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Contents in Brief
Unit One The Children and You
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Chapter 1 You: Working with Young Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2 Types of Early Childhood Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 3 Observing Children: A Tool for Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 4 Child Development Principles and Theories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Chapter 5 Understanding Children from Birth to Age Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Chapter 6 Understanding Two- and Three-Year-Olds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Chapter 7 Understanding Four- and Five-Year-Olds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Chapter 8 Middle Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Unit Two Creating a Safe and Healthful Environment.
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Chapter 9 Preparing the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Chapter 10 Selecting Toys, Equipment, and Educational Materials . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Chapter 11 Promoting Children’s Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Chapter 12 Planning Nutritious Meals and Snacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Chapter 13 Guiding Children’s Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Unit Three Guiding Children
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Chapter 14 Developing Guidance Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Chapter 15 Guidance Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Chapter 16 Establishing Classroom Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Chapter 17 Handling Daily Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Unit Four Learning Experiences for Children
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Chapter 18 The Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Chapter 19 Guiding Art, Blockbuilding, and Sensory Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Chapter 20 Guiding Storytelling Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Chapter 21 Guiding Play and Puppetry Experiences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Chapter 22 Guiding Manuscript Writing Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Chapter 23 Guiding Math Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Chapter 24 Guiding Science and Technology Experiences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Chapter 25 Guiding Social Studies Experiences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
Chapter 26 Guiding Food and Nutrition Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516
Chapter 27 Guiding Music and Movement Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
Chapter 28 Guiding Field Trip Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554
Unit Five Other People You Will Meet
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Chapter 29 Programs for Infants and Toddlers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572
Chapter 30 Programs for School-Age Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598
Chapter 31 Guiding Children with Special Needs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618
Chapter 32 Engaging Parents and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648
Chapter 33 A Career for You in Early Childhood Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674
Appendix A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702
Appendix B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708
Photo Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 728
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 730
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746
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