Programs of Early Education: The Constructivist View

Education & Teaching

DeVries, Rheta

Schools & Teaching

Longman Publishing Group

Exploring the rationale and basic tenets of Piaget's theory, the authors define physical-knowledge activities, consider reasons for their use and discuss principles of teaching rooted in theory-based objectives. Included are a variety of physical-knowledge activities for use in the classroom.

Physical Knowledge in Preschool Education: Implications of Piaget's Theory (Early Childhood Education Series)

Kamii, Constance

Teachers' College Press

This work addresses the question of how to establish an interpersonal classroom atmosphere that fosters children's intellectual, social, moral, emotional and personality development. The authors draw upon and extend the constructivist work of Jean Piaget in sociomoral development.

Moral Classrooms, Moral Children: Creating a Constructivist Atmosphere in Early Education (Early Childhood Education Series)

Zan, Betty S.

Teachers College Pr

This work addresses the question of how to establish an interpersonal classroom atmosphere that fosters children's intellectual, social, moral, emotional and personality development. The authors draw upon and extend the constructivist work of Jean Piaget in sociomoral development.

Developing Constructivist Early Childhood Curriculum: Practical Principles and Activities (Early Childhood Education Series)

This timely volume provides a constructivist interpretation of developmentally appropriate curriculum in early childhood education. Rheta DeVries, one of the founders of constructivist early education, and her colleagues provide the theoretical rationale and practical advice for conducting specific activities in the classroom. Descriptive vignettes are used to show how children’s reasoning and teacher interventions are transformed in the course of extended experience with a physical phenomenon or group game. Throughout the book, constructivist teaching is illustrated and contrasted with the approaches found in three other classroom types.

Zan, Betty

Hildebrandt, Carolyn

Edmiaston, Rebecca

Sales, Christie

This classic bestseller, now updated for today’s diverse teaching force and student populations, explores the benefits of sociomoral practices in the classroom. The authors draw on recent research to show how these approaches work with children ages 2–8. They focus on how to establish and maintain a classroom environment that fosters children’s intellectual, social, moral, emotional, and personality development. Extending the work of Jean Piaget, the authors advocate for a cooperative approach that contrasts with the coercion and unnecessary control that can be seen in many classrooms serving young children. Practical chapters demonstrate how the constructivist approach can be embedded in a school program by focusing on specific classroom situations and activities, such as resolving conflict, group time, rule making, decision making and voting, social and moral discussions, cooperative alternatives to discipline, and activity time.
New for the Second Edition:
<ul>
<li> Updated examples reflecting the authors’ work with low-income children.</li>
<li> Coverage expanded to include 1st- and 2nd-grade classrooms. </li>
<li> New alternatives to discipline.</li>
<li> “Principles of Teaching” sections with many examples of classroom interactions.</li>
</ul>

1996 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN SOFTCOVER

Group Games in Early Education: Implications of Piaget's Theory (Naeyc Series)

Natl Assn for the Education

Constructivist Early Education, Overview an Comparison With Our Program: Overview and Comparison With Other Programs

Kohlberg, Lawrence

If you think the words young children and physics don’t belong together, think again. Based on the theories of Piaget and the work of DeVries and Sales, this book successfully makes the case for building a constructivist approach to physical science learning in the early childhood classroom. - Reviews how children “construct” content knowledge and the mental ability to organize knowledge (intelligence) - Explains why ramps activities engage children deeply in reasoning about physical objects and phenomena such as force and motion, across a range of ages and developmental levels, even over several years - Provides a rationale you can use to explain and defend the educational value of children’s play and exploration - Shows you how to apply the 10 principles of constructivist teaching in your classroom - Includes dozens of full-color photographs of children’s amazing structures

Ramps and Pathways: A Constructivist Approach to Physics with Young Children

Sales, Christina

The National Association for the Education of Young Children

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Programs of Early Education: The Constructivist View

Physical Knowledge in Preschool Education: Implications of Piaget's Theory (Early Childhood Education Series)

Moral Classrooms, Moral Children: Creating a Constructivist Atmosphere in Early Education (Early Childhood Education Series)

Moral Classrooms, Moral Children: Creating a Constructivist Atmosphere in Early Education (Early Childhood Education Series)

Developing Constructivist Early Childhood Curriculum: Practical Principles and Activities (Early Childhood Education Series)

Developing Constructivist Early Childhood Curriculum: Practical Principles and Activities (Early Childhood Education Series)

Moral Classrooms, Moral Children: Creating a Constructivist Atmosphere in Early Education (Early Childhood Education Series)

Group Games in Early Education: Implications of Piaget's Theory (Naeyc Series)

Constructivist Early Education, Overview an Comparison With Our Program: Overview and Comparison With Other Programs

Ramps and Pathways: A Constructivist Approach to Physics with Young Children