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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
Boxes Are to Build...A Curriculum
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Seefeldt, Carol – Young Children, 1972
Practical suggestions on utilizing various types of boxes in activities for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. (SP)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Games, Curriculum Development, Manipulative Materials
To Mars and Then the Zoo!
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Yim, Deirdre D. – Young Children, 2001
Reflects on experiences of 3- and 4-year-olds after reading "Cat and Alex and the Magic Flying Carpet." Follow-up activities involved children pretending to travel on a magic flying carpet. Notes that children selected locations important in their hearts, minds, and daily lives and that their actions reflected their knowledge of the world, their…
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
Beyond the Single Text: Nurturing Young Children's Interest in Reading and Writing for Multiple Purposes.
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Donovan, Carol A.; Milewicz, Elizabeth J.; Smolkin, Laura B. – Young Children, 2003
Describes children's early use of oral and written language for different purposes. Advocates fostering early appreciation of a variety of texts to cultivate children's disposition to read and write for enjoyment, information, and communication. Presents ideas for using the talking, reading, and writing done every day by young children to develop…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy
Learning Disabilities--Twice Blessed.
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Anderson, Mary; Weinhouse, Don – Young Children, 1997
Based on experience of having two children with multiple learning disabilities, the author offers strategies for parents to help children experience success and excellence in their education: (1) never limit expectations or predetermine the final outcome; (2) explore all interests and abilities for hidden potential; and (3) include children in…
Descriptors: Ability, Childhood Interests, Early Childhood Education, Learning Disabilities
The Mud Center: Recapturing Childhood.
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Jensen, Becky J.; Bullard, Julie A. – Young Children, 2002
Describes a Montana child development center's creation of an area in which children could enjoy messy, creative, sensory experiences playing with mud and a wide variety of outdoor props. Discusses how mud play contributed to young children's emerging interests and provided opportunities for expressing creativity, enhancing fine motor skills, and…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Learning Activities
Get the Elephant Out of the Room! We're Finished with the Es!
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Chenfeld, Mimi Brodsky – Young Children, 2000
Discusses how to integrate young children's interests into classroom learning activities. Emphasizes the need for early childhood educators to be creative and open-minded when encountering unexpected interests and classroom situations. (KB)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Class Activities, Creativity, Early Childhood Education
Children and the Earth.
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Dighe, Judith – Young Children, 1993
Describes ways to involve young children in early childhood programs in environmental issues. Focuses on three approaches: the "love approach," which fosters children's appreciation for the natural world; the "know approach," which helps children become knowledgeable about the environment; and the "do approach," which…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Conservation (Environment)
The Development of Nurturance in Young Children.
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Melson, Gail F.; Fogel, Alan – Young Children, 1988
Reviews research on the developmental roots of nurturance in young children. Examines child characteristics (age, sex); characteristics of the nurtured object (infants and their behaviors); and aspects of the nurturing situation (adult involvement and encouragement). Implications for furture research and child care practices are suggested. (BB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Interests, Day Care, Early Childhood Education