Synopsis
Use the Project Approach to engage toddlers’ interests, guide in-depth explorations, and help them embrace learning
Toddlers and two-year-olds are in a fluid and dynamic state of development. They have a sense of wonder that is easily activated, and they are always ready to learn. In this book, you will learn how to use hands-on creative projects to engage very young children’s interests and nurture their unique ways of exploring and learning. You will be inspired to implement your own project-based curriculum, recognize and respond to children’s innate ability to create, and support their curiosity and self-discovery.
This book
Reviews the major theories of toddler development.
Outlines basic goals and guidelines for applying those theories as you set up your space, select materials, develop your curriculum, and incorporate the Project Approach.
Presents twelve art projects—from simple to long-term—with narratives describing the processes in action as children participate in each project.
Toddlers and two-year-olds are in a fluid and dynamic state of development. They have a sense of wonder that is easily activated, and they are always ready to learn. In this book, you will learn how to use hands-on creative projects to engage very young children’s interests and nurture their unique ways of exploring and learning. You will be inspired to implement your own project-based curriculum, recognize and respond to children’s innate ability to create, and support their curiosity and self-discovery.
This book
Reviews the major theories of toddler development.
Outlines basic goals and guidelines for applying those theories as you set up your space, select materials, develop your curriculum, and incorporate the Project Approach.
Presents twelve art projects—from simple to long-term—with narratives describing the processes in action as children participate in each project.
Todd Wanerman has been teaching toddlers and twos for twenty years. He is the coauthor of Including One, Including All.
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About the Author
Todd Wanerman, MA, has been head teacher at The Little School in San Francisco for 19 years and spent ten of them also serving as the school’s development coordinator. In addition to leading frequent workshops and consultations for parents and teachers around the Bay Area, he also lectures in early childhood education at San Francisco State University. He holds a master’s degree in early childhood education from San Francisco State University, a bachelor’s degree in American studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and studied early childhood education at Cabrillo College and City College of San Francisco. Todd has presented regularly at early childhood conferences, including CAEYC and NAEYC, ACEI, and the Government Service Agency Conference, for more than ten years. He has served as a consultant in many capacities related to early childhood education and as a non-profit preschool board chair. Todd helped produce and appeared in The Little School’s 2004 teacher training film, Relationships: The Key to Teaching and Learning in the Early Years. He is the co-author of Including One, Including All: A Guide to Relationship Based Early Childhood Inclusion.
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