Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 249 pages) |
Contents |
FOREWORD; PERMISSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 August: Beginning the Year; 2 Routines and Rituals: Making the Room Theirs; 3 Collages: Making Art; 4 Finding Curriculum: A Study of Squirrels; 5 The Uses of Literacy: Constructing Knowledge; 6 The Uses of Literacy: Reading and Writing; 7 Midwinter Doldrums and Quarrels; 8 Welcome to the Aquarium: Knowing One Child; 9 June: Meanings and Metaphors at the End of the Year; 10 Postscript: Being a Teacher; NOTES; CHILDREN'S BOOKS CITED; INDEX; THE NEW PRESS TITLES OF RELATED INTEREST |
Summary |
Hailed by renowned educator Deborah Meier as "a rare and special pleasure to read," Kindergarten explores a year in the life of a kindergarten classroom through the eyes of the gifted veteran teacher and author Julie Diamond. In this lyrical, beautifully written first-person account, Diamond explains the logic behind the routines and rituals children need to thrive. As she guides us through all aspects of classroom life-the organization, curriculum, and relationships that create a unique class environment-we begin to understand what kindergarten can and should be: a culture that builds childre |
Notes |
Prev. ed.: Welcome to the aquarium / Julie Diamond. 2008 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Kindergarten teachers.
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Classroom management.
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Curriculum planning.
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EDUCATION -- Elementary.
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Classroom management
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Curriculum planning
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Kindergarten teachers
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Diamond, Julie.
Welcome to the aquarium
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ISBN |
9781595586940 |
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1595586946 |
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