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Cassidy, Deborah J.; Mims, Sharon; Rucker, Lia; Boone, Sheresa – Childhood Education, 2003
Describes the curriculum activities in one child-centered, developmentally appropriate child care facility preschool classroom. Explains how activities are selected according to children's needs, interest, and ability, and how activities address the kindergarten core competencies mandated by the North Carolina public school system. Asserts that…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment, Kindergarten, Play
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Marti-Bucknall, Wendy – Childhood Education, 2002
Describes the typical kindergarten day as experienced by one child in the German-speaking region of Switzerland. Illustrates the main goal of kindergarten as preparing children for school rather than teaching reading, writing, or written numeracy. Focuses on the oral language learning approach incorporating teacher- and child-initiated activities.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Early Intervention, Educational Objectives
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Melnik, Olga; Sidlovskaja, Olga – Childhood Education, 2002
Describes the daily preschool day and the curriculum for kindergarten children in one Russian city. Asserts that Russian preschool education is concerned with balancing young children's physical and intellectual development and is determined to work with parents to help nurture children. (KB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten
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Miller, Susan A. – Childhood Education, 2002
Describes the four levels of the early childhood education system in Cuba. Includes information on home visit programs for new parents, child care programs, preschool programs, programs for 5-year-olds, and primary school programs. Emphasizes that parents, relatives, teachers, and the larger community share the responsibility of educating young…
Descriptors: Child Care, Community Role, Early Childhood Education, Educational Responsibility
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Moore, Mary Ruth – Childhood Education, 2002
Describes one educator's research journey to Friedrich Froebel's homeland of Germany to study the beginnings of the early childhood profession and to celebrate Froebel's important contributions. Offers descriptions of early Froebel schools and Froebel artifacts to illustrate his educational philosophy and practice. (KB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
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Harada, Violet H.; Lum, Debora; Souza, Kathy – Childhood Education, 2003
In learning communities, the learning experience is a shared process as teachers and students work together through negotiation toward a common goal. This article identifies critical features of learning communities and presents highlights from community building experiences in a Hawaii kindergarten classroom. Shares insights gleaned from the…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Early Childhood Education, Group Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Maxim, George W. – Childhood Education, 1997
Describes a kindergarten/first-grade and a second-grade program for teaching map reading skills. Suggests that map- reading instruction is required to improve children's geography knowledge. Provides ideas on how to observe the environment, use photos, encourage block play, use books, share maps, construct a model of the classroom, read cardinal…
Descriptors: Cartography, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
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Lamme, Linda Leonard; Lee, Pam – Childhood Education, 1990
In this interview with a Florida kindergarten teacher, the whole language philosophy is used to help elementary students learn skills through ongoing reading and writing activities. Thematic units are used to encourage teacher facilitation and peer teaching. (DG)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Grade 1
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Silvern, Steven B. – Childhood Education, 1990
Reviews articles from the "Journal of Research in Childhood Education" on the advantages of decreased teacher-student ratio, cross-cultural child development comparisons, developmentally appropriate classroom play, teacher choices related to observational schemes; cross-typed sexual roles and children's perception, and the positive…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten
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O'Brien, Shirley J. – Childhood Education, 1989
Maintains that preschool and kindergarten curricula should encourage experiential learning, and not just formal academic education. (BB)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Educational Change, Experiential Learning, Kindergarten
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Merenda, Rose C. – Childhood Education, 1989
Discusses the writing of a kindergartner involved in a classroom writing workshop. The workshop, which begins the opening week of school, is based on the idea that children have a story to write and can write. (RJC)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
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Williams, Leslie R. – Childhood Education, 1989
Maintains that full-day kindergarten programs can derive at least part of their curriculum from the diverse gifts of social and cultural knowledge that children bring to the classroom. Includes a description of a kindergarten class that explored the topic of grandparents. (BB)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Grandparents, Kindergarten
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Freeman, Evelyn B.; Hatch, J. Amos – Childhood Education, 1989
Describes the assumptions and principles of emergent literacy and establishes the need to reconceptualize kindergarten practice in the area of literacy education. Conclusions drawn from a series of studies of current kindergarten practice in a large midwestern state are considered. (BB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Emergent Literacy
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Spodek, Bernard – Childhood Education, 1989
Discusses the history of kindergarten education in China. Describes current teacher training practices and problems in the preparation of kindergarten teachers. Problems are often related to a lack of training resources, recruitment, selection of graduates for teaching, and the present model of teaching. Reform measures for kindergarten teacher…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Design, Developing Nations, Early Childhood Education
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Barbour, Nita – Childhood Education, 1989
Describes the pressures on young children to read at an early age. Discusses the disadvantages of a subskill approach to reading for the improvement of test scores. (RJC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Kindergarten