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Ramanathan, Gurupriya; Carter, Deborah; Wenner, Julianne – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
Preschool children have the capacity to engage in scientific practices and inquiry and develop understanding at a conceptual level. While engaging in inquiry with preschool students, teachers transition from being transmitters of knowledge to facilitators in the educational process as students take on an active role in this learner-centered…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Science Instruction, Inquiry, Educational Strategies
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Hebe, Headman – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
The South African Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) advocates for the integration of Environmental Education (EE) in all grades and subjects. The purpose of this study was to conduct a review of CAPS documents that guide pedagogy in all three subjects offered in Grade R, namely; English (Home Language), Life Skills and Mathematics.…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Alignment (Education), National Curriculum, Preschool Curriculum
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Ata Akturk, Aysun; Demircan, Hasibe Özlen; Senyurt, Ezgi; Çetin, Mustafa – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2017
The current study aimed to examine Turkish early childhood education curriculum prepared for 36-72 month children relative to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. To that end, 240 developmental features, 65 objectives, and 230 indicators under developmental fields in the curriculum and 40 sample activities in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum, STEM Education
Fonseca, Manuela – Preschool Development and Expansion Grant Technical Assistance (PDG TA), 2016
This brief examines the curricular policies and guidelines of the eighteen Preschool Development or Expansion Grantees. It explores how these states are addressing the curriculum-related requirements of the Preschool Development Grant (PDG) program. This brief clarifies the PDG requirements, discusses aspects of curriculum, and presents a snapshot…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Policy, Guidelines, Preschool Education
Project WET Foundation, 2011
The "Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide 2.0" continues Project WET's dedication to 21st-century, cutting-edge water education. Now in full color, Guide 2.0 offers new activities on topics such as National Parks and storm water, fully revised and updated activities from the original Guide and the very best activities gathered from all of…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Parks, Weather, Curriculum Guides
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Kroeger, Janice; Cardy, Terri – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2006
Some educators experience difficulty documenting young children's work in early childhood settings because of a limited understanding of the importance of documentation, what or how to document, and the effective use of documentation; limited resources (time, tools, and assistance); or predetermined curricular guidelines. Some teachers, especially…
Descriptors: Documentation, Early Experience, Preschool Children, Constructivism (Learning)
McCabe, Martha R., Comp. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1932
The following pages contain a classified and annotated list of current educational publications for the period July to September, 1931, inclusive. It is the third of the quarterly issues of the year, following the plan instituted in 1930 whereby the selection of the significant material in the different fields is made by specialists in those…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational History, Early Childhood Education