Practical Guide to Early Childhood Curriculum, A

by Eliason, Claudia; Jenkins, Loa

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Pub. Date:

1/1/1999

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This popular text stresses the importance of a child-centered curriculum that encompasses the child's physical, social, emotional, creative, and cognitive development. Designed for future and current teachers and others involved with young children, it contains meaningful teaching ideas to meet the needs, interests, and developmental levels of children from three to eight years of age. This text contains lesson plans, activities, recipes, and lists of resources and organizations to help readers with planning and implementing a fully integrated, developmentally appropriate early childhood curriculum.

PART ONE INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

(112)

1 Early Childhood Education

(19)

A Historical Look at Early Childhood Education

(4)

Highlights of the 17th and 18th Centuries

(1)

Development of Kindergarten and Nursery School

(1)

Other Historical Contributors to Early Childhood Education

(2)

Early Childhood Education in the 1990s

(1)

Social Concerns Impacting Early Childhood Education

(4)

Early Childhood Perspective for a New Century

(4)

Development of the Whole Child

(2)

Goals for Early Childhood Education

(2)

Importance of Early Childhood Education

(5)

Factors Influencing the Need for Early Childhood Education

(1)

Developmental Need for Early Childhood Education

(2)

The Early Childhood Teacher

(1)

Summary

(1)

Student Learning Activities

(1)

2 A Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Program

(30)

The Inappropriateness of Early Academics

(1)

Developmentally Appropriate Assessment

(23)

Play

(4)

Values of Play

(3)

Developmental Play Stages

(1)

Fostering Positive and Meaningful Play Experiences

(1)

The Teacher's Role in Play Experiences

(1)

Providing Developmentally Appropriate Materials

(3)

Selecting and Using High-Quality Commercial Toys and Equipment

(1)

Teacher-Made Learning Materials

(2)

Preparing a Developmentally Appropriate and Curriculum Supportive Physical Setting

(8)

Guidelines for Arranging the Early Childhood Classroom

(2)

Arranging the Environment with Areas to Meet Developmental Needs

(5)

Theories of Learning

(1)

The Excitement of Early Childhood Learning

(7)

Experiences

(1)

Choices and Decisions

(1)

Curiosity and Questioning

(1)

Communication and Talking

(1)

Modeling and Scaffolding

(1)

Stories

(1)

Interaction with Others

(1)

Summary

(1)

Student Learning Activities

(1)

Suggested Resources

(1)

3 Developing Partnerships with Parents

(18)

Importance of Active Parent Involvement

(2)

Guidelines for Working Effectively with Parents

(2)

Strategies for Achieving Family-Friendly Schools and School-Friendly Homes

(8)

Written Communication

(1)

Parent Conferences or Conversations

(2)

Parent Meetings or Parent Education Programs

(1)

Technology and Telephone Calls

(1)

Home Visits

(1)

Parent Involvement and Observation in the Classroom

(1)

Policy Planning, Decision Making, and Evaluation

(1)

Parent Resource Centers

(1)

Summary

(1)

Student Learning Activities

(1)

Suggested Resources

(4)

4 Planning the Curriculum

(43)

Planning Based on Needs

(2)

Why?

(1)

What?

(1)

How?

(1)

Assessing Children's Needs

(5)

Teacher's Role

(1)

Planning Based on Developmental Needs

(1)

Assessment Tools

(4)

Planning

(10)

Rigid Planning versus Flexible Planning

(1)

Free Play Including Individual Activities

(1)

Whole-and Small-Group Activities

(1)

Cooperative Learning

(1)

Goals of Cooperative Learning

(1)

Guidelines for Using Cooperative Learning

(1)

Dividing Children into Groups

(1)

Cooperative Learning Strategies

(1)

Planning Units

(17)

Theme

(1)

Projects

(1)

Unit Plan

(1)

Webbing or Clustering

(2)

Activity Plan

(2)

Daily Schedule of Activities

(1)

Lesson Plan

(1)

Curriculum Assessment

100

(4)

Assessing the Curriculum

100

(1)

Assessing Children's Learning and Involvement

101

(1)

Evaluating the Child's Development

102

(2)

Evaluating the Teacher

104

(1)

Field Trips

104

(3)

Guidelines for Field Trips

105

(1)

Values and Benefits of Field Trips

105

(1)

Planning a Field Trip

105

(1)

Suggestions for Field Trips

106

(1)

Field Trip Follow-Up

107

(1)

Visitors

107

(1)

Computers

108

(2)

Summary

110

(1)

Student Learning Activities

110

(1)

Suggested Resources

111

(2)

PART TWO PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

113

(104)

5 People and Their Diversity

116

(41)

Teaching and Valuing Diversity

117

(5)

Developing the Perspective of Diversity

117

(2)

The Teacher

119

(1)

