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Direct linkNagisa Nakawa; Yusuke Uegatani; Hiroki Otani; Hiroto Fukuda – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
The objective of this case study was to identify the role of finger gestures in learning mathematics informally during play, especially in sociocultural settings. A mathematical activity involving addition was qualitatively analyzed at a Japanese preschool. We explored how the process of subjectification and objectification contributed to a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learning Activities, Foreign Countries, Play
Tan, Run; Perren, Sonja – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2023
This study examined strategies teachers applied to promote peer interactions between children with and without Special Educational Needs (SEN) in an inclusive preschool in Shanghai, China. Qualitative case study was used in which seven teachers from four inclusive classrooms participated. In-depth participatory observation and online documents…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Relationship, Inclusion, Preschool Teachers
Download full textErgin, Gizem; Özkan, Banu – Southeast Asia Early Childhood, 2021
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of activities in TUBITAK Merakli Minik Magazine on social skill levels of preschool children (48-60 months).The research was carried out with a total of 40 children; 20 children in experiment, 20 children in control group who were studying in 2 different classes of Bengi Main School in Balikesir…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Instructional Effectiveness
Siphai, Sunan; Supandee, Terdsak; Raksapuk, Chunpit; Poopayang, Piangkhae; Kratoorerk, Sangsan – Educational Research and Reviews, 2017
The aim of this research is to promote multiple intelligence capabilities for Early Childhood Care Center of a Sub-district Administration Organization in Chaiyaphum Province. The sample applied were 61 children aging between 3 and 5 years old at Child Development Center, Tambon Ban Kok, Amphoe Chaturus, Chaiyaphum Province, who were selected…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Interviews
de Haan, Annika K. E.; Elbers, Ed; Leseman, Paul P. M. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2014
The aim of this study was to assess whether children's development benefited from teacher-and child-managed academic activities in the preschool and kindergarten classroom. Extensive systematic observations during four half-days in preschool ("n"?=?8) and kindergarten ("n"?=?8) classrooms revealed that classrooms differed in…
Descriptors: Student Development, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Observation
Smogorzewska, Joanna – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2012
This article presents the results of a study comparing the originality, the length, the number of neologisms and the syntactic complexity of fairy tales created with "Storyline" and "Associations Pyramid." Both methods were developed to enhance children's language abilities and their creative thinking. One hundred twenty eight 5-year-old children…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Fairy Tales, Creative Thinking, Thinking Skills
Leong, Deborah J.; Bodrova, Elena – Young Children, 2012
It is the third week that Ms. Sotto's preschool classroom has been turned into an airport. The literacy center is a ticket counter, with a travel agency complete with child-made passports, tickets, and travel brochures. What is happening in Ms. Sotto's classroom is an example of what most early childhood educators mean when they talk about…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Play, Learning Activities, Fantasy
Darrow, Catherine L.; Dickinson, David K. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
This paper presents the development of reliable measures of fidelity that represent critical elements of the curriculum and its use in assessing teachers' delivering of the treatment curriculum and identifying the existence of program differentiation between the treatment and control conditions. In order to address several issues that arise when…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Intervention, Reliability
Williams, Christine L.; Carter, Betty Jean; Kibbe, Debra L.; Dennison, David – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2009
Objective: This report describes a pilot study to evaluate Animal Trackers (AT), a preschool program designed to (1) increase structured physical activity (PA) during the preschool day; (2) increase practice of gross motor skills; (3) provide teachers with an easy-to-use PA program regardless of teacher experience; and (4) implement a teacher…
Descriptors: Obesity, Class Activities, Intervention, Physical Activities
Crandell, Susan; Johnson, Celia E. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2009
This case study of a preschool boy with Asperger's syndrome focuses on the use of video instruction for the purpose of teaching skills required for participation in classroom activities. After the classroom teacher identified four skill areas needing improvement (circle time, sharing, choosing centers, and singing), short video clips of…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Asperger Syndrome
Woo, Vila – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2007
The process of art-making is integral to the development of a child's fine motor skills, coordination, and concentration. Therefore, creating an ongoing project one or two weeks in length can benefit both teacher and students. The teacher can assess the children's skills by observing the way they handle materials. Also, after spending valuable…
Descriptors: Sensory Experience, Preschool Children, Art Activities, Child Development
Burrington, Barbara – Early Childhood Today (1), 2006
Educators of young children know how important children's social and emotional development is, not only in terms of developing empathy, compassion, friendships, confidence and the like, but also as an essential component of cognitive growth. As children gain skills in the social/emotional domain, they build language and problem-solving skills, as…
Descriptors: Child Development, Social Development, Emotional Development, Young Children
