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Polsky, Richard M. – 1974
How can children, disadvantaged as well as middle-class, be taught cognitive skills through the medium of television? This is the question Richard Polsky addresses in describing the planning and early development (1966-1968) of the Children's Television Workshop. An examination of the period prior to the public announcement of the project tells…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Planning
Hynes, Ellen Mary, Ed.; Blair, Catherine, Ed. – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2005
Get students into math using outer space! Mission Mathematics translates the NASA experience into language and experiences appropriate for young learners, and provides teachers with mathematics activities that complement many of the available NASA resources for students and educators. In these motivating investigations, young children engage in…
Descriptors: Investigations, Educational Technology, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education
Cooper, Cathie Hilterbran – 1996
Intended primarily for librarians and media specialists, this book offers an in-depth analysis of alphabet books from their serious, religious beginnings to their "funny," instructive, and artistic present. The book lists 542 titles with short annotations, suggested activities, and essays on each type of book. Following an introduction,…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Annotated Bibliographies, Creative Activities, Elementary Secondary Education
Elias, Maurice J.; Zins, Joseph E.; Weissberg, Roger P.; Frey, Karin S.; Greenberg, Mark T.; Haynes, Norris M.; Kessler, Rachael; Schwab-Stone, Mary E.; Shriver, Timothy P. – 1997
Educators today have a renewed perspective: when schools attend systematically to students' social and emotional skills, the academic achievement of children increases, the incidence of problem behaviors decreases, the quality of the relationships surrounding each child improves. The challenge of raising knowledgeable, responsible, and caring…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Slade, Arietta, Ed.; Wolf, Dennie Palmer, Ed. – 1994
Based on the view that play is profoundly mutual and social, this book compiles chapters by distinguished psychoanalysts, clinical psychologists, social workers, and developmental psychologists, who offer a rich, integrative view of the many dimensions of early play as it occurs among peers, between parent and child, and in the context of therapy.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Autism, Downs Syndrome, Dramatic Play
Starbuck, Sara; Olthof, Marla; Midden, Karen – 2002
Children are drawn to nature and the outdoors. This guide details the inclusion of gardening in the preschool curriculum at a university child development program in Illinois. Chapter 1 of the book, "Why Garden?" details the benefits of gardening for young children, describes the project approach used, discusses the role of the teacher,…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Gardening, Gardens, Learning Activities
Kamath, M.; Udipi, S. A.; Varghese, M. A. – 2000
This study examined the role of the SNDT (formerly Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey) University in reducing poverty in the Gilbert Hill-Gamdevi Dongri area of Mumbai, India. The Gilbert Hill area accommodates around 1 million people, most of whom are migrants form other parts of India. The Department of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Income, Low Income Groups
Connolly, Theresa; And Others – 1995
The Boys Town Education Model for classroom management is described in 15 chapters of this book. Emphasizing social skills instruction, each chapter elaborates a tool or technique needed to foster a positive, supportive, and structured classroom environment. Chapter 1, "The Well-Managed Classroom," discusses the four components of the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Dunn, Sonja; Pamenter, Lou – 1990
This book offers 80 original chants for teaching children to play with language, discover their ownership of language, and experiment with language. The book states that chants can provide a strategy that develops reading skills, ease in dramatic situations, sidebars in art work, communication abilities, awareness of self and environment, and…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Childrens Games, Individual Development, Language Experience Approach
Britton, Lesley – 1992
Designed for use by parents to further the emotional, social, and intellectual development of their 2- to 6-year old children, this book describes the Montessori method of early childhood education and provides sample activities and games to develop children's skills in the home, the neighborhood, and the world. Following introductory sections…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Games, Developmental Tasks, Family Environment
Christie, James; Enz, Billie; Vukelich, Carol – 1997
Created under the assumption that children develop essential language skills through meaningful interaction with other individuals, this book takes into account many of the current trends in teaching elementary language. Among the primary trends addressed are the social constructivist theory, embedded assessment, the interdisciplinary approach to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Integrated Curriculum
Petersen, Evelyn – 1997
Adults can encourage young children to assimilate and use information through inventing, creating, experimenting, and other activities. This guide, part of the "Seeds for Success" series, provides ideas for parents on being their children's first and most important teacher by means of nearly 100 simple activity ideas designed for use with 3- to…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Experiential Learning
Castaldi, Basil – 1994
As a sourcebook and textbook, this publication provides a comprehensive treatise on the planning, design, remodeling, and maintenance of educational facilities. The first chapters deal with the theory, principles, and techniques related to the educational planning of school buildings, including the application of selected principles of educational…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Colleges, Day Care Centers, Educational Facilities Improvement
Sanders, Stephen W. – 1992
This guide contains developmentally appropriate movement activities designed to help teachers of children ages 3 through 5 plan and administer a successful movement education program. The book is organized into three parts. The first part presents a model upon which teachers can base their selection of physical activities for children, addresses…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Lesson Plans, Movement Education
Cochran-Smith, Marilyn – 1984
A study of the ways adults socialize children into particular patterns of literacy by helping them develop the literary and social knowledge necessary for using and understanding print is described in this monograph. Specifically, the monograph focuses on adults and children observed over a period of 18 months at a preschool, and provides insights…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Models, Nursery Schools, Parent Child Relationship