Considerations for Children's Books
Thick Pages
Large Pictures
Bright Colors
Toddlers
Occurs between the ages of 4 and 5
Children attempt to mimic their view of the real world
Pictorial Drawing Stage
A sensory Experience that requires more supervision than other painting activities
Finger Painting
have single words or simple sentences and simple plots
Picture Books
Known as independent play or playing by themselves
Solitary Play
Include things and people outside of the home
Explain the who and why
Contain repetitive sound words
3 Year Olds
Occurs between ages 3 and 4
Children now have more control of their movements and better hand-eye coordination
Basic Forms
two dimensional arrangements of many materials
Collages
Characterized as family life stories, animal stories, and fairy tales.
Storybooks
Children play beside each other, but not with each other
Parallel Play
Add something to their knowledge
Take you beyond the here and know
Contain new information
5 Year olds
Occurs between 18 months and 3 years
Motor control and hand-eye coordination are not well developed
Scribble Stage
mix salt with colored tempera and put in shakers
Salt Painting
Contain the theme of social understanding
Family life Stories
The first social play where children interact with one another during the same activity
Associative play
Imitate familiar sounds
Large pages with big pictures
Simple plots
2 Year olds
Combine shapes to represent objects or people
Pictorial Drawing Stage
Starts with regular finger painting
Mono Painting
Simple stories that often point out a moral lesson
Fables
Between 2 or more children; socio-dramatic play happens
Cooperative Play
Include humor in reality
Contain new words
Explain how and why
Include exaggeration
4 Year olds
Can make dots, lines, multiple lines, and zigzags
Scribble Stage
mixing tempera with liquid starch
Texture painting
Stories that have a theme of achievement
Fairy Tales
Giving human traits to non living objects
Personification