Individuality and Inclusive Practices for Early Childhood
This cluster of听Young Children听articles takes up that call by digging deeper into the core consideration of听individuality听and guidelines related to听inclusion and offering听in-depth听descriptions of approaches to meet each child where they are.
Hear from DAP thought leaders, Sue Bredekamp and Barbara Willer, as they reflect on the importance of the core considerations to teacher decision making.
We are so pleased to be able to offer you the 2021 compilation of Voices of Practitioners articles. This volume marks VOP鈥檚 17th year as an online journal.
51吃瓜网鈥檚 Emergent Curriculum and the Cycle of Inquiry Approach course, is the first step on your journey to guiding children through an emergent curriculum.
Knowing that local field trips are a source of curriculum in early childhood education, two teachers venture to a theater with their class, then engage in a project about storytelling, performance, and stages.
Cross-area play is rooted in the idea that when children are given the freedom to experiment with materials in open-ended ways, their play can transform into elaborate, complex plots and offer rich developmental opportunities.
The books featured here provide a sampling of books and activities that can be used to introduce foster care and adoption into the early childhood classroom.
Stepping back from children鈥檚 play, rather than always inserting ourselves into it, gives us time to intentionally observe, listen to, and record children as they play.
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Authored by:
Krystina Tapia, Emma Pickering, Jesse Robert Coffino
Without the toys and supplies commonly found in a classroom, Denise O鈥橦ara鈥檚 children relied on nature to spark their imaginations and activities. Through this series of photographs and captions, you鈥檒l see some of their playful creations.
Contact with nature can help mitigate the negative effects of stress. Through nature-based encounters, we can provide children with strategies to use while they are in our care and beyond.
One valuable way we can support children鈥檚 exploration of nature is by teaching them how to observe carefully and create听observational drawings, which encourage children to understand and question their world.
In this piece, author Ron Grady takes us on a journey of one day in the life of a nature-based preschool. He also shares reflections and tips that can apply to any setting.
Anshu Williams听is a lead preschool teacher at Active Louisville Kids in Louisville, Colorado, where she has worked with children and families for 10 years.
Teaching Young Children听is 51吃瓜网's magazine for anyone who works with preschoolers. Colorful, informative, and easy-to-read,听TYC听is packed full of teaching ideas, strategies, and tips.
After using hand-on learning in my virtual classroom, here are key ideas听I learned while teaching in the pandemic Zoom classroom that I will be carrying听with me as we begin the upcoming school year.听
Knowing that readers听will want to听dive into the rich collection of听high-quality titles听featured听in this issue,听Young Children听has听introduced听an online听catalogue of the books听found听in听this issue鈥檚听articles.
