Updated 2009! When you need a simple tool to communicate the developmentally appropriate approach that characterizes your kindergarten program, this appealing brochure comes in handy. It describes key areas of children's development, suggests the basic educational approach that helps children learn and thrive, and details what parents should look for in a kindergarten.

The Active Kids Pyramid poster shows children ages kindergarten to early primary ways to move their bodies. Each level of the pyramid lists suggestions for active play, while also encouraging children to limit time spent watching TV or playing video games. From Learning Zone Xpress.

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Save when you order the new edition of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 together with the popular Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice and its companion DVD, Looking at the Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice. Essential for every student or new practitioner's collection! See full descriptions for items #375 (Developmentally Appropriate Practice), #259 (Basics of DAP), and #861 (Looking at the Basics of DAP). 

Since the first edition in 1987, NAEYC's book Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs has been an essential resource for the early child care field. Now fully revised and expanded, the 2009 version comes with a supplementary CD containing readings on key topics, plus video examples showing developmentally appropriate practice in action. Based on what the research says about development, learning, and effective practices, as well as what experience tells us about teaching intentionally, DAP articulates the principles that should guide our decision making. Chapters describe children from birth through age 8 in detail, with extensive examples of appropriate practice for infant/toddler, preschool, kindergarten, and primary levels. Past Comprehensive Member Benefit.

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For many school-age children, outdoor experiences are very limited. The author compellingly argues for ensuring that children have outdoor play and learning opportunities, describes exciting playgrounds in the U.S. and other countries, and provides practical information on safety, accessibility, and curriculum.

Effective, intentional teaching begins with a strong set of beliefs, but even the best teachers struggle to make sure that their classroom practice consistently reflects their core convictions. Here Miller shares her process of defining beliefs, aligning practice, and taking action to ensure children’s learning. In an environment where the handing down of scripted programs and “foolproof” curricula is increasingly the norm, this volume offers a compelling reminder that truly transformative teaching is built from the ground up by every teacher, in every classroom, with every group of students. From Stenhouse Publishers.

How is a compelling, exemplary curriculum created in schools in spite of the pressures to implement a standardized one? In this book, teachers and principals share their experiences with emergent curriculum, and with the creative practices they've developed in urban classrooms kindergarten to 3rd grade. We learn what they were trying to do, how they began the process, the challenges they face, the decisions they made, and what happened to the children. All chapters are written by teachers who have found ways of interpreting the Reggio approach to enrich their teaching within the confines of traditional schools. This book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand emergent curriculum and for all who hope to nurture an enlivening way to learn in classrooms. Copublished with Teachers College Press. Past Comprehensive Member Benefit.

This guide is full of theory, activities, planning ideas, and assessments to help with planning and implementation of social studies curriculum for preschoolers and primary grade students. This text will be useful for anyone working with young children, from classroom teachers, to child care providers, to parents who home school their children. From Prentice Hall.

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Children's listening habits and skills are a good predictor of oral language proficiency, reading and writing skills, and later school success. Good listening skills do not simply develop naturally—they must be taught and practiced—yet many teachers do not get training on how to teach children to listen.

Using clear language and real-life examples, Mary Renck Jalongo explains why being an effective listener is a challenge—for adults as well as children—and provides research-based suggestions for improving listening in the classroom and at home. Learning to Listen, Listening to Learn will helps teachers to:

• understand the components of listening
• discover why children do or do not listen
• actively listen to children and other adults
• provide a rich oral langauge environment
• help parents supoprt their children's listening learning

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