Gaye Gronlund
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With intentional planning frameworks, Planning for Play, Observation, and Learning in Preschool and Kindergarten provides tools and strategies to organize and develop curriculum around high-level, purposeful play. Practical application techniques help you create a cycle of planning and observation as they use a play-based curriculum to help young children thrive in your classroom"--
Author
Language
English
Description
Learn to integrate individualized curriculum into daily practice with this step-by-step guide. Using Developmental Studies, a new tool created and successfully field-tested by the author, implement a truly child-focused and individualizing curriculum, meeting each child where she or he is and ultimately making teaching easier and more rewarding. These user-friendly materials will help teachers reconnect and reengage with each student outside of all...
Author
Language
English
Description
Play, academics, and standards can work together with the right strategies and support from educators. Take an active role in child-directed play to guide learning. Become a strong advocate for saving play in early childhood education by empowering teachers to join play and standards, and learn how child-led, open-ended play addresses the seven domains and Common Core Standards.This book is full of research and resources that link academic learning...
Author
Publisher
Redleaf Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 254 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Focused Portfolios, Second Edition offers an innovative method to accurately document children's growth and development by observing them in the midst of their everyday activities. This easy-to-use system has recently been updated to reflect current best practices in observation and assessment using portfolios, include information on apps and other digital tools to create portfolios, and incorporate individual state standards to develop portfolios...
Author
Publisher
Redleaf Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 236 pages ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Saving Play addresses two questions critical to the field of early childhood education: Can child-directed, open-ended play activities in preschool and kindergarten classrooms address early learning and Common Core standards? And, can play be used to reach specific goals and objectives across all developmental domains? Authors Thomas Rendon and Gaye Gronlund answer both of these questions with a resounding yes and believe play, academics, and standards...