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A Study Of The Evolution Of Mindfulness Practice In An Early Childhood Classroom, Katherine Berninger
A Study Of The Evolution Of Mindfulness Practice In An Early Childhood Classroom, Katherine Berninger
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This paper studies the use of mindfulness practice in a preschool classroom. Combining participant observation, personal journaling, and interviews with children, this study explores the relationship between the introduction of mindfulness practice, changes in classroom culture, and growth in emotional vocabulary.
"The Family" As A Core Curriculum For A Nursery-Kindergarten Class, Marcy Zweig
"The Family" As A Core Curriculum For A Nursery-Kindergarten Class, Marcy Zweig
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The curriculum described uses the central theme of "the family" as a core idea to connect and organize different areas of knowledge such as language arts, science, music, etc. The curriculum was implemented in a nursery-kindergarten class in a small, private elementary school in Manhattan. The class was a mixed age grouping of three, four, and five year olds. The first chapter describes a philosophy of education based on the philosophy and writing of John Dewey. The second chapter looks at the developmental level of the age group, based on the theories of Erik Erikson and Jean Piaget. The third …