Designs for living and learning : transforming early childhood environments / Deb Curtis and Margie Carter.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Curtis, Deb, author.
• Carter, Margie, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Education, Preschool--United States--Planning.
• Child care--United States--Planning.
• Classroom environment--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Saint Paul, MN : Redleaf Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The best-selling source of inspiration for early childhood professionals designing learning environments; updated with all new photographs and fresh content.

Contents:

• Create connections, a sense of place and belonging
• Think beyond a traditional classroom
• Create a sense of connections, belonging, and identity
• Keep space flexible and materials open-ended
• Design natural environments that engage our senses
• Provoke wonder, curiosity, and intellectual challenge
• Engage children in symbolic representations, literacy, and the visual arts
• Enhance children's use of the environment
• Launch the process of transforming an environment
• Face barriers and negotiate quality standards
• Seek children's ideas about environments.

Notes:

• Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Includes bibliographical references.
• Description based on print version record.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-60554-373-X

OCLC:

1015870556