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Morrison, Kathy L. – Texas Child Care, 1995
Discusses ways science can be included in every activity of the preschoolers' day. Describes four characteristics of young children that are important to remember when planning science activities. Provides guidelines for developing and evaluating science activities. Presents a preschool unit on insects and offers suggestions for incorporating…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Discovery Learning, Integrated Activities
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Bayman, Aroti G. – Young Children, 1995
Describes the day-to-day implementation of a project involving the creation and operation of a city made with wooden blocks in a kindergarten classroom. By acting out the "Roxaboxen" story, children improved their reading, writing, and calculation skills. They learned from personal experience that living in a society involves…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Design, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Klefstad, Jill – Young Children, 1995
Explores the learning opportunities cooking activities can provide in a kindergarten classroom. Language arts, math, science, fine-motor skills, art, health, music, and social studies are some of the curriculum areas that can benefit from these kind of activities. Cooking also is explored as an opportunity for parent involvement, where parent and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooking Instruction, Curriculum Design, Developmental Tasks