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Active Experiences for Active Children - Carol Seefeldt, Alice Galper

Active Experiences for Active Children

Science
Buch | Softcover
216 Seiten
2006 | 2nd edition
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-13-175256-6 (ISBN)
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Organized around the National Science Education Standards and the Benchmarks for Science Literacy, Active Experiences for Active Children: Science consists of clear, concise, usable guides for planning meaningful learning experiences in science for children in childcare settings, preschool programs, Head Start and other federally funded programs, and kindergarten. Primary-grade children should be engaged in active experiential learning as well, and each experience is extended to the early primary grades (grades 1-3).

 

The experiences in this book are meaningful because they



 are grounded in children’s interests and needs in their here-and-now world.
 have integrity in terms of content key to science.
 involve children in group work, investigations, or projects based on inquiry learning.
 have continuity: One experience builds on another, forming a complete, coherent, integrated learning curriculum for young children as  well as connecting the early childhood setting to children’s homes and communities.
 provide time and opportunity for children to think and reflect on their experiences.
 provide the teacher with the opportunity to document and assess children’s learning.

Part One



Theory of Active Experiences

 

Chapter 1: Experiences and Science in Early Childhood: Theory into Practice

            Cognitive Theories: The Basis of Science Education for Young Children

            How Concepts Build

            Teaching Strategies for Science Learning

            Tools to Help Children Study Science Concepts

            Observation and Assessment

            Summary

 

Chapter 2: Active Children—Active Indoor Environments

            The Essentials: Health, Safety, Inclusion, and Beauty

                        Heath and Safety

                        Planning for Inclusion

                        Beauty

             Indoor Spaces

                        Integrating Spaces

                        Science Areas

                        Art Centers

                        Woodworking Center

                        Book and Library Centers

                        Sociodramatic Play Areas

                        Areas for Manipulatives

                        Block Areas

                        Water and Sand Areas

                        Music Areas

                        Computer Stations

                        Quiet Spaces

            The Teacher’s Role

            Summary

 

Chapter 3: Active Children—Active Outdoor Environments

            Why Plan for Outdoor Environments?

                        Sensory Experiences

                        Observation

                        Opportunities to Cooperate with Others

            Space Planning

                        Science and Nature Discovery Areas

                        Art Activities

                        Physical Activities

                        Other Considerations

            The Teacher’s Role

            Summary

 

Chapter 4: Building Connections to Home and Community Through Active Experiences 

            Out into the School

                        Inside the School Building

                        Outside in the Natural Environment

            Out into the Neighborhood and Community

            Basic Guidelines for Meaningful Field Experiences

            Building Connections with the Neighborhood and Community

                        Natural Resources

                        Visitors

                        Zoos

                        Science Centers and Museums

            The Home-School Connection

            Summary

 

Chapter 5: Experiences and Science Content

            Knowledge of Children

            Knowledge of the Subject Matter—Science

                        The Emphasis on Inquiry

            Organizing Children’s Experiences

                        Life Science and the Living Environment

                        Earth Science and the physical setting

                        Science in personal and social perspectives and the human organism

                        Physical science, the physical setting and the designed world

            Expanding and Extending Firsthand Experiences

            Summary

 

Part Two

 

Guides to Active Experiences

 

Chapter 6: Living Things Grow and Change: Seeds and Plants 

            For the Teacher

                        What You’ll Need to Know

                        Key Concepts

                        Goals and Objectives

                        What You’ll Need

                        Children’s Books

                        Other Things You’ll Need

                        The Home-School Connection

                        Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning

            For the Children

            I           Investigations of Growth and Change with Seeds and Plants

                        Using Process Skills with Seeds

                        Using Process Skills with Seeds and Plants

                        Using Children’s Books to Motivate Active Experiences with Seeds and Plants

                        Using Arts and Crafts to Document Active Experiences with Seeds and Plants

                        Reflecting

                        Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

 

Chapter 7: Living Things Grow and Change: Insects and Small Animals

            For the Teacher

                        What You’ll Need to Know

                        Key Concepts

                        Goals and Objectives

                        What You’ll Need

                        Children’s Books

                        Other Things You’ll Need

                        The Home-School Connection

                        Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning

            For the Children

                        Observing Small Animals: Insects

                        Environments and Life Cycles

                        Nests

                        Recognizing Children’s Books in Which Animals Are Depicted with Human Attributes and Feelings

                        Classroom Pets or Not

                        Reflecting

                        Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

 

Chapter 8: I Am a Scientist

           For the Teacher

                        What You’ll Need to Know

                        Key Concepts

                        Goals and Objectives

                        What You’ll Need

                        Children’s Books

                        Other Things You’ll Need

                        The Home-School Connection

                        Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning

            For the Children

                        Learning to Observe

                        Learning to Question

                        Planning and Conducting Investigations

                        Reflecting

                                Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

 

Chapter 9: How Toys Work

            For the Teacher

                        What You’ll Need to Know

                        Key Concepts

                        Goals and Objectives

                        What You’ll Need

                        Children’s Books

                        The Home-School Connection

                        Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning

            For the Children

                        Sources of Energy

                        Vibrations

                        Reflecting

                        Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

 

Chapter 10: The Earth: Water, Weather, and Space 

            For the Teacher

                        What You’ll Need to Know

                        Key Concepts

                        Goals and Objectives

                        What You’ll Need

                        Books for Adults

                        Children’s Books

                        Other Things You’ll Need

                        The Home-School Connection

                        Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning

            For the Children

                        Indoor and Outdoor Activities

                        Reflecting

                        Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

 

Chapter 11: The Earth: Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils

            For the Teacher

                        What You’ll Need to Know

                        Key Concepts

                        Goals and Objectives

                        What You’ll Need

                        Children’s Books

                        Other Things You’ll  Need

                        The Home-School Connection

                        Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning

            For the Children

                        Indoor and Outdoor Activities

                        Reflecting

                        Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

 

Chapter 12: The Human Body: The Senses

            For the Teacher

                        What You’ll Need to Know

                        Key Concepts

                        Goals and Objectives

                        What You’ll Need

                        Children’s Books

                        Other Things You’ll Need

                        The Home-School Connection

                        Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning

            For the Children

                        Sound

                        Smell

                        Touch

                        Taste

                        Sight

                        Reflecting

                        Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

 

Chapter 13: Healthy Bodies

           For the Teacher

                        What You’ll Need to Know

                        Key Concepts

                        Goals and Objectives

                        What You’ll Need

                        Books for Adults and Older Children

                        Children’s Books

                        Other Things You’ll Need

                        The Home-School Connection

                        Documenting and Assessing Children’s Learning

            For the Children

                        Indoor and Outdoor Activities

                        Reflecting

                        Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

 

References

 

Resources

 

Index

 

 

Erscheint lt. Verlag 2.11.2006
Sprache englisch
Maße 210 x 276 mm
Gewicht 490 g
Themenwelt Kinder- / Jugendbuch Bilderbücher
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufspädagogik
ISBN-10 0-13-175256-1 / 0131752561
ISBN-13 978-0-13-175256-6 / 9780131752566
Zustand Neuware
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