Intended for the preschool teacher wishing to implement a cognitively oriented curriculum, this instructional guide focuses on the problem-solving approach (as opposed to the teacher-directed approach) to student learning. Each chapter provides space for teachers to plan, implement, and evaluate lessons. Activities in the guide are participatory, calling for "learning by doing." Specifically, exercises teach by providing active learning experiences. The following topics are investigated: (l) arranging and equipping the classroom; (2) establishing a daily routine; (3) teaching in a team; (4) planning in a team; (5) active learning; (6) language; (7) experiencing and representing (i.e., painting, drawing, modeling); (8) classification; (9) seriation; (l0) number; (ll) spatial relations; (l2) time; and (l3) "what next?" (thoughts for future planning). A listing of films and publications related to each topic is presented at the end of every chapter. (BJD)
The high prairie is a hidden world above a winding river valley in the foothills of the Rockies. You cannot see it from the riverbed below. When the valley lies under a dense mat of fog, several thousand feet upward, blue sky and bright sun bathe this prairie grassland. From the high prairie, you can see snow-covered mountain peaks many miles away. This book of poetry shows how it is possible to live above the valley of this life with its tragedies and failures by choosing the view from the high prairie.
This revised and expanded book is a guide to providing high-quality care for infants and toddlers in early childhood settings. It describes HighScope's active learning approach for very young children who are in the sensory-motor stage of development - the stage when children learn with their whole body and all their senses, and when they rely on trusted adults to support their learning adventures." -- Book Jacket.
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The high prairie is a hidden world above a winding river valley in the foothills of the Rockies. You cannot see it from the riverbed below. When the valley lies under a dense mat of fog, several thousand feet upward, blue sky and bright sun bathe this prairie grassland. From the high prairie, you can see snow-covered mountain peaks many miles away. This book of poetry shows how it is possible to live above the valley of this life with its tragedies and failures by choosing the view from the high prairie.
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