Practical Guide to Early Childhood Curriculum: A Comprehensive Resource for Teachers

By Claudia Eliason and Loa Jenkins, this 10th edition of A Practical Guide to Early Childhood Curriculum provides teachers with a comprehensive resource for planning, designing, and implementing effective early childhood education for children aged three to eight.

Effective Curriculum Planning for Young Children

This book offers practical help and guidance on how to create a child-centered curriculum that encompasses the whole child – physical, social, emotional, creative, and cognitive. It emphasizes the importance of understanding how children learn, what they can learn, and the concepts, ideas, and strategies that are developmentally appropriate for young children.

With a focus on the developmental needs of children in the classroom, the cognitive areas of the curriculum, and effective methods of curriculum implementation, this book provides teachers with a solid foundation for creating an engaging and effective learning environment.

Key Features and Benefits

This practical guide includes:

• Reader-friendly content filled with examples, anecdotes, and hands-on strategies, activities, and lesson plans
• A focus on the importance of a child-centered curriculum that encompasses the whole child
• Developmentally appropriate concepts, ideas, and strategies for teaching young children
• Effective methods of curriculum implementation
• An emphasis on the cognitive areas of the curriculum and the developmental needs of children

Enhanced Pearson eText Features

The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content. This includes:

• Embedded videos and assessments to enhance the learning experience
• Interactive, multimedia learning features to deepen and enrich understanding
• Convenient online access or offline access through the Pearson eText App
• An affordable option with a loose-leaf version of the text available for 40-65% less than a print bound book

Get instant access to this comprehensive resource and start creating an effective early childhood curriculum that benefits your students.

Product Details:

• Publisher: Pearson
• Edition: 10th edition
• Publication Date: January 6, 2015
• Language: English
• Pages: 464
• ISBN-10: 0133801292
• ISBN-13: 978-0133801293