Building the Primary Classroom: A Complete Guide to Teaching and Learning,9781879537385

Building the Primary Classroom: A Complete Guide to Teaching and Learning

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9781879537385
ISBN10: 1879537389
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-01-01
Publisher(s): HEINEMAN EDUCATIONAL BOOKS
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Summary

Building the Primary Classroom puts the best elements of classroom management and curriculum content together in one concise volume.

Author Biography

TONI BICKART, M.S., is the Director of Primary Grade Programs at Teaching Strategies, Inc., an author of three books, and--along with Diane Trister Dodge--the "Early Education Expert" for iVillages ParentSoup.com. She has taught the primary grades at The Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.JUDY JABLON, M.S., is an experienced classroom teacher, author, and staff development specialist. She spent twelve years in the classroom, teaching grades one through four. She has worked extensively with state departments of education and school districts on curriculum and assessment.DIANE TRISTER DODGE, M.S., is President of Teaching Strategies Inc., author of more than thirty books on early childhood education, and a former member of the NAEYC Governing Board.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(9)
Part One: Six Strategies for Building the Primary Classroom 9(243)
Knowing the Children Your Teach
10(34)
Knowing About Child Development
12(13)
Recognizing a Child's Individuality
25(9)
Understanding the Influence of Culture
34(5)
Going Beyond First Impressions and Expectations
39(5)
Building a Classroom Community
44(52)
The Value of a Classroom Community
46(6)
Welcoming Children to the Classroom Community
52(5)
Using Meetings to Build a Sense of Community
57(9)
Helping Children Relate Positively to Others
66(14)
Promoting Social Problem-Solving Skills
80(12)
The School as a Community
92(4)
Establishing a Structure for the Classroom
96(52)
Why the Structure Has to Be Clear
98(1)
The Physical Environment
99(27)
The Daily Schedule and Routines
126(13)
Clear Expectations About Behavior
139(9)
Guiding Children's Learning
148(40)
How Children Learn
150(9)
Principles That Guide Teachers in Planning
159(7)
Ways Children Construct Knowledge
166(6)
Putting It All Together: Organizing Your Curriculum
172(16)
Assessing Children's Learning
188(30)
Understanding Assessment
190(5)
How Assessment Supports Instruction
195(9)
How Teachers Assess Children's Learning
204(14)
Building a Partnership with Families
218(34)
Setting the Stage for a Positive Relationship
220(6)
Eight Approaches to Involving Families
226(11)
How Involving Families Supports the First Five Strategies
237(12)
Families in Need of Special Services
249(3)
Part Two: Curriculum Content 252(196)
Language and Literacy
254(50)
Children Acquiring Language and Literacy
256(2)
Goals for the Language and Literacy Curriculum
258(3)
Components of the Language and Literacy Curriculum
261(15)
Organizing the Language and Literacy Curriculum
276(28)
Mathematical Thinking
304(38)
Children Becoming Mathematical Thinkers
306(2)
Goals of the Mathematics Curriculum
308(4)
Components of the Mathematics Curriculum
312(15)
Organizing the Math Curriculum
327(15)
Social Studies
342(30)
Children Exploring Social Studies
344(2)
What Children Learn
346(10)
Organizing the Social Studies Curriculum
356(16)
Scientific Thinking
372(30)
Children Exploring Science
374(2)
What children Learn
376(12)
Orgnanizing the Science Curriculum
388(14)
Technology
402(24)
Children Learning About Technology
404(2)
What Children Learn
406(5)
Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum
411(5)
Making Computers Work in the Classroom
416(7)
Other Equipment
423(1)
Using Assistive Technology
424(2)
The Arts
426(22)
Children and the Arts
428(1)
The Role of the Arts in the Curriculum
429(1)
Defining the Arts
430(5)
Arts Activities
435(7)
Linking the Six Strategies to the Arts
442(6)
Index 448

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