Small-group Times to Scaffold Early Learning

Small-group Times to Scaffold Early Learning
Author: Ann S. Epstein
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2011
Genre: Education, Preschool
ISBN: 9781573793629

"A set of colorful, durable, easy-to-use cards with practical suggestions and activity ideas. The cards present 52 small- and large-group activities from the book of the same title in the Teacher's Idea Book Series. The activities are organized in five curriculum content areas: language, literacy and communication; mathematics; science and technology; creative arts (art and music); and physical development and health. Each activity includes step-by-step instructions and a chart to help teachers recognize and support preschoolers' learning of specific concepts and skills at early, middle, and later developmental levels."--Publisher's website.

From Message to Meaning

From Message to Meaning
Author: Suzanne Gainsley
Publisher: High/Scope Foundation
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781573793551

This book describes the benefits of using a daily message board at greeting time, guides teachers through the process of creating messages, and offers strategies for making the message board an engaging and interactive experience for children. This book also includes strategies for incorporating a daily message board into your own early childhood program, guidelines for "writing" messages, tips for follow-up activities, classroom examples with illustrations of actual messages, and a DVD showing message board time in an actual classroom.

Emergent Curriculum in Early Childhood Settings

Emergent Curriculum in Early Childhood Settings
Author: Susan Stacey
Publisher: Redleaf Press
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2008-07-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1605540897

Helps providers implement proven child-centered curricular practices while meeting early learning standards.

The Teacher's Idea Book

The Teacher's Idea Book
Author: Michelle Graves
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1989
Genre: Day care centers
ISBN: 9780931114809

Grade level: 1, 2, 3, k, p, e, t.

Making the Most of Plan-Do-Review

Making the Most of Plan-Do-Review
Author: Nancy Vogel
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781573790864

Guidelines and strategies to help preschoolers think for themselves.

Creative Curriculum

Creative Curriculum
Author: Teaching Strategies
Publisher: Delmar Pub
Total Pages:
Release: 1988-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780766832886

The Creative Curriculum comes alive! This videotape-winner of the 1989 Silver Apple Award at the National Educational Film and Video Festival-demonstrates how teachers set the stage for learning by creating a dynamic well-organized environment. It shows children involved in seven of the interest areas in the The Creative Curriculum and explains how they learn in each area. Everyone conducts in-service training workshops for staff and parents or who teaches early childhood education courses will find the video an indispensable tool for explainin appropriate practice.

The Intentional Teacher

The Intentional Teacher
Author: Ann S. Epstein
Publisher: Conran Octopus
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2014
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781938113062

Young children and teachers both have active roles in the learning processHow do preschoolers learn and develop? What are the best ways to support learning in the early years? This revised edition of The Intentional Teacher guides teachers to balance both child-guided and adult-guided learning experiences that build on children's interests and focus on what they need to learn to be successful in school and in life.This edition offers new chapters on science, social studies, and approaches to learning. Also included is updated, expanded information on social and emotional development, physical development and health, language and literacy, mathenatics, and the creative arts. In each chapter are many practical teaching strategies that are illustrated with classroom-based anecdotes.The Intentional Teacher encourages readers to- Reflect on their principles and practices- Broaden their thinking about appropriate early curriculum content and instructional methods- Discover specific ideas and teaching strategies for interacting with children in key subject areasIntentional teaching does not happen by chance. This book will help teachers apply their knowledge of children and of content to make thoughtful, intentional use of both child-guided and adult-guided experiences.