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Curriculum for Young Children : An Introduction

ISBN: 9780766812789 | 0766812782
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 1/26/2000

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SummaryTable of Contents
This brand new book presents basic introductory material on developing and managing curriculum for early childhood education. Designed as a resource for beginning students and as a reference manual for experienced teachers, this text presents focused, sequential coverage on curriculum for young children. Important areas discussed in the book include: similarities in existing approaches to early childhood education, how to meet childrenís needs through curriculum, and planning and organizing curriculum. In addition, the text will help students a... MORE
Prefaceix
Acknowledgmentsix
Curriculum for Young Children: As Valuable and As Much Fun As You Make It!
1(14)
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Understanding Curriculum
2(4)
Curriculum Ideas---Old and New
2(1)
The Remarkable Teacher Planning Remarkable Curriculum
3(1)
Activities---The Core of the Curriculum
4(1)
Benefits of Planning and Managing Curriculum
5(1)
Technology to Assist Teachers of Young Children
5(1)
Fundamentals that Shape Early Childhood Education
6(2)
Defining Early Childhood Education Terms
7(1)
The Importance of the Early Experiences
7(1)
Program Perspectives and Practices
8(3)
Theories Influence Curricula
9(1)
Types of Programs
10(1)
Essential Considerations
11(2)
Best Practices for Quality Programs
12(1)
Strengthening Connections: Harmony, Equity, Respect
12(1)
Review
13(2)
Considering Children's Needs: Skills Developing During Early Childhood
15(14)
What You Need to Know to Meet Children's Needs
16(1)
Each Child is an Individual
16(1)
The Concept of the Whole Child
17(1)
Developmental Focus Areas
17(3)
Physical Development
17(1)
Affective and Aesthetic Development
18(2)
Cognitive and Language Development
20(1)
Skill Development: A Process
20(2)
Reasonable Expectations
21(1)
Developing Skills
21(1)
Appropriate: Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically
22(1)
Developmentally Appropriate
22(1)
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate
23(1)
Ongoing Assessment of Children's Needs and Skills
23(3)
Taking Cues from Children
23(1)
Assessing What Children Say and Do
24(1)
Collecting Information---Assessment Methods
24(2)
Review
26(3)
Early Curriculum Basics: Play, Discovery, Creativity
29(12)
Play
30(3)
Play Experiences During Early Childhood
30(1)
Valuing Children's Play
31(1)
Promoting Playful Experiences
32(1)
Discovery, Curiosity, and Exploration
33(2)
Interactive Questioning
33(1)
Blending Technology into the Curriculum
34(1)
Creativity
35(1)
Many Ways to Think and Learn
35(1)
Supporting Creativity
35(1)
Partnering with Parents for Quality Curriculum
36(3)
What Do Parents Want for Their Children?
36(1)
Families as Resources for Learning
37(1)
Linking Parents with Technology
38(1)
Review
39(2)
Environments for Young Children: Places for Curriculum
41(12)
Environments that Strengthen Curriculum
42(2)
Places for Young Children
43(1)
Standards for Early Childhood Programs
44(1)
Indoor and Outdoor Classrooms
44(2)
Indoor Places
44(1)
Outdoor Places
45(1)
Storage for Curriculum Supplies
46(1)
Interest Centers
46(3)
What to Call the Interest Center?
47(1)
How to Set Up Interest Centers
47(2)
Environments for Inclusive Curricula
49(1)
Review
50(3)
Designing a Managed Curriculum: Beginning with Review and a Plan
53(28)
Curriculum that is Good for Young Children
55(4)
Curriculum Linked to Assessment
55(1)
Individualizing Curriculum: Observe/Review/Plan
55(1)
Child-Initiated Activities
56(1)
Inclusive and Sensitive
57(1)
Multi-Age Grouping
58(1)
Teacher-Guided Experiences
58(1)
Identifying Curricular Guidelines
59(1)
Guidelines for Children, Families, and Programs
59(1)
Developing Practical and Meaningful Guidelines
59(1)
Approaches to Planning
60(7)
Developmental Focus Approach
60(1)
Physical
61(1)
Affective and Aesthetic
61(1)
Cognitive and Language
61(1)
Curriculum Area Approach
61(2)
Art
63(1)
Creative Dramatics
63(1)
Health, Safety, Nutrition
63(1)
Communication and Literacy
63(1)
Mathematics
63(1)
Movement
64(1)
Music and Rhythm
64(1)
Science
64(1)
Social Understanding
64(1)
Thematic Approach
64(1)
Project Approach
65(2)
Creating an Emergent and Integrated Curriculum
67(2)
Emergent Experiences
67(1)
Integrated Experiences
67(2)
Establishing and Recording A Curriculum Plan and Schedule
69(7)
Getting Started: What Is Happening Now?
69(1)
Flexibility within a Framework
69(1)
Framing a Schedule
70(1)
Recording Long- and Short-Term Curriculum Plans
70(2)
Plan for Developmental Focus Areas
72(1)
Plan for Curriculum Areas
72(1)
Plan for Interest Centers
72(1)
Curriculum Planning Form for Integrating Activities
73(2)
Adapting Plans for Extended Day Activities
75(1)
Maximizing Curriculum Resources
76(1)
Parents and Community Guests
77(1)
Trips in the Neighborhood
77(1)
Review
77(4)
Activities for Young Children: Managing Good Ideas
81(16)
Curriculum Activities---What to Consider
82(1)
How Ideas Become Activities
82(1)
Defining an Activity
83(1)
What it Takes to Create an Activity
83(6)
Goals for Guiding Activities
83(2)
Important Elements of an Activity
85(1)
Understanding the Elements
85(4)
