Child Development/Family Life

Nasco’s Activities for Child Care Classes: Toys

A Class Size Kit by Carol Schmelzel. Grade 6 and up. Let your class become a toy shop as your students learn important concepts about toys and make a variety of simple toys for children. The photocopy master book included in the kit contains less... More.

Nasco’s Baby Basics: Not-So-Trivial

By Carol Schmelzel. Grade 6 and up. Have fun learning about babies as students answer questions presented in six categories: Prenatal (pregnancy and conception terms, development of the fetus, genetics and heredity, care of the mother-to-... More.

The Giant Encyclopedia of Theme Activities

By Kathy Charner. This book covers 50 themes with teacher-developed activities to delight children as they learn! All activities are designed to stimulate eager young minds and build lasting learning skills. 511 pages, 8-1/2" x 11"... More.

Child Development: The First Six Years

By Susan Puffer. Grade 9 and up. Hard-to-find supplemental activities on a topic of increasing importance. These reproducible worksheets reinforce major concepts and vocabulary to help students better understand how children develop throu... More.

Ray-O-Vac® Battery Charger

Quickly restores either NiMH (Nickel, Metal Hydride) and NiCad (Nickel Cadmium) batteries to 100% power. Charges all battery sizes (AA, AAA, C/D or 9V). Automatic shutoff, won’t overcharge. More.

The Instant Curriculum

By Pam Schiller and Joan Rossano. Revised Edition. This resource is for those who create and implement comprehensive early childhood programs. Includes 750 activities designed to encourage the development of skills and practice specific concepts.... More.

Parenting: It’s Your Decision! Book

By Carolyn Behrens. Grades 8-12. Use as a hands-on learning curriculum in parenting units or classes, to help students develop an awareness of the life changes that happen when children are added to a family. Students will experience the ... More.

Smart Sitters Game

Grades 6-9. Students learn from the following categories: infant ideas, toddler time, basic safety, preschool practices, and general information. Game includes: full-color game board, 150 question cards (30 of each topic), 50 blank cards ... More.

Working with Groups on Family Issues

By Sandy Stewart Christian, MSW, LICSW. Twenty-five structured exercises, each 30-60 minutes long, for exploring: divorce, balancing work and family, family problems, solo parenting, boundaries, intimacy, and step-families. Participan... More.

Nasco’s Emphasis on Family… Activities Connecting Home-School-Community

By Colleen J. Angel. This book provides you with classroom activities across the Family and Consumer Sciences curriculum. Encourages and models the use of positive family dynamics with activities that show you how to make your classroom function ... More.