Goals of a Classroom Focused on Diversity

120

(2)

Gender Bias

122

(3)

Stereotyping

123

(1)

Inequitable Attention

123

(1)

Dividing Students by Gender

124

(1)

Linguistic Bias

124

(1)

Behavior Expectations

124

(1)

Religious Bias

125

(1)

Exceptional Children

125

(9)

Dealing with Special Needs

126

(5)

Programs for Meeting Special Needs

131

(3)

Creating a Diverse Curriculum and Classroom

134

(3)

Changing Attitudes and Practices of Teachers

134

(1)

Selecting Books, Materials, and Resources

134

(2)

Exposing Children to the Diversity of Cultures

136

(1)

Accepting Language and Dialect Diversity

136

(1)

Using the Daily News as a Springboard for Cultural Awareness and Understanding

136

(1)

Teaching Differences in Occupations and Lifestyles

136

(1)

Modifying Curriculum Approaches to Promote and Facilitate Achievement among Children from Diverse Groups

137

(1)

Specific Curriculum Activities

137

(3)

Communication Skills

137

(1)

Literacy Skills

138

(1)

Motor and Physical Skills

138

(1)

Creative Arts

138

(1)

Dramatic Play

139

(1)

Food Activities

139

(1)

Math Skills

140

(1)

Personal and Social Skills

140

(1)

Cultural Comparisons

140

(1)

Prosocial Skills

140

(2)

Approach to Teaching

142

(8)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

142

(4)

Activities and Experiences

146

(4)

Summary

150

(1)

Student Learning Activities

151

(1)

Suggested Resources

152

(5)

6 Myself and My Family

157

(27)

A Healthy Self-Esteem

158

(4)

Generalizations regarding Self-Esteem

158

(1)

Suggestions for Building Children's Self-Esteem

159

(2)

Each Child Is Unique

161

(1)

Stress in Children and Developing Resiliency

162

(5)

Children's Reactions to Stress

163

(1)

Helping Children Cope with Stress

164

(1)

Fostering Resiliency in Children

165

(2)

Character Education

167

(1)

Approach to Teaching

168

(10)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

168

(1)

Activities and Experiences

169

(9)

Summary

178

(1)

Student Learning Activities

179

(1)

Suggested Resources

180

(4)

7 Myself and My Body

184

(33)

Physical Fitness

184

(2)

Fitness, Motor, and Movement Guidelines

186

(2)

Fundamental Physical Movements

186

(3)

Locomotor Movements

186

(1)

Axial Movements

187

(1)

Using Locomotor and Axial Movements

188

(1)

Fitness and Motor Activities

188

(1)

Physical Games

189

(2)

Examples of Active Games

189

(2)

Outdoor Activities

191

(1)

General Health and Safety Issues

191

(2)

Health Education Curriculum

191

(2)

Nutrition and Food Experiences

193

(7)

Nutrition Education

194

(1)

Values of Food Experiences

195

(1)

Seven Basic Nutrition Concepts

196

(3)

Food Activities

199

(1)

Food Activity Guidelines

200

(1)

Approach to Teaching

200

(11)

Fruits and Vegetables

200

(2)

Grain, Rice, and Pasta Products

202

(2)

Dairy Products

204

(2)

Protein Products

206

(2)

Activities and Experiences

208

(3)

Summary

211

(1)

Student Learning Activities

211

(1)

Suggested Resources

212

(5)

PART THREE COGNITIVE AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

217

(206)

8 Language and Literacy Development

220

(41)

Development of Early Language

221

(3)

Semantics

223

(1)

Syntax

223

(1)

Literacy Development

224

(8)

Whole-Language Approach

224

(5)

Encouraging Literacy Development

229

(3)

Listening and Speaking

232

(5)

Listening

232

(1)

Speaking

232

(1)

Activities for Listening and Speaking

232

(5)

Reading and Writing

237

(15)

Reading

238

(2)

Writing

240

(2)

Activities for Reading and Writing

242

(5)

Other Activities in Language Arts

247

(5)

Summary

252

(1)

Student Learning Activities

253

(1)

Suggested Resources

254

(7)

9 Science Experiences

261

(34)

The Teacher

261

(1)

Daily Science Experiences

262

(1)

Values of Science Activities

263

(1)

Teaching Methods

264

(4)

Some Do's and Don'ts

266

(2)

Teaching about Environmental Concepts

268

(3)

Activities and Experiences

271

(1)

Teaching about Air

271

(4)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

271

(1)

Activities and Experiences

271

(4)

Teaching about Fire

275

(2)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

276

(1)

Teaching about Light and Shadows

277

(1)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

277

(1)

Activities and Experiences

278

(1)

Teaching about Magnets

278

(2)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

279

(1)

Activities and Experiences

279

(1)

Teaching about Rocks

280

(2)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

281

(1)