Documenting Activities with forms
89(2)
Written Curriculum Guides
90(1)
Reusing and Displaying Curriculum Activity Guides
90(1)
Is the Activity Suitable?
91(3)
Clustering Activities
92(1)
Modifying Activities
93(1)
Setting up Activities
94(1)
What is Needed?
94(1)
Adapting the Plan to the Day and Moment
94(1)
Labeling and Storing Curriculum Materials
94(1)
Review
95(2)
Physical Development: Health, Safety, and Nutrition; Movement; and Music and Rhythm Activities
97(18)
Physical Development
98(2)
Large Movement: Possible Outcomes and Activities
98(1)
Skills: Possible Outcomes
99(1)
Large Movement Activities
99(1)
Small Movement: Possible Outcomes and Activities
99(1)
Skills: Possible Outcomes
99(1)
Small Movement Activities
100(1)
Connecting Curriculum for Physical Development
100(2)
Integrating Activities
101(1)
Teaching Strategies
101(1)
Physical Development with Health, Safety, and Nutrition
102(5)
Healthy Habits for Young Children
102(1)
Health: Possible Outcomes
102(1)
Healthy Habit Topics and Activities for Young Children
103(1)
Safety for Young Children
103(1)
Safety: Possible Outcomes
103(1)
Safety: Topics and Activities for Young Children
104(1)
Nutritional Awareness and Cooking for Young Children
105(1)
Nutrition and Cooking: Possible Outcomes
105(1)
Nutrition Topics and Cooking Activities for Young Children
106(1)
Physical Development with Movement
107(2)
Movement and Perceptual Motor Development for Young Children: Possible Outcomes and Activities
107(1)
Movement: Possible Outcomes
108(1)
Movement Topics and Activities for Young Children
108(1)
Physical Development with Music and Rhythm Activities
109(4)
Music and Rhythm for Young Children: Possible Outcomes and Activities
109(1)
Music and Rhythm: Possible Outcomes
109(1)
Music and Rhythm Topics and Activities for Young Children
110(3)
Review
113(2)
Affective and Aesthetic Development: Art, Creative Dramatics, and Social Understanding Activities
115(18)
Affective and Aesthetic Development
116(4)
Emotional Development: Possible Outcomes and Activities
117(1)
Skills: Possible Outcomes
117(1)
Emotional Development Activities
117(1)
Social Development: Possible Outcomes and Activities
118(1)
Skills: Possible Outcomes
118(1)
Social Development Activities
118(2)
Aesthetic Development: Possible Outcomes and Activities
120(1)
Skills: Possible Outcomes
120(1)
Aesthetic Development Activities
120(1)
Connecting Curriculum for Affective and Aesthetic Development
120(1)
Integrating Activities
120(1)
Teaching Strategies
121(1)
Affective and Aesthetic Development with Art
121(4)
Art for Young Children
121(1)
Art: Possible Outcomes
122(1)
Art Topics and Activities for Young Children
123(2)
Affective and Aesthetic Development with Creative Dramatics
125(2)
Creative Dramatics for Young Children
125(1)
Creative Dramatics: Possible Outcomes
125(1)
Creative Dramatics Topics and Activities for Young Children
125(1)
Dramatic Play
125(1)
Guided Drama
126(1)
Puppetry
126(1)
Sociodramatics
126(1)
Affective and Aesthetic Development with Social Understanding
127(4)
Social Understanding for Young Children
127(1)
Social Understanding: Possible Outcomes
128(1)
Social Understanding Topics and Activities for Young Children
128(1)
Activities to Strengthen Connections
129(2)
Review
131(2)
Cognitive and Language Development: Literacy, Mathematics, and Science Activities
133(20)
Cognitive and Language Development
134(4)
Cognitive Development: Possible Outcomes and Activities
135(1)
Skills: Possible Outcomes
135(1)
Cognitive Development Activities
135(1)
Language Development: Possible Outcomes and Activities
135(1)
Skills: Possible Outcomes
136(1)
Language Development Activities
136(2)
Connecting Curriculum for Cognitive and Language Development
138(2)
Integrating Activities
138(1)
Teaching Strategies
138(1)
Technology
139(1)
Cognitive and Language Development with Communication and Literacy
140(4)
Communication for Young Children: Possible Outcomes and Activities
140(1)
Communication: Possible Outcomes
140(1)
Communication Topics and Activities for Young Children
140(1)
Literacy for Young Children: Possible Outcomes and Activities
140(2)
Literacy: Possible Outcomes
142(1)
Literacy Topics and Activities for Young Children
143(1)
Cognitive and Language Development With Mathematics
144(4)
Mathematics for Young Children
144(1)
Mathematics: Possible Outcomes
145(2)
Mathematics Topics and Activities for Young Children
147(1)
Cognitive and Language Development With Science
148(3)
Science for Young Children
148(1)
Science: Possible Outcomes
148(1)
Science Topics and Activities for Young Children
149(2)
Review
151(2)
Professional Growth: Success with Curriculum Management
153(8)
Main Points of Curriculum Management
154(2)
Benefits for Children, Families, and Staff
154(1)
Will the Curriculum Plan Meet Program Guidelines?
155(1)
Periodic Review---A Team Effort
155(1)
Professional Preparation and Growth
156(2)
Professional Commitment
156(1)
Preparation
157(1)
Professional Growth
158(1)
Challenges for Early Childhood Educators
158(3)
Appendix A: Curriculum Activity Guides161(72)
Appendix B: Reproducible Sample Forms233(6)
Developmental Focus Area Approach
234(1)
Curriculum Area Approach
235(1)
Curriculum Planning Form
236(1)
Curriculum Activity Guide
237(1)
Interest Center Guide
238(1)
Glossary239(4)
Index243

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