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Summary Table of Contents

This text is appropriate for any Early Childhood Social Studies course. Based on Dewey's theory of learning, this text consists of 8 clear, concise, and useable guides for planning meaningful learning experiences in the social studies for children in childcare settings, nursery or preschool programs, Head Start, and kindergartens. Primary grades can also engage in active experiential learning too, as each experience is extended to the early primary grades. This is the only activity book that includes experiences in history, geography, economics... MORE

PART ONE Theory of Active Experiences

(49)

Experiences and Education: Putting Dewey's Theory Into Practice

(10)

Deep Personal Meaning

... MORE

Firsthand Experience

(1)

Initiative, Choices, and Decision Making

(1)

Age Appropriateness

(1)

Content with Integrity and Meaning

(1)

Involving Others

(2)

Play

(1)

Group Work and Projects

(1)

Interactions with Teachers and Other Adults

(1)

Covered with Language

(1)

Continuity of Learning

(1)

Time to Reflect

(1)

Organizing

(1)

Evaluating

(1)

Summary

(2)

Active Children---Active Environments

(12)

The Essentials: Health, Safety, Inclusion, and Beauty

(1)

Health and Safety

(1)

Planning for Inclusion

(1)

Beauty

(1)

Indoor Spaces

(5)

Art Centers

(1)

Book and Library Centers

(1)

Sociodramatic Play Areas

(1)

Areas for Manipulatives

(1)

Science Areas

(1)

Block Areas

(1)

Water and Sand Areas

(1)

Music Areas

(1)

Computer Stations

(1)

Quiet Spaces

(1)

Outdoor Spaces

(1)

Physical Activity

(1)

Other Outdoor Activity

(2)

Sociodramatic Play

(1)

Art

(1)

Science

(1)

Music

(1)

Math

(1)

Organized Games

(1)

The Teacher's Role

(1)

Summary

(1)

Building Connections to Home and Community Through Active Experiences

(12)

Out Into the School

(1)

Persons in the Immediate Environment

(1)

Inside the School Building

(1)

Outside in the Natural Environment

(1)

Out Into the Neighborhood and Community

(1)

Basic Guidelines for Meaningful Field Experiences

(1)

Building Connections with the Neighborhood and Community

(3)

For Democracy

(1)

For Diversity

(2)

The Home-School Connection

(2)

Summary

(2)

Experiences and Social Studies Content

(12)

Knowledge of Children

(1)

Three-Year-olds

(1)

Four-Year-Olds

(1)

Five-Year-Olds

(1)

Knowledge of the Subject Matter---The Social Studies

(2)

Bringing Knowledge of Children and Content Together

(1)

Expanding and Extending Firsthand Experiences

(1)

Summary

(1)

References

(3)

Resources

(2)

PART TWO Guides to Active Experiences

(112)

The Past Is Present: History for Young Children

(16)

For the Teacher

(2)

What You'll Need to Know

(1)

Key Concepts

(1)

Goals and Objectives

(1)

What You'll Need

(2)

The Home-School Connection

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

(1)

For the Children

(13)

Measuring the Passage of Time

(2)

Learning to Record the Passage of Time

(2)

Reaching Conclusions About the Past

(1)

Reflecting

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

(2)

Documenting Children's Learning

(6)

Earth: The Place We Live

(18)

For the Teacher

(2)

What You'll Need to Know

(1)

Key Concepts

(1)

Goals and Objectives

(1)

What You'll Need

(2)

The Home-School Connection

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

(1)

For the Children

(15)

A Variety of Surfaces Cover the Earth

(3)

Each Place Has Unique Characteristics

(1)

A Wide Variety of Plants and Animals Live on the Earth

(2)

Reflecting

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

(1)

Documenting Children's Learning

(8)

Way Up in the Sky

(12)

For the Teacher

(1)

What You'll Need to Know

(1)

Key Concepts

(1)

Goals and Objectives

(1)

What You'll Need

(1)

The Home-School Connection

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

(1)

For the Children

(10)

The Earth Is Part of the Solar System

(3)

Atmosphere Surrounds the Earth

(4)

Reflecting

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

(1)

Documenting Children's Literature

(2)

Mapping for Young Children

(14)

For the Teacher

(2)

What You'll Need to Know

(1)

Key Concepts

(1)

Goals and Objectives

(1)

What You'll Need

(1)

The Home-School Connection

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

(1)

For the Children

100

(11)

Maps: Symbolic Representations

100

(1)

Maps: Scale

101

(2)

Maps: Perspective

103

(1)

Reflecting

103

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

103

(1)

Documenting Children's Literature

103

(8)

Making and Keeping Friends

111

(12)

For the Teacher

112

(2)

What You'll Need to Know

112

(1)

Key Concepts

112

(1)

Goals and Objectives

112

(1)

What You'll Need

113

(1)

The Home-School Connection

114

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

114

(1)

For the Children

114

(9)

Forming a Positive Sense of Self

114

(1)

Recognizing Their Feelings and the Feelings of Others

115

(1)

Learning How to Make and Keep Friends

116

(1)

Resolving Conflicts Effectively

116

(1)

Reflecting

117

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

118

(1)

Documenting Children's Literature

118

(5)

Wants and Needs: Beginning Economic Concepts

123

(14)

For the Teacher

124

(2)

What You'll Need to Know

124

(1)

Key Concepts

124

(1)

Goals and Objectives

124

(1)

What You'll Need

125

(1)

The Home-School Connection

126

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

126

(1)

For the Children

126

(11)

Identifying Wants, Needs, and Choices

126

(2)

Learning About Production and Consumption

128

(1)

Identifying Monetary and Barter Exchange

128

(1)

Learning About Work

129

(1)

Reflecting

129

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

130

(1)

Documenting Children's Literature

130

(7)

Living in a Democracy: From Choices to Voting

137

(12)

For the Teacher

138

(2)

What You'll Need to Know

138

(1)

Key Concepts

138

(1)

Goals and Objectives

138

(1)

What You'll Need

138

(1)

The Home-School Connection

139

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

140

(1)

For the Children

140

(9)

Children Are Capable of Making Choices

140

(2)

What Voting Means

142

(1)

Why People Vote

143

(1)

Reflecting

144

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

144

(1)

Documenting Children's Literature

145

(4)

Valuing Diversity

149

(12)

For the Teacher

150

(3)

What You'll Need to Know

150

(1)

Key Concepts

150

(1)

Goals and Objectives

150

(1)

What You'll Need

151

(1)

The Home-School Connection

152

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

152

(1)

For the Children

153

(8)

Valuing Others from Different Racial/Ethnic Groups

153

(1)

Valuing Others with Special Needs

154

(1)

Valuing Both Genders Equally

154

(1)

Reflecting

155

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

156

(1)

Documenting Children's Literature

156

(5)

Index

161

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