Activities and Experiences

281

(1)

Teaching about Water

282

(6)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

283

(1)

Activities and Experiences

284

(4)

Science Experiments Unrelated to Specific Units

288

(2)

Summary

290

(1)

Student Learning Activities

290

(1)

Suggested Resources

291

(4)

10 More Science

295

(56)

Teaching about Weight and Balance

295

(7)

Daily Experiences with Weight and Balance

296

(1)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

297

(1)

Activities and Experiences

298

(4)

Teaching about Color

302

(8)

Color Concepts and Labels

303

(1)

Teaching Color Concepts

303

(2)

Psychological Influences of Color

305

(1)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

305

(1)

Activities and Experiences

306

(4)

Teaching about Temperature, Weather, and Seasons

310

(17)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

312

(1)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching Seasons

313

(4)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching Weather

317

(6)

Activities and Experiences

323

(4)

Teaching Sensory-Related Concepts

327

(17)

Smell and Taste

327

(2)

Smell

329

(3)

Taste

332

(2)

Texture (Touch)

334

(5)

Sound (Hearing)

339

(5)

Summary

344

(1)

Student Learning Activities

345

(1)

Suggested Resources

346

(5)

11 Animals and Plants

351

(30)

Teaching about Animals

352

(13)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

354

(3)

Activities and Experiences

357

(1)

Unit and Project Plans on Animals

358

(7)

Teaching about Plants

365

(10)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

366

(1)

Activities and Experiences

367

(3)

Unit Plans on Plants

370

(5)

Summary

375

(1)

Student Learning Activities

376

(1)

Suggested Resources

376

(5)

12 Problem Solving and Mathematics

381

(42)

Guidelines for Incorporating Problem-Solving and Mathematics Competencies in the Early Childhood Curriculum

382

(1)

Use of Computers in Mathematics and Problem Solving

383

(1)

Teaching Mathematics

384

(2)

Classification

386

(1)

Seriation

386

(1)

Spatial Relationships

386

(1)

Temporal Relationships

386

(1)

Teaching Number Concepts

386

(4)

Becoming Aware of the Sound and Sequence of Numbers (Counting) and Developing One-to-One Correspondence

387

(1)

Understanding the Meaning behind Numbers

387

(1)

Recognizing Numeral Symbols

387

(1)

Ordering Numerals and Sets

388

(1)

Comparing and Conserving Numbers

389

(1)

Ordinal Numbers

389

(1)

Adding Sets

389

(1)

Subtracting Sets

390

(1)

Teaching about Units of Measure

390

(1)

Linear Measure

390

(1)

Liquid Measure

390

(1)

Teaching about Money

390

(11)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching Numbers, Units of Measure, and Money

391

(1)

Activities and Experiences

392

(9)

Teaching about Time

401

(4)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

402

(1)

Activities and Experiences

403

(2)

Teaching about Shape

405

(6)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

407

(1)

Activities and Experiences

408

(3)

Teaching about Size

411

(6)

Concepts and Ideas for Teaching

413

(1)

Activities and Experiences

414

(3)

Summary

417

(1)

Student Learning Activities

417

(1)

Suggested Resources

418

(5)

PART FOUR AESTHETIC/CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT

423

(53)

13 Music and Movement

426

(30)

Music Goals

427

(2)

Songs and Singing

429

(9)

Variety in Singing

431

(1)

Specific Kinds of Songs

432

(6)

Musical Games

438

(1)

Rhythm Activities

438

(7)

Body Instruments

439

(1)

Rhythm Instruments

440

(4)

Specific Activities with Rhythm

444

(1)

Creative or Expressive Movements

445

(2)

Movement Interpretations

446

(1)

Musical Dramatizations

447

(1)

Musical Instruments

447

(1)

Listening and Development of Appreciation for Music

448

(1)

Summary

449

(1)

Student Learning Activities

449

(1)

Suggested Resources

450

(6)

14 Creativity, Art, and Dramatic Activities

456

(20)

Values of Children's Artwork

457

(1)

Fostering Creativity through the Arts

458

(3)

Preparing and Organizing Art Activities

461

(1)

Materials for Art Activities

462

(7)

Surfaces

462

(1)

Finger Painting

463

(1)

Foot Painting

463

(1)

Painting and Printing

463

(2)

Collages

465

(1)

Sculpturing

466

(1)

Miscellaneous Art Activities

467

(2)

Dramatic Play

469

(4)

Free Dramatic Play

469

(2)

Creative Dramatics

471

(1)

Puppets

472

(1)

Summary

473

(1)

Student Learning Activities

473

(1)

Suggested Resources

474

(2)

Appendix A Lesson Plans

476

(18)

Appendix B Recipes for Food Experiences

494

(8)

References

502

(19)

Index

521

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