Emergent curriculum in the primary classroom : interpreting the Reggio Emilia approach in schools / Carol Anne Wien, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wien, Carol Anne, 1944-

Series:

Early childhood education series (Teachers College Press)

Early childhood education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reggio Emilia approach (Early childhood education).

Education, Primary--Curricula.

Education, Primary.

Physical Description:

ix, 176 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press ; Washington, DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children, [2008]

Summary:

How is a compelling, exemplary curriculum created in schools in spite of the pressures to implement a standardized one? In this book, teachers and principals share their experiences with emergent curriculum, and with the creative practices they've 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 to 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 curriculum and for all who hope to nurture an enlivening, energizing way to learn in classrooms. The inspiring stories presented here illustrate: Ways that early childhood values and practices have been sustained and promoted in elementary schools. Exemplary teaching practice, where children want to learn and teachers want to teach. How the influence of the Reggio Emilia approach is reaching into urban public school environments with diverse populations. Democratic participatory teaching that offers visions of responsible citizenship for children.

Contents:

1 Emergent Curriculum / Carol Anne Wien 5

Part I First Experiences in Emergent Curriculum

2 Small Boxes, Big Sounds: Spontaneous Music in Kindergarten / Nancy Thomas 19

3 To Make a Car: Physics in Motion / Shaune Palmer 26

4 The Learner as Protagonist in a Standardized Curriculum: A Grade 3 Unit on the City / Noula Berdoussis, Alice Wong, Carol Anne Wien 38

5 Wire Bicycles: A Journey with Galimoto / Vanessa Barnett, Deborah Halls 52

Part II Long-Term Efforts in Emergent Curriculum

6 "How Big Is Tiny?" Do Grade 1 Girls Grasp Measurement? / Susan Hislop, Jennifer Armstrong 67

7 Children's Conversations About the Sun, Moon, and Earth / Brenda Jacobs 82

8 The Stretching Starfish: Children's Theories / Noula Berdoussis 96

9 "I Am Your Lightning Girl": Building Relationships with Inquiry / Diana Will 111

10 "Can Weaving Make a Horse?" Kang as Protagonist / Mary Jane Miller 126

11 Toward a "Good-Enough" Theory of Emergent Curriculum / Carol Anne Wien 144.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-167) and index.

ISBN:

9780807748879

0807748870

9780807748886

0807748889

OCLC:

191732335