Meaningful Curriculum for Young Children, 2nd edition

• A current, student- and child-friendly approach that fosters understanding and immediate usefulness of the concepts.
• A personal tone that speaks to new and experienced teachers alike.
• Superior readability, clarity of concepts, and aids that improve understanding:

  • NEW! Some things to say sections feature examples of “teacher-talk” related to each curriculum area. Students are able to learn and use the words they need to create positive learning interactions around each content area.

  • NEW! More Video examples enhance student visualisation and understanding of what good teaching looks like in practice.

  • NEW! End-of-chapter Explore and Experience sections suggest practical, hands-on ways for students to enhance their understanding and explore a content area topic.

  • Numerous illustrative, practical examples show the concepts in action.

  • NEW! Children’s classroom-created art and photographs of children bring the content to life.

  • A step-by-step lesson planning process gives new and experienced teachers ready-to-use plans to take into the classroom.

  • NEW! Improved lesson planning formats include clear and simple lesson planning examples in every curriculum area. Students are better able to understand the purpose of planning and to integrate planning into their practices.

  • NEW! More examples of integrated curriculum help students develop diverse age-appropriate an integrated curriculum around topics that have meaning and integrity.

  • NEW! How to teach curriculum to two-year-olds is covered in sections in each subject area to help students appropriate apply what they are learning in settings with younger children.

  • NEW! A connection to current national subject area standards helps students ensure their practice is in line with nationally recognised standards–for example, the national core standards and Head Start standards.

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The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with the following multimedia features:

• Embedded videos in each chapter illustrate key concepts and strategies.
• End-of-section self-check quizzes provide additional opportunities for assessing understanding of the subject matter. Feedback is included. 

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Key content changes include:

• How to teach curriculum to two-year-olds is covered in sections in each subject area to help students appropriately apply what they are learning in settings with younger children.
• Some things to say sections feature examples of “teacher-talk” related to each curriculum area. Students are able to find the words they need to create positive learning interactions around each content area.
• Improved lesson planning formats include clear and simple lesson planning examples in every curriculum area. Students are better able to understand the purpose of planning and to integrate planning into their practices.
• More examples of integrated curriculum help students develop diverse age-appropriate and integrated curriculum around topics that have meaning and integrity.
• A connection to current national subject area standards helps students ensure their practice is in line with nationally recognized standards such as the national core standards and Head Start standards.
• More video examples in the Enhanced Pearson eText enhance student visualization and understanding of what good teaching looks like in practice.
• End-of-chapter Explore and Experience sections suggest practical, hands-on ways for students to enhance their understanding and explore a content area topic.