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ERIC Number: EJ654411
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1538-6619
The Doll Project: Handmade Dolls as a Framework for Emergent Curriculum.
Wien, Carol Anne; Stacey, Susan; Keating, Bobbi-Lynn Hubley; Rowlings, Joelle Deyarmond; Cameron, Heather
Young Children, v57 n1 p33-38 Jan 2002
Describes the use of handmade cloth dolls without facial features with 2- and 3-year-olds as a framework for an arts-based emergent curriculum related to body awareness. Shows how children's interests guided the project activities. Discusses the teachers' role in maintaining the content level and interest, and the importance of out-of-classroom support for the documentation process. (KB)
Descriptors: Body Image, Child Development, Childrens Art, Documentation, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum, Student Projects, Teacher Role, Toddlers, Toys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Body Awareness; Dolls; Emergent Curriculum