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Fostering Individuality, Valuing Uniformity--Learning from the Past to Engage in Tomorrow
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Hewes, Dorothy W. – Young Children, 2010
The author grew up as an Illinois farm girl, born in 1922. Both her mother and her grandmother had been teachers trained in Froebelian progressive education methods, and both knew the value of building on children's interests. At about age 9, she became interested in butterflies and made her own museum, including rocks, butterflies, and insects…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Personal Autonomy, Family Environment, Mothers
Sharing Spoken Language: Sounds, Conversations, and Told Stories
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Birckmayer, Jennifer; Kennedy, Anne; Stonehouse, Anne – Young Children, 2010
Infants and toddlers encounter numerous spoken story experiences early in their lives: conversations, oral stories, and language games such as songs and rhymes. Many adults are even surprised to learn that children this young need these kinds of natural language experiences at all. Adults help very young children take a step along the path toward…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Speech, Oral Language, Childhood Interests
Investigating Rocks and Sand: Addressing Multiple Learning Styles through an Inquiry-Based Approach
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Ogu, Uchenna; Schmidt, Suzie Reynard – Young Children, 2009
The authors demonstrate how to tailor curriculum to support the varied interests, abilities, and talents of the children in a kindergarten class. Through words and photographs, they describe an in-depth study of rocks and sand, a topic of great interest to the children. The teachers posed open-ended questions that fostered high-level discussions.…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Childhood Interests, Prior Learning, Kindergarten