Emergent Curriculum in the Primary Classroom Interpreting the Reggio Emilia Approach in Schools

Name: Emergent Curriculum in the Primary Classroom Interpreting the Reggio Emilia Approach in Schools
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ISBN: 9780807748879

ISBN-10: 0807748870

ISBN-13: 9780807748879

Edition: 2008

Authors: Carol Anne Wien, Leslie R. Williams, Leslie R. Williams

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How is compelling, exemplary curriculum created in schools in spite of the pressures to implement a standardized curriculum? In this book, teachers and principals share their experiences with emergent curriculum, the creative practices theyve developed in urban classrooms, Kindergarten to 3rd grade. We learn what they were trying to do, how they began the process, the challenges they faced, the decisions they made, and what happened with the children. All chapters are written by teachers who have found ways of interpreting the Reggio approach to enrich their teaching within the confines of traditional schools. This book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand emergent…

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List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 8/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.90" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Emergent Curriculum




First Experiences in Emergent Curriculum



Small Boxes, Big Sounds: Spontaneous Music in Kindergarten




To Make a Car: Physics in Motion




The Learner as Protagonist in a Standardized Curriculum: A Grade 3 Unit on the City




Wire Bicycles: A Journey with Galimoto




Long-Term Efforts in Emergent Curriculum



"How Big Is Tiny?" Do Grade 1 Girls Grasp Measurement?




Children's Conversations About the Sun, Moon, and Earth




The Stretching Starfish: Children's Theories




"I Am Your Lightning Girl": Building Relationships with Inquiry




"Can Weaving Make a Horse?" Kang as Protagonist




Toward a "Good-Enough" Theory of Emergent Curriculum



References


About the Contributors


Index