Accountability reform
, 154, 157, 174
Actions, mental and physical
, 62
Art
, 13, 41–42, 78, 82–83, 96, 101, 105–106, 115–122, 125–129, 132, 136–137, 139–140, 142, 158, 160–161, 163–164, 166–167, 170, 175
Arts
, 9, 37, 95–98, 101, 103–106, 109, 111, 115, 118, 122, 124, 129, 132, 135–150, 156, 163, 167, 169
Arts-integrated
, 135, 137–141, 143–147, 149–150
Arts-integration
, 137, 140, 146
At risk
, 16, 19, 137, 140, 143, 145–146, 149–150, 153–154
Authentic learning
, 37, 153–154, 157–158, 174
Bowling
, 60–61, 65–66, 68
Children's literature
, 51, 79, 165
Classification
, 10, 60, 62, 81
Coaching
, 18–19, 27, 169–170
Collaboration
, 6, 24–27, 42, 44, 96, 102, 109, 116
Communication
, 6–7, 27, 41–42, 45, 81, 96, 99, 101, 109–110, 115–117, 119, 121, 124–126, 128–129, 136
Community
, 8, 25–27, 36–37, 43, 48–51, 53, 109–110, 115–116, 118–119, 121, 124–125, 128–131, 139, 142, 148, 163, 169
Comprehension
, 84, 158, 160, 162–165
Conceptual change
, 2–4, 14, 26–27, 41
Conservation of number
, 71
Content curriculum
, 153–155, 157–161, 165, 167, 169, 171–175
Content knowledge
, 1, 6, 18–19, 22–25, 73–76, 80, 84–85, 166
Content vocabulary
, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83–85, 87–89
Creativity
, 96, 101, 104–106, 109, 117, 132, 148
Critical Thinking
, 42, 96, 101, 109
Dance
, 82, 118, 120, 132, 135–137, 139, 141–142, 146, 148, 163, 167
Democracy
, 116, 119, 125, 128–129, 131–132, 143, 149
Developmentally appropriate
, 1, 39, 44, 73, 90, 95–96, 98, 100, 105, 109, 157
Developmentally appropriate practices
, 44, 105, 157
Dewey, John
, 74, 115–119, 121, 125, 127, 129, 131, 136, 153–154
Digital technologies
, 98–100
Early childhood
, 1–2, 7–9, 13–15, 17–20, 23–24, 26–27, 33–35, 37–41, 43–53, 57–58, 72–73, 75–78, 84, 90, 95–107, 109–112, 115–116, 119, 135–137, 139–141, 143–145, 147, 149, 153–160, 169–175
Early childhood curriculum
, 1, 33, 57–58, 73, 75, 95, 115, 135, 153–155
Early childhood education
, 8–9, 44, 47, 98, 100, 105, 110, 116, 119, 135, 137, 139, 141, 143, 145, 147, 149, 153–154, 156–159, 169, 174–175
Early childhood mathematics
, 33–53
Early literacy
, 74, 77, 153–155, 157–161, 165, 167, 169, 171, 173, 175
Economic disadvantage
, 140
Education
, 1–3, 5, 7–9, 11, 13–15, 17–23, 25–27, 33–35, 44, 46–47, 52, 57, 73–75, 90, 95–96, 98, 100–102, 105, 110, 115–117, 119, 121–122, 128, 130–131, 135–141, 143, 145, 147, 149–150, 153–154, 156–162, 166, 168–169, 173–175
Elementary mathematics
, 41–43
Emotion
, 120, 129, 135, 139, 141–142, 146
Environment
, 7, 12, 15–17, 26, 38, 48, 51, 68, 74–75, 77–78, 89–90, 97, 109–111, 116, 118–120, 122, 137, 143, 149
Environmental education
, 75
Head Start
, 8, 139–142, 144–145, 162–163, 167
Imagination
, 87, 104–106, 109, 115–117, 119, 122, 124
Inquiry-based instruction
, 25
Integrated curriculum
, 44, 46, 143, 145–147, 155, 160, 162
Integrated learning
, 34, 38, 44–45, 52, 135–138, 147, 157
