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Preface | |
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Theories Relating to Child Development | |
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Fostering Creativity and Aesthetics in Young Children | |
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The Concept of Creativity | |
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What is Creativity? | |
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Importance of Creativity | |
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Characteristics of Creativity | |
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Helping Children Express Creativity | |
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Promoting Creativity | |
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Promoting Creativity in the Curriculum | |
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Promoting Creativity through Play and Exploration | |
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Modifying Curriculum to Promote Creativity | |
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Promoting Creativity through Positive Acceptance | |
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Creative Questioning for Children | |
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Motivating Skills for Teachers | |
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The Concept of Aesthetics | |
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Aesthetics and the Quality of Learning | |
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Benefits of Aesthetic Sensitivity | |
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Aesthetic Experiences | |
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Promoting Aesthetic Experiences | |
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Looking and Seeing | |
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Sensing, Feeling, and Imagining | |
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Finding and Organizing Aesthetic Materials | |
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Aesthetic Use of Materials | |
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Guidance in Using Aesthetic Materials | |
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Planning and Implementing Creative Activities | |
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Children, Teachers, and Creative Activities | |
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Consider the Child | |
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Consider the Teacher/Caregiver | |
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Strategies for Success | |
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Creative Environments | |
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Physical Space: General Guidelines | |
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Arrangement of Space and Equipment | |
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Activity/Interest Centers | |
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Selection of Equipment for Creative Activities | |
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Using Media to Promote Creativity | |
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Importance of Using Media | |
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Activities to Develop Creativity | |
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Value of Computers in Early Childhood Programs | |
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Choosing Software for Young Children | |
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The Internet and Early Childhood Programs | |
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Art and the Development of the Young Child | |
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Art and Social-Emotional Growth | |
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Self-Concept and Self-Acceptance | |
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Child-to-Child Relationships | |
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Child-to-Teacher Relationships | |
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Child-to-Group Relationships | |
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Art and Physical-Mental Growth | |
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Art and Physical (Motor) Development | |
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Art and Mental Development | |
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Art and the Total Program | |
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Developmental Levels and Art | |
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Developmental Levels/Stages of Art | |
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Children's Drawing | |
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The Scribble Stage | |
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The Basic Forms Stage | |
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The Pictorial Stage | |
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The Early Childhood Art Program | |
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Program Basics: Goals, Setting Up, Materials, and Strategies | |
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Basic Goals of the Early Childhood Art Program | |
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Setting Up for Art Activities | |
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Setting Up for Art Activities--Specific Stages | |
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Basic Equipment, Materials, and Use | |
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Safety | |
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Two-Dimensional Activities | |
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Picture Making | |
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Printmaking | |
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Collage | |
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Three-Dimensional Activities | |
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Developmental Levels and Three-Dimensional Media | |
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The Value of Clay | |
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Strategies for Working with Clay | |
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Modeling | |
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Assemblage | |
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Cardboard Construction | |
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Woodworking | |
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Play, Development, and Creativity | |
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The Role of Creative Play in Development | |
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What is Play? | |
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Importance of Play in Child Development | |
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Stages of Play | |
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Theory into Practice: Creative Activities for the Early Childhood Program | |
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Creative Activities in Other Curricular Areas | |
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Dramatic Play and Puppetry | |
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Importance of Dramatic Play | |
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Dramatic Play in the Home (or Housekeeping) Center | |
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Puppets | |
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Creative Movement | |
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The Importance of Movement Activities for Young Children | |
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Planning Creative Movement Activities to Meet Young Children's Needs | |
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Creative Music | |
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Goals for Young Children's Music Experiences | |
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Planning Music Activities | |
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Creative Language Experiences | |
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Development of Language | |
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Development of Speech | |
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Development of Rules of Speech | |
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Understanding Bilingual/Bicultural Young Children's Language Development | |
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Development of Listening | |
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Emerging Literacy | |
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Pre-Writing Skills | |
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Poetry Experiences | |
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Children's Books | |
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Creative Science | |
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Science and the Young Child | |
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Types of Science Activities | |
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Art and Science | |
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The Discovery/Science Center | |
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Environmental Education | |
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Environmental Activities in School | |
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Outdoor Science | |
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Creative Mathematics | |
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Developmental Pattern of Learning Mathematical Ideas | |
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Mathematics in the Movement Center | |
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Mathematics in the Art Center | |
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Mathematics at the Water Table | |
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Mathematics in the Home Center | |
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Mathematics in the Block Center | |
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Mathematical Concepts: Definitions and Related Activities | |
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Mathematics Grades 3-5 | |
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Creative Food Experiences | |
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Importance of Food Experiences to the Total Program | |
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Food Activities That Help Children's Creativity | |
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Getting Started | |
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Integrated Food Units--Elementary Level | |
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Reducing Sugar In Children's Diets | |
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Creative Social Studies | |
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Learning About One's World | |
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Individual Development and Identity | |
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People in the Community | |
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Teaching Young Children About Peace | |
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Creative Health and Safety Experiences | |
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Health and Safety in the Early Years | |
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Health Practices | |
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Early Childhood Health Concerns | |
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Safety Education | |
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Creative Celebrations: Holidays in the Early Childhood Curriculum | |
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The Place of Celebrations in the Curriculum | |
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Meaning of Holidays | |
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Celebrations and Holidays--The Old Way | |
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Celebrations--Feelings and Beliefs | |
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Including Celebrations in the Curriculum | |
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Developing a Policy for Celebrations | |
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Basic Steps to a Holiday Policy | |
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Developmentally Appropriate Celebrations | |
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Achieving Developmentally Appropriate Holiday Celebrations in the Curriculum | |
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Developmentally Appropriate Celebrations in the Year Round Curriculum | |
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Developmentally Appropriate Holiday Celebrations--A Final Note | |
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Resources for Celebrations | |
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Children's Books | |
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Using the Internet for Resources | |
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Books for Children | |
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References for Teachers | |
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Seasons | |
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Seasons: Aesthetic Awareness | |
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The Aesthetics of Autumn | |
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Autumn Experiences for Children | |
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Autumn Experiences for Older Children | |
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The Aesthetics of Winter | |
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Winter Experiences for Children | |
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Winter Experiences for Older Children | |
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The Aesthetics of Spring | |
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Spring Experiences for Children | |
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Spring Experiences for Older Children | |
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The Aesthetics of Summer | |
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Summer Experiences for Children | |
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Summer Experiences for Older Children | |
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Appendices | |
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Gross and Fine Motor Skills | |
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Language Development Objectives and Activities for Infants and Toddlers | |
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Basic Program Equipment and Materials for an Early Childhood Center | |
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Room and Yard Organization, Exhibitions, and Displays | |
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Recycled Materials | |
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Criteria for Selecting Play Equipment for Young Children | |
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Puppet Patterns | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |