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Introduction
1.2: Theoretical Foundations
1.1 How Young Children Learn - What Science Reveals
1.3 Interaction and Conversation as Curriculum
1.4 Incorporating 21st Century Technology in the Early Childhood Education
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Why Play?
2.3 Types of Play
2.4 The Role of Play in Children’s Learning and Development
2.5 Role of the Teacher
2.6 Developmentally Appropriate Practice
3.1: Planning Happens in a Cycle
3.2 Partnering with Families in Curriculum Planning
3.3 How It’s All Connected
3.4 Conclusion
4.1 Curriculum Models
4.2 The Dynamic Process
4.3: Contexts for Written Plans
4.4: Learning Experience Implementation Plan Sample
4.5: Creating Effective Curriculum
5.1 Creating an Environment for Social and Emotional Learning
5.2: Analyzing the Environment
5.3: Connecting Theories to Environments
5.4: Curriculum Occurs Throughout the Day
5.5: Play Spaces as Curriculum
5.6: Environmental Design
5.7: Creating Environments for Infants and Toddlers **
5.8: Temporal Environment - The Daily Schedule
6.1: The Teacher’s Role - Build and Maintain Positive Relationships with Children
6.2: Factors that Influence Behavior
6.3: Redirecting Behavior
6.4: Addressing Challenging Behavior
6.5: Moving from Praise to Acknowledgment - Providing Children with Authentic Support
8.1: Introduction
8.2: Guiding Principles for Supporting Language and Literacy
8.3: Environmental Factors in Supporting Language and Literacy
8.4: Introducing the Foundations
8.5: Conclusion
Introduction to Planning for Preschoolers
7.1: Introduction
7.2: Guiding Principles for Supporting Social and Emotional Development
7.3: Environmental Factors in Supporting Social and Emotional Development
7.4: Introducing to the Foundations
7.5: Social Interaction
9.1: Introduction
9.2: Environmental Factors in Supporting Math
9.3: Introducing the Foundations
9.4: Engaging Families
9.5: Conclusion
9.6: Guiding Principles for Supporting Math
10.1: Introduction
10.2: Guiding Principles for Supporting Science
10.3: Environmental Factors in Supporting Science
10.4: Introducing the Foundations
10.5: Engaging Families
10.6: Conclusion
11.1: Introduction
11.2: Supporting Children’s Learning
11.3: Guiding Principles
11.4: Environments and Materials
11.5: Supporting the Visual Arts
11.6: Supporting Music
11.7: Supporting Drama
11.8: Supporting Dance
11.9: Engaging Families
11.10: Conclusion
12.1: Introduction
12.2: Guiding Principles for Supporting History and Social Science
12.3: Environmental Factors in Supporting History and Social Sciences
12.4: Introducing to the Foundations
12.5: Conclusion
13.1: Introduction
13.2: Guiding Principles of Supporting Children’s Physical Development
13.3: Environmental Factors in Supporting Children’s Physical Development
13.4: Introducing the Foundations
13.5: Supporting Fundamental Movement Skills
13.6: Supporting Perceptual-Motor Skills and Movement Concepts
13.7: Supporting Activity Physical Play
13.8: Conclusion
14.1: Guiding Principles in Supporting Children’s Health, Safety, and Nutrition
14.2: Environmental Factors in Supporting Children’s Health, Safety, and Nutrition
14.3: Introducing the Foundations
14.4: Conclusion
14.5: Continuing the Cycle
15.1: What Infants and Toddlers are Like
15.2: Introduction
15.3: Overarching Principles of Planning Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers
15.4: Program Features That Support Effective Infant and Toddler Curriculum
15.5: The Infant and Toddler Learning Process - The Starting Point
15.6: Infant and Toddler Development and Its Facilitation
15.7: Curriculum Planning
15.8: Developmentally Appropriate Planning for Infants and Toddlers - The Infant and Toddler Learning and Development Foundations
16.1: Introduction
16.2: Introducing the Framework
16.3: Pedagogy
16.4: Principles
16.5: Practice
16.6: A Closer Look at the Outcomes
16.7: The Planning Cycle
16.8: Conclusion
17.1 Documentation
17.2 Assessment
17.3: Conclusion
17.4: Working with Families
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Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, students will be able to
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Introduction to Curriculum for Early Childhood Education Copyright © 2022 by Jennifer Paris; Kristin Beeve; and Clint Springer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.