities: The Ready...Set...Go Guide to Strategies That Work
David L. Whitaker
School-Age Notes, 2003
After-school and summer programs often have kids on the move. Moving between places, changing activities and waiting for materials, other children or new activities oftern creates confusion. This book helps you analyze your program's daily schedule to determine what you need to make transitions--the change from one experience to another--smooth and fun. You'll learn about the three different types of transitions where children wait for the ...
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Fun Literacy Activities for After-school Programs: Books And Beyond 2 reviews
Sue Edwards, Kathleen Martinez
School Age Notes, 2004
A Fabulous Teaching Tool!
This book has sparked a new passion at our program - seeing how much we can interest the children in learning through fun. The activities are very exciting and have helped our staff come up with many new ideas. It's true, you can have fun while teaching and learning. Our favorite activity is the Haiku Straw Paintings. They are displayed for all to enjoy and the children show them to everyone ...
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Training New After-School Staff: Welcome to the World of School-Age Care
Roberta L Newman
School-Age NOTES, 2002
An easy-to-use tool for school-age program directors with limited time and resources to help new staff "get up and running quickly" with their responsibilties. Each section of the handbook provides interactive questions and scenarios which staff can work through independently, along with an Answer Guide that provides possible answers and ideas for responding to scenarios. The book also includes 13 Characteristics of School-Age Staff with the ...
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The After-School Monster (Picture Puffins)1 review
Marissa Moss
Puffin, 1993
My daughter really got it!
We found this story in the library and my daughter didn't want to take it back! I do have to say that my DD (4yrs)is not the timid type to start, but boy did she get the idea of strength on the "inside" and she really loved the language used by the monster and later by Luisa ("I going to stomp you, to tromp you, to wallawalla whomp you!"). We read this every night at bedtime and never a fear or ...
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Developing Competent Youth and Strong Communities Through After-School Programming (Issues in Children's and ...1 review
CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America), 2001
An impressive display of scholarly, informative essays
Developing Competent Youth And Strong Communities Through After-School Programming is an impressive display of scholarly, informative essays that will prove of immense interest and value to those working with school-age children in need of after school activities and programs to counter familial and community shortcomings. The topics covered include the strengths and weaknesses of sports ...
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Summer Sizzlers & Magic Mondays: School-Age Theme Activities1 review
Edna Wallace
School-Age Notes, 1994
children like these kind of books
You know how many activities are inside this book? A bunch. Children really look forward to activity books, unless it's summertime. They don't care then. This book includes many games and features that children will find satisfying to the max. It's also a good way to calm down children who are hyper. Sure, you could set them on the couch and make them sit there quietly. Or you could set them on ...
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The Fifth Dimension: An After-School Program Built on Diversity
Michael Cole, Distributed Literacy Consortium
Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2006
The significant increase in the number of working mothers over the last twenty years has led to widespread worries about the plight of "latchkey kids," who return from school each day to empty homes. Concerned that unsupervised children might be at greater risk of delinquency, schools and communities across the nation began providing after-school activities. But many of these programs were hastily devised with little understanding of ...
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Making Play Work: The Promise of After-School Programs for Low-Income Children
Robert Halpern
Teachers College Press, 2003
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365 After-School Activities You Can Do With Your Child: You Can Do With Your Child2 reviews
Cynthia MacGregor
Adams Media Corporation, 1999
Great ideas for anytime
This book is a great resource for activities to do with children at any time of the day - not just after school. There is a different activity on each page and each comes with a list of supplies. Some activities require only participation. This book has been a great help to me when I just have this mental block, and I can't think of a great activity when we need one. You should flip ...
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After-School Programs & The K-8 Principal: Standards for Quality School-Age Child Care
National Association of Elementary School Principals
NAOESP, 1999
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365 Afterschool Activities2 reviews
Sheila Ellison, Judith Gray
Sourcebooks, Inc., 1995
Turn off the TV and have some fun!
As a mother of two young boys, age 6 and 8, I can tell you that kids would much rather plop down and watch cartoons rather than make their own fun. Ms. Ellison's book has changed all that in my family. Now the kids flip through the book with me to find an activity they'd like to do, and don't even complain that they're missing their favorite TV shows! My oldest son has even started a club for the ...
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Half a Childhood: Quality Programs for Out-Of-School Hours1 review
Judith Bender; Charles H. Flatter; Jeanette M. Sorrentino
School Age Notes, 2005
a great resource
this book is a fabulous, all inclusive resource for anyone involved with children. as an after-school program director, i've found it both informative and inspiring. The text is straight forward, but not dry. it answers any ?s of why? who? what? and how? pertaining to any school-age care program/environment, includes anecdotal and factual background info, and mixes in inspiring quotations ...
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Children of Divorce in School-Age Care: A Resource for the School-Age Care Professional & Youth Care ...
Carole D. Weisberg
School Age Notes, 2000
A resource for understanding the needs of children and families as they go through separation and divorce. Based upon practical experience as a school-age program director and parent educator, Weisberg offers concrete suggestions such as what caregivers can do for children to be supportive, and what should be included in written program policies concerning custody arrangements, pick-up, etc. An excellent staff training resource.
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Building Effective After-School Programs
Olatokunbo S. Fashola
Corwin Press, 2001
"This book provides a unique source of information, experience, and evidence that is essential for any educator or policymaker involved in planning afterschool programs for children." Robert E. Slavin, Codirector Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk Johns Hopkins University Raise the caliber of your afterschool program with these exemplary models and get outstanding results! Through a comprehensive review of ...
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After-School Snacks (Kids Cook)
Jean Pare
Company's Coming Publishing, 2000
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