Your Child at Play: Three to Five Years: Conversation, Creativity, and Learning Letters, Words and Numbers

by Marilyn Segal

Here is a wonderful, easy-to-read introduction to theworld of the preschooler, illustrated with more than110 candid photos of real children at play. Children of thisage want to discover how things work, and this book givesyou all sorts of wonderful ways to show them. You'll learnhow to teach the concepts of time and distance throughplay; how to use play-acting, storytelling, drawing andbuilding to clarify the world and its contents; and even howto conduct some exciting scientific experiments. Here arehundreds of play activities that will help your preschoolerexperiment with language and ideas through questions;explore the properties of living and non-living things;develop counting and letter-writing skills; and initiatefriendships outside the family. Hands-on play activities and topics • discoveringhow things work • learning about time and distance• play-acting, storytelling, drawing, and building • athleticfeats and scientific experiments • playing withfriends • reading and writing

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Dr. Marilyn “Mickey” Mailman Segal was a developmental psychologist, author, and educator who specialized in early childhood.

Segal received her Ph.D. in behavioral science from Nova University. In 1972, she became an assistant professor at Nova University. That same year, she received a grant to produce the public television series “To Reach a Child.”

Segal worked in the community to develop early learning programs. In 1975, she opened the Family Center at Nova University, an early childhood center that was also a teaching and research facility. In 2002, it was renamed the Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies.