1st Edition
The All-Day Kindergarten and Pre-K Curriculum A Dynamic-Themes Approach
Section I: The Setting
1. An All-Day Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten
2. Organizing for Independence
3. Seven Conditions for Learning in Early Childhood
4. Hands-on Learning Ties to Concept Development
Section II: Content: Connecting Experiences with Dynamic-Themes
5. Dynamic-Theme Experiences: Cyclical Changes
6. Dynamic-Theme Experiences: Contrasts and Conflicts (Dialectical Activity)
7. Dynamic-Theme Experiences: The Whole Exceeds the Parts (Synergy)
8. Social Studies: Multicultural and Egalitarian Experiences
Section III: Learning Tools, Skills, and Ways to Represent Experiences
9. Literacy in Music, Movement, and the Arts
10. Literacy in Oral Language, Writing, Reading, and English Language Learning
11. Literacy in Computers, Design Technology, and Science: Issues and Opportunities
12. Literacy in Mathematics: Cooperative Experiences
Section IV: Planning, Assessment, and Community Connections
13. Planning a Year, Month, Week, Day, and Moment
14. Integrating Multiple Forms of Assessment
15. Working with Families, Communities, and Colleagues
Endnotes and References to Children’s Literature
Biography
Doris Pronin Fromberg is Professor of Education at Hofstra University.