Language
, 2, 4, 8–9, 13, 16–17, 19, 23, 26–27, 37, 41, 43–44, 75–77, 80, 82, 85, 98, 111, 117–118, 125, 127, 132, 135, 138, 141–142, 144–145, 147, 156, 159–168, 170–171
Learning
, 1–4, 6–9, 13–19, 21–27, 33–34, 36–42, 44–47, 49–52, 57, 73–81, 83–85, 87, 89–90, 95–96, 98, 102, 115–118, 121, 128, 130–132, 135–138, 140–142, 144–148, 153–164, 166–167, 170, 172–175
Learning standards
, 2, 8, 77, 154, 157–159, 175
Literacy
, 8–9, 13–14, 19, 41–43, 48, 74, 76–77, 90, 99–100, 110–111, 135, 141–142, 144–145, 147, 153–162, 164–169, 171–175
Logico-mathematical framework
, 60–61
Logico-mathematical knowledge
, 57–61, 67, 71–72
Low-income
, 77, 144, 149, 156, 161, 163, 165
Math
, 17, 23, 42, 58, 70, 75, 90, 95–97, 106, 109, 111, 132, 142, 145, 147, 158, 163, 173, 175
Mathematical modeling
, 33–43, 45, 47–51
Mathematical representations
, 35
Mathematics
, 2, 8–9, 13–14, 16–19, 23, 27, 33–37, 40, 43–47, 49–51, 57–60, 70, 95, 97, 106, 111, 135, 141, 144, 147–148, 160–166
Music
, 89, 95, 105–106, 118, 120, 132, 135–142, 144–149, 163, 167
Nature
, 1, 6, 8, 12, 15, 18, 23, 27, 38, 43–44, 46, 67, 73–87, 89–90, 99, 101, 104, 110, 119–120, 122, 137, 141, 148, 171–172
Numerical relationships
, 61–63
Pedagogical content knowledge
, 1, 18–19
Pedagogy
, 14, 25, 52, 118, 121–122, 127, 130, 135–137, 140, 143–144, 147, 149–150, 171
Physical knowledge
, 58–61
Physical-knowledge activities
, 57–63, 65, 67–72
Pick-Up Sticks
, 57, 60–63
Play
, 13, 16, 51–52, 57, 64, 68, 72, 75, 77–79, 96–97, 100–102, 105–107, 109–111, 118, 122, 132, 148, 156–157, 162–164, 175
Problem solving
, 7, 33, 36–37, 40–41, 43–45, 50, 52, 126–127, 155, 167
Professional development
, 1–3, 5–7, 9, 11, 13–15, 17–21, 23–27, 34, 42, 44, 51, 53, 116, 159, 167–172, 174
Project-based learning
, 37, 52, 102
Projects
, 42, 44, 46, 77, 104, 110, 130, 148
Racial/ethnic minority
, 135
Reggio Emilia
, 38, 115–119, 121, 125, 127–131, 137
Scaffolding
, 2, 16, 45–46, 128
School readiness
, 8, 137, 140–147, 149, 156, 158–159, 175
Science
, 1–15, 17–27, 41, 43, 46, 58–59, 73–77, 80, 84–85, 90, 95–97, 102–104, 106, 109, 111, 131–132, 135, 137, 141, 144–145, 147–149, 158, 160–161, 163–166, 169, 173, 175
Science activities
, 9, 13–14, 27
Science vocabulary
, 74, 90
Screen technologies
, 98, 104
Self-regulation of learning
, 7
Seriation
, 58, 60, 62, 65
Social-conventional knowledge
, 58–60
Social-emotional
, 19, 137–139, 142–143, 145–146, 149
Spatial relationships
, 60–62, 65
Systems thinking
, 2, 22–23
Teacher preparation
, 34, 44, 46, 51, 162, 168
Teacher professional development
, 14, 21, 34, 53
Technology
, 9–10, 12, 20, 37, 95–102, 105–106, 109–111
Temporal relationships
, 60–62, 65
The Balance Game
, 60–61, 64–65
Tools
, 4, 9–10, 18–19, 24, 26–27, 43–44, 50, 97–98, 100–101, 104, 110
Vocabulary
, 7, 12, 17, 73–77, 79–81, 83–85, 87–90, 135, 141–142, 145, 147, 158, 160–168, 171
Vocabulary teaching
, 77, 84, 90