This book offers lively, creative ideas to develop children's curiosity while helping them build the skills needed to succeed in kindergarten and beyond while meeting standards and benchmarks. "Play, Projects and Preschool Standards" has won the Distinguished Achievement Award for "Best Teacher Resource" in the professional development books category from the Association of Educational Publishers. Following a Foreword (Marilou Hyson), Preface, Acknowledgments and About the Authors, the book includes: (1) Addressing Preschool Standards in Developmentally Appropriate Ways; (2) Designing the Environment With the Child in Mind; (3) Developing Positive Approaches to Learning and Social-Emotional Development; (4) Exploring the World Through Science; (5) Learning About Our Community Through Social Studies; (6) Engaging Children in meaningful Literacy; (7) Making Mathematics Inviting; (8) Fostering Creativity Through the Arts; (9) Promoting Physical Development and Healthy Lifestyles; and (10) Putting It All Together. The book concludes with Resources, References and Further Reading, and an Index.