A Practical Guide to Early Childhood Curriculum - Couverture souple

Eliason, Claudia; Jenkins, Loa

 
9780130945181: A Practical Guide to Early Childhood Curriculum

Synopsis

For courses in Early Childhood Curriculum covering ages 3-8.

We learn often in life, but only once as a child. This popular text will help future teachers make the most of this special time. Here is complete coverage of how children learn, what they can learn, and how to teach them. The focus is on creating a child-centered curriculum that addresses children's needs in all developmental areas―physical, social, emotional, creative, and cognitive. The authors provide a wealth of meaningful teaching strategies―accompanied by lesson plans, activities, recipes, and more―that will meet the needs and interests of children ages three to eight, all synchronized to these children's developmental skills and cognitive capabilities.

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Quatrième de couverture

This applied guide to planning and implementing curriculum across the content areas, for children ages 3 to 8, provides students with a depth of background knowledge not usually seen in a text containing practical, highlighted strategies, unit and lesson plans, suggested activities, recipes, and more.

 

Core chapters cover:

 

·        Social studies (including diverse people, self and family, physical activity, and nutrition)

·        Language development

·        Literacy development

·        Science (3 separate chapters)

·        Problem solving and math

·        Music and movement

·        Creativity, art, and dramatic activities

 

Key changes to this edition include separate chapters on language development and literacy development, new tables linking learning activities with specific content area standards, streamlined content throughout, and new Web sites. 

Présentation de l'éditeur

For courses in Early Childhood Curriculum covering ages 3-8.

We learn often in life, but only once as a child. This popular text will help future teachers make the most of this special time. Here is complete coverage of how children learn, what they can learn, and how to teach them. The focus is on creating a child-centered curriculum that addresses children's needs in all developmental areas—physical, social, emotional, creative, and cognitive. The authors provide a wealth of meaningful teaching strategies—accompanied by lesson plans, activities, recipes, and more—that will meet the needs and interests of children ages three to eight, all synchronized to these children's developmental skills and cognitive capabilities.

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