Reaching Standards and Beyond in Kindergarten: Nurturing Children′s Sense of Wonder and Joy in Learning"This book clearly outlines how teachers can make standards the foundation of their practice without leaving behind what the best teachers know about creating challenging and ordered environments that respect the learning needs of young children. Through clear examples and informative vignettes, including how to meet the needs of children with special needs and those learning English, this books helps teachers find the resources to return joyful learning to this critical year of schooling." "A great overview of a developmentally appropriate kindergarten classroom. This book gives me the support I need to know that I am teaching my students through practices based on research." Help kindergarten students meet national standards in developmentally appropriate ways! Standards provide an important benchmark for student learning, but meeting them doesn′t mean you have to take away fun and creativity. Reaching Standards and Beyond in Kindergarten offers research-based strategies and ideas for addressing content standards in ways that nurture children′s natural love of learning. The authors show how creative play activities can help children reach standards in literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, and the arts. They also offer suggestions for promoting healthy physical and social-emotional development. Covering the transition to kindergarten as well as the transition to first grade, this book:
This resource provides novice teachers with field-tested strategies and gives veteran teachers fresh ideas to add to their existing instructional repertoire. |
Contents
Getting Off to a Good Start | 1 |
Chapter 2 Designing the Kindergarten Environment | 11 |
Chapter 3 Addressing Standards Through Engaging Studies and Authentic Assessment | 27 |
Chapter 4 Nurturing Childrens Sense of Wonder Through Science | 37 |
Chapter 5 Fostering Involved Citizens Through Social Studies | 51 |
Chapter 6 Engaging Young Readers and Writers in the LiteracyRich Kindergarten | 61 |
Chapter 7 Motivating Mathematics | 77 |
Chapter 8 Celebrating Creativity Through the Arts | 91 |
Chapter 9 Promoting Healthy Physical and SocialEmotional Development | 103 |
Reaching Standards and Beyond | 115 |
Resources | 121 |
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Suggested Readings | 143 |
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Reaching Standards and Beyond in Kindergarten: Nurturing Children's Sense of ... Gera Jacobs,Kathy Crowley No preview available - 2009 |