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Curriculum for Young Children An Introduction

by: Arce, Eve-Marie

Curriculum for Young Children An Introduction

by: Arce, Eve-Marie

ISBN 13:
9780766812789
ISBN 10:
0766812782
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/26/2000
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

Here is step-by-step guidance to developing and managing curriculum for early childhood education. Written by an experienced teacher in the field, this book presents basic methods for meeting the needs of children and how to adapt them to existing programs. It also helps teachers plan curriculum to maximize the time they can spend with the children and their parents. This hardcover book compares similar approaches in early childhood education. Teachers and parents alike will find this volume a very useful resource.

Preface

Acknowledgments

Curriculum for Young Children: As Valuable and As Much Fun As You Make It!

(14)

Understanding Curriculum

(4)

Curriculum Ideas---Old and New

(1)

The Remarkable Teacher Planning Remarkable Curriculum

(1)

Activities---The Core of the Curriculum

(1)

Benefits of Planning and Managing Curriculum

(1)

Technology to Assist Teachers of Young Children

(1)

Fundamentals that Shape Early Childhood Education

(2)

Defining Early Childhood Education Terms

(1)

The Importance of the Early Experiences

(1)

Program Perspectives and Practices

(3)

Theories Influence Curricula

(1)

Types of Programs

(1)

Essential Considerations

(2)

Best Practices for Quality Programs

(1)

Strengthening Connections: Harmony, Equity, Respect

(1)

Review

(2)

Considering Children's Needs: Skills Developing During Early Childhood

(14)

What You Need to Know to Meet Children's Needs

(1)

Each Child is an Individual

(1)

The Concept of the Whole Child

(1)

Developmental Focus Areas

(3)

Physical Development

(1)

Affective and Aesthetic Development

(2)

Cognitive and Language Development

(1)

Skill Development: A Process

(2)

Reasonable Expectations

(1)

Developing Skills

(1)

Appropriate: Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically

(1)

Developmentally Appropriate

(1)

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate

(1)

Ongoing Assessment of Children's Needs and Skills

(3)

Taking Cues from Children

(1)

Assessing What Children Say and Do

(1)

Collecting Information---Assessment Methods

(2)

Review

(3)

Early Curriculum Basics: Play, Discovery, Creativity

(12)

Play

(3)

Play Experiences During Early Childhood

(1)

Valuing Children's Play

(1)

Promoting Playful Experiences

(1)

Discovery, Curiosity, and Exploration

(2)

Interactive Questioning

(1)

Blending Technology into the Curriculum

(1)

Creativity

(1)

Many Ways to Think and Learn

(1)

Supporting Creativity

(1)

Partnering with Parents for Quality Curriculum

(3)

What Do Parents Want for Their Children?

(1)

Families as Resources for Learning

(1)

Linking Parents with Technology

(1)

Review

(2)

Environments for Young Children: Places for Curriculum

(12)

Environments that Strengthen Curriculum

(2)

Places for Young Children

(1)

Standards for Early Childhood Programs

(1)

Indoor and Outdoor Classrooms

(2)

Indoor Places

(1)

Outdoor Places

(1)

Storage for Curriculum Supplies

(1)

Interest Centers

(3)

What to Call the Interest Center?

(1)

How to Set Up Interest Centers

(2)

Environments for Inclusive Curricula

(1)

Review

(3)

Designing a Managed Curriculum: Beginning with Review and a Plan

(28)

Curriculum that is Good for Young Children

(4)

Curriculum Linked to Assessment

(1)

Individualizing Curriculum: Observe/Review/Plan

(1)

Child-Initiated Activities

(1)

Inclusive and Sensitive

(1)

Multi-Age Grouping

(1)

Teacher-Guided Experiences

(1)

Identifying Curricular Guidelines

(1)

Guidelines for Children, Families, and Programs

(1)

Developing Practical and Meaningful Guidelines

(1)

Approaches to Planning

(7)

Developmental Focus Approach

(1)

Physical

(1)

Affective and Aesthetic

(1)

Cognitive and Language

(1)

Curriculum Area Approach

(2)

Art

(1)

Creative Dramatics

(1)

Health, Safety, Nutrition

(1)

Communication and Literacy

(1)

Mathematics

(1)

Movement

(1)

Music and Rhythm

(1)

Science

(1)

Social Understanding

(1)

Thematic Approach

(1)

Project Approach

(2)

Creating an Emergent and Integrated Curriculum

(2)

Emergent Experiences

(1)

Integrated Experiences

(2)

Establishing and Recording A Curriculum Plan and Schedule

(7)

Getting Started: What Is Happening Now?

(1)

Flexibility within a Framework

(1)

Framing a Schedule

(1)

Recording Long- and Short-Term Curriculum Plans

(2)

Plan for Developmental Focus Areas

(1)

Plan for Curriculum Areas

(1)

Plan for Interest Centers

(1)

Curriculum Planning Form for Integrating Activities

(2)

Adapting Plans for Extended Day Activities

(1)

Maximizing Curriculum Resources

(1)

Parents and Community Guests

(1)

Trips in the Neighborhood

(1)

Review

(4)

Activities for Young Children: Managing Good Ideas

(16)

Curriculum Activities---What to Consider

(1)

How Ideas Become Activities

(1)

Defining an Activity

(1)

What it Takes to Create an Activity

(6)

Goals for Guiding Activities

(2)

Important Elements of an Activity

(1)

Understanding the Elements

(4)

Documenting Activities with forms

(2)

Written Curriculum Guides

(1)

Reusing and Displaying Curriculum Activity Guides

(1)

Is the Activity Suitable?

(3)

Clustering Activities

(1)

Modifying Activities

(1)

Setting up Activities

(1)

What is Needed?

(1)

Adapting the Plan to the Day and Moment

(1)

Labeling and Storing Curriculum Materials

(1)

Review

(2)

Physical Development: Health, Safety, and Nutrition; Movement; and Music and Rhythm Activities

(18)

Physical Development

(2)

Large Movement: Possible Outcomes and Activities

(1)

Skills: Possible Outcomes

(1)

Large Movement Activities

(1)

Small Movement: Possible Outcomes and Activities

(1)

Skills: Possible Outcomes

(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 Guides

161

(72)

Appendix B: Reproducible Sample Forms

233

(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)

Glossary

239

(4)

Index

243

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