Working With Young Children

3. boards/A board covered with felt or fl annel that is used as a background for placing felt characters and props to tell a story.
5. play/A type of play in which children play by themselves. Also called independent play.
7. play/A type of play in which children play by themselves but stay close by other children. All the children may be involved in similar activities, but play between and among the children does not exist.
10. life stories/Books containing the theme of social understanding.
14. dramatic play/Social play in which several children play together as they imitate others.
15. books/books with single words or simple sentences and simple plots
16. and descriptions of books that will help you fi nd titles, authors, and publishers of books, which can be found in public libraries.
18. a child whose home language is something other than English.
19. book/An electronic book that is read on an e-reader.
20. items that relate to the story and would attract children’s attention.
22. play/A form of play in which a single child imitates another person or acts out a situation.
23. books/ books that contain pictures but have more complex plots then picture books

1. playing/A type of play in which children mimic the actions of others, especially adult roles.
2. and tell/A storytelling method in which drawings are made on chalkboard, dry erase board, poster board, or an 18×24-inch newsprint pad as the story is told. Also called chalk talk.
3. story in which an animal is the main character and often points out a moral lesson.
4. play/The first type of social play where children interact with one another while engaging in a similar activity.
6. drawn on large poster board cards.
8. stage of play/ The third and fi nal stage of material use. Children in this stage do not need real props; they are able to think of substitutes.
9. stage of play/First stage of material use; stage at which children will begin to handle props.
11. play/Type of play in which two or more children interact with one another. At this stage socio-dramatic play begins.
12. stage of play/Second stage of material use. During this stage, a child will use a prop as it was intended while playing with other children.
13. Teaching skill that provides children with ideas for difficult situations.
17. stories/Books giving animals some human qualities. Usually, the animal has some unusual success or ability.
21. tales/Books having a theme of achievement. The characters or heroes of these stories must perform difficult tasks in order to succeed.