This report, prepared by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, provides philosophical and psychological background and teaching guidelines for the kindergarten classroom. The guide is divided into six sections which encompass different aspects of kindergarten education: (1) the philosophy and psychology of kindergarten education, and the roles and needs of the teacher, children, and paraprofessional school aides; (2) educational facilities, equipment, and schedules; (3) the home-school relationship and developmental guidance and testing in kindergarten; (4) numerous learning activities for language arts, mathematics, social science, science, physical education, and fine arts; (5) evaluation criteria, professional films, and a selective bibliography; and (6) kindergarten standards for the State of Pennsylvania and a model of an open classroom approach for use in kindergarten classrooms. (SDH)