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Stop and Reflect When you think about your own experiences in school, can you recall how you learned to interpret a particular teacher’s body languageperhaps the slight nod of approval or the “look” that let you know you needed to think twice about what you were about to do? What are some other examples of […]

Stop and Reflect When you think about your own experiences in school, can you recall how you learned to interpret a particular teacher’s body languageperhaps the slight nod of approval or the “look” that let you know you needed to think twice about what you were about to do? What are some other examples of

The Hidden Curriculum The hidden curriculum refers to things children and teachers learn or are expected to know in school that are not directly taughtoften related to social rules, interactions, and behaviors that represent the “culture” of a school, classroom, or home care setting (Giroux & Purpel, 1983; Jackson, 1968; Myles, Trautman, & Schelvan, 2004).

The Role of the Teacher As the “coordinator in chief,” the early childhood educator has substantial responsibilities, including setting up and maintaining the environment, arranging equipment and materials, planning, implementing, and managing activities, and then assessing, communicating, and documenting how learning takes place. The degree of flexibility that the teacher has in terms of how

Components of Curriculum The concept of curriculum includes much more than just the materials used in the classroom. This Venn diagram illustrates the interrelated nature of curriculum elements. Early childhood curriculum can be as open ended as a set of general guidelines, in which case the teacher will make many of the decisions about what

What Does Curriculum Include? In practice, curriculum is much more than a structured framework (National Association for the Education of Young Children [NAEYC], 2003). Especially in early childhood education, curriculum is understood to include (Figure 1.1): The physical classroom space, or environment All the materials the teachers use to instruct students All the materials that

What Is Curriculum? In the broadest sense, curriculum is a structured framework for teaching. As a student, you already have personal experience with curriculum, and you probably know that as an early childhood teacher, you will have to work within a curriculum as you teach your students. But, what does a curriculum include? What kinds

which do you think best represents your natural inclinations about how to organize and plan activities? Account for learning standards as the project proceeds which do you think best represents your natural inclinations about how to organize and plan activities? As this project moved forward, Mary and Jane repeated this cycle of steps several times as

Choose a content (subject) or developmental area. Account for learning standards as the project proceeds As this project moved forward, Mary and Jane repeated this cycle of steps several times as they continued to plan. The project continued for more than a month. They used a checklist to indicate which of the South Carolina learning

Find the kindergarten learning standards online at the state department of education for the state in which you live or work. Account for learning standards as the project proceeds As this project moved forward, Mary and Jane repeated this cycle of steps several times as they continued to plan. The project continued for more than