By Betsy Squibb and Sally Deitz

This book offers teachers and caregivers over one hundred hands-on developmentally appropriate learning activities that can be incorporated into the child’s day, as well as during routines of diapering, dressing and feeding.

The book is easy to use. Each activity includes a clear goal, a list of materials, and simple steps for preparation. Suggestions for interactions between children and adults as well as ways to help involve parents in each activity are provided.

In order to help caregivers select appropriate activities for individual children or groups of children, activities are marked by symbols that identify the areas of development that each activity will support its recommended age level. The activities are designed to be simple to carry out, with readily available, low- or no-cost household or outdoor material.