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A Moving Child Is a Learning Child: How the Body Teaches the Brain to Think (Birth to Age 7)
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Connell, Gill; McCarthy, Cheryl – Free Spirit Publishing, 2014
Grounded in best practices and current research, this hands-on resource connects the dots that link brain activity, motor and sensory development, movement, and early learning. The expert authors unveil the Kinetic Scale: a visual map of the active learning needs of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and primary graders that fits each child's…
Descriptors: Young Children, Child Development, Infants, Toddlers
Design as a Catalyst for Learning.
Davis, Meredith; Hawley, Peter; McMullan, Bernard; Spilka, Gertrude – 1997
This book presents findings of a 1993 study of how design in the curriculum helps students achieve national educational objectives. It also explores opportunities for expanding the role design can play in students' academic lives. Results of the 1993 study reveal how the use of design experiences in classrooms provides teachers and students with a…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Architecture, Art, Building Design
Everyday TLC: Teaching, Learning, Caring, 2002.
Durkin, Lisa L., Ed.; Miller, Sandy, Ed. – Everyday TLC: Teaching, Learning, Caring, 2002., 2002
This document is comprised of weekly newsletters for 2002, organized by month, for family child care providers. Each theme-based newsletter contains: (1) creative activities for use with mixed-age groups of 2- to 5-year-olds; (2) ideas on guiding behavior, organization tips, and a Monthly Planning Calendar; (3) special sections for infants and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Family Child Care
Making School by Hand: Developing a Meaning-Centered Curriculum from Everyday Life.
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Glover, Mary Kenner – 1997
This book is the story of the founder of the Awakening Seed School, who reveals how her childhood interests and experiences have influenced what she has created in her own school and classroom. Using the metaphor of a quilt, the book shows how teaching can be approached as a "handmade" process and how the materials of everyday life can…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Case Studies, Childhood Interests, Childhood Needs
Young Children: Active Learners in a Technological Age.
Wright, June L., Ed.; Shade, Daniel D., Ed. – 1994
This book addresses the issues of appropriate use of computers with young children and how children and early childhood educators interact with the computer in early childhood settings. Part 1, "Young Children as Active Learners," contains chapter 1: "Listen to the Children: Observing Young Children's Discoveries with the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Appropriate Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Selection
Mister Rogers' Plan & Play Book: Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for Parents & Child Care Providers. Fourth Edition.
Family Communications, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. – 1995
Intended for both childcare professionals and parents, this book lists activities from episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood television program, and can be used with or without watching the program. Each activity is assigned a number which corresponds to the television episode in which the activity is featured, and a national PBS Broadcast…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Activity Units, Childrens Games, Childrens Television
Educating Young Children: Active Learning Practices for Preschool and Child Care Programs.
Hohmann, Mary; Weikart, David P. – 1995
Divided into three parts, this book reviews the basic concepts of the High/Scope preschool curriculum and its development, implementation, and effectiveness. The introduction offers a retrospective of the program's history, describes the five basic principles that form the framework of the approach, and discusses some of the reasons for its…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Child Development, Classroom Design, Cognitive Development