The Complete Resource Book is perfect to use as a planning guide or as a resource for responding to children's specific interests. The daily plans have circle time, music and movement activities, suggested books, and learning center ideas. The appendix is jam-packed with songs, recipes, and games. This book is like having a master teacher at your side for inspiration all year long.
This is another of those early childhood activity books that is beyond fabulous!! This one not only has a year's worth of activities, each week/month is set as a unit of learning, and each day has about 6 learning center ideas, along with songs and related stories to read! In the words of the wise owl from Sword in the Stone, "That, my boy, is a mountain of knowledge!" And so it is!!
This book really is complete. It took my hand and gave me direction to create a preschool curriculum that I am happy with. I was feeling disorganized and lacked direction, but this book gave me enough structure and practical ideas to make something personalized with less stress. If you can only get one book on this topic I would recommend this one.