Play at the Center of the CurriculumThis resource examines the natural connection between play and a young child's development. It advocates that play should be an integrated part of the early childhood curriculum and then demonstrates how to draw both the methods and the content of a successful curriculum from children's spontaneous play. Anecdotes of children's play, theories of play and development, and instructional strategies are interwoven throughout the book. Early childhood educators. |
Contents
CHAPTER | 6 |
The Core of Developmentally Appropriate Practice | 8 |
CHAPTER | 11 |
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Play at the Center of the Curriculum Judith Van Hoorn,Barbara Scales,Patricia Monighan Nourot No preview available - 2011 |
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