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| Dimensions | 7 |
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| Adams, Polly | 1 |
| Boals, Beverly | 1 |
| Foster, Carol | 1 |
| Garner, Barbara P. | 1 |
| Niffenegger, Joann P. | 1 |
| Skrupskelis, Audrey | 1 |
| Taylor, Michaell K. | 1 |
| Timberlake, Pat | 1 |
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| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 7 |
| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Opinion Papers | 7 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reference Materials -… | 1 |
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Timberlake, Pat – Dimensions, 1990
Maintains that graduation exercises are developmentally inappropriate for young children. Discusses developmentally appropriate alternative end-of-the-year activities. (BB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Commencement Ceremonies, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Practices
Garner, Barbara P. – Dimensions, 1991
Discusses Piagetian stages of infant development during the first two years of life. Describes activities that caregivers can use to foster infant capabilities at each developmental stage. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Niffenegger, Joann P. – Dimensions, 1991
Developmentally appropriate map activities incorporate such concepts as topology, projective space, spatial information, point of reference, direction, cardinal direction and orienting. Such activities offer children excitement, challenge, and a sense of discovery. (BB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Formation, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Adams, Polly; Taylor, Michaell K. – Dimensions, 1990
Presents a developmental approach to young children's woodworking. Discusses seven developmental stages of children's woodworking and woodworking activities appropriate to each developmental stage. (BB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary School Students
Boals, Beverly – Dimensions, 1992
Discusses cooking as an opportunity for young children to discover and master a variety of skills and concepts in the areas of mathematics, science, language arts, and social studies. Provides early childhood teachers with guidelines for planning cooking experiences for young children in the classroom. (BB)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Cooking Instruction, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Skrupskelis, Audrey – Dimensions, 1990
Examines reasons for incorporating field trips into the curriculum, ways to plan successful expeditions, and appropriate field trip experiences for young children. (BB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Foster, Carol; And Others – Dimensions, 1991
Addresses two questions concerning whole language teaching to young children: (1) What is whole language? (2) What experiences are appropriate for whole language teaching? (BB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Day Care, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
