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Outside Classroom: Unstructured Outdoor Play In Early Childhood Education, Valerie Lockhart
Outside Classroom: Unstructured Outdoor Play In Early Childhood Education, Valerie Lockhart
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This independent study examines the benefits of unstructured outdoor play in early childhood education through the lens of an original children's book and correlative research.
The Museum Of Small Things: Original Poems And Rationale, Domonique Williams
The Museum Of Small Things: Original Poems And Rationale, Domonique Williams
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This independent study consists of an original children's collection of poems and an accompanying rationale. In addition to the poems, this study includes an examination of child development theories, the benefits of inquiry based teaching and learning, and makes a case for the value of family, museum, and school relationships.
Using Wordless Picture Books With The Language Experience Approach: A Method For Teaching Pre-Emergent And At-Risk Readers, Rachel Luczkowski
Using Wordless Picture Books With The Language Experience Approach: A Method For Teaching Pre-Emergent And At-Risk Readers, Rachel Luczkowski
Graduate Student Independent Studies
Proposes using wordless picture books in conjunction with Roach Van Allen's Language Experience Approach as a method for teaching pre-emergent and at-risk readers. The original work that comprises the bulk of this study is a wordless picture book of Aesop's fable, The Ant and the Grasshopper. The author describes the developmental and artistic considerations taken during the creation of the book as well as potential classroom applications for its use.
Teening The Museum : An Adaptable Teen Program For Art And History Museums, Julia Doak Fields
Teening The Museum : An Adaptable Teen Program For Art And History Museums, Julia Doak Fields
Graduate Student Independent Studies
The teen program delineated in this document was inspired by artist Fred Wilson's exhibit at the Maryland Historical Society. This program is designed to be used by art or history museums with object collections, with a static group of teenagers. It also includes information about why and how to execute this program, plus some specific lesson plans as well as reading materials and suggestions for evaluation.
My Backpack : A Children's Book About Separation, Susan B. Bloch
My Backpack : A Children's Book About Separation, Susan B. Bloch
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This thesis opens with a copy of "My Backpack," a fictional book based on actual events to be read to children between the ages of three and four years prior to their entry to preschool and as a support during the separation process during the first weeks and months of school. The author then continues with an explanation of the genesis of the book, a developmental section incorporating theorists' views on separation for children ages 3 and 4, children's reactions and responses to the book, and a review of other valuable books on separation.