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A Moving Child Is a Learning Child: How the Body Teaches the Brain to Think (Birth to Age 7)
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Connell, Gill; McCarthy, Cheryl – Free Spirit Publishing, 2014
Grounded in best practices and current research, this hands-on resource connects the dots that link brain activity, motor and sensory development, movement, and early learning. The expert authors unveil the Kinetic Scale: a visual map of the active learning needs of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and primary graders that fits each child's…
Descriptors: Young Children, Child Development, Infants, Toddlers
Nature and Young Children: Encouraging Creative Play and Learning in Natural Environments
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Wilson, Ruth – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2007
From adding richness and variety to learning, to redesigning a playground, this highly accessible text will provide early years practitioners with a wealth of ideas on how to foster creative play and learning in the outdoor environment with a focus on interacting with the natural world. "Nature and Young Children" contains many simple ideas on the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Safety, Active Learning, Recreational Activities
A Child Panel to Facilitate the Instruction of Child Development.
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Vacha-Haase, Tammi – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Describes an in-class activity where children and their parents are invited to an undergraduate child development class. The children's ages match the developmental stages that the class is studying. The parents/children discuss various issues with the students. Briefly outlines some of the discussion patterns that occur. (MJP)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Child Development, Class Activities, Cross Age Teaching
Educating Young Children: Active Learning Practices for Preschool and Child Care Programs.
Hohmann, Mary; Weikart, David P. – 1995
Divided into three parts, this book reviews the basic concepts of the High/Scope preschool curriculum and its development, implementation, and effectiveness. The introduction offers a retrospective of the program's history, describes the five basic principles that form the framework of the approach, and discusses some of the reasons for its…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Child Development, Classroom Design, Cognitive Development
Educating Young Children: Active Learning Practices for Preschool and Child Care Programs [and] A Study Guide to Educating Young Children: Exercises for Adult Learners. Second Edition.
Hohmann, Mary; Weikart, David P. – 2002
High/Scope preschool curriculum is a model for developing high-quality early childhood programs that encourage and support children's initiatives and active learning experiences. This revised manual for early childhood practitioners and students presents essential strategies adults can use to make active learning a reality in their programs. The…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Child Development, Classroom Design, Cognitive Development
Supporting Young Learners 2: Ideas for Child Care Providers and Teachers.
Brickman, Nancy Altman, Ed. – 1996
The High/Scope Curriculum is a developmentally based approach to early childhood education. The curriculum's "Extensions" newsletter, in which the articles in this collection first appeared, informs curriculum users about new development, relating to the High/Scope "open framework" curriculum. This collection divides the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Art Education, Child Development, Childhood Needs