ERIC Number: EJ826225
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0164-8527
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How Can We Find Out Together? Investigating, Reflecting on, and Celebrating Learning in the Early Childhood Classroom
DiNatale, Lorenza; Steele, Tammy; Elliott, Crystal
Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, n185 p78-81 Jan-Feb 2009
In order for teachers to create child-centered and emergent curriculum for their classrooms it is important for them to observe children to discover their interests and then develop investigations around these interests by using the enthusiasm, knowledge, and curiosity of the other children in the classroom. It is equally as important to allow children ample time to formulate questions, investigate, reflect on, and celebrate their learning. This article describes four steps on how teachers can create child-centered and emergent curriculum for their classrooms. (Contains 7 resources.)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Investigations, Interests, Early Childhood Education, Student Centered Curriculum, Teacher Student Relationship, Discovery Learning, Classroom Observation Techniques, Preschool Children, Reggio Emilia Approach
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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