The All-Day Kindergarten and Pre-K Curriculum: A Dynamic-Themes Approach

Building off of the author#xE2;#xAC;"s groundbreaking earlier work, The All-Day Kindergarten Curriculum explores the ways in which a teacher and children negotiate and construct together their own fingerprint of experience. Although these "fingerprints" may differ on the surface from group to group, they still share similar underlying meanings. Building on current research about brain development, how young children learn, and the nature of knowledge in a rapidly changing world, Fromberg presents a curriculum centering around how young children develop meanings#xE2;#xAC;#x1D;the dynamic themes curriculum. Framed by theory and research, this book provides a practical and innovative curriculum for educators to consider as they plan and interact with children. Allowing young children the opportunities to become independent, caring, critical thinkers who feel comfortable asking questions and exploring and playing with their possible solutions, the dynamic themes curriculum offers children the skills that they need for responsible citizenship and academic progress. This book provides an accessible blend of many examples of practice and examines the curriculum in context of literacy, technology, mathematics, social studies, science, music, and play. This is a fantastic resource for pre-and in-service early childhood teachers and early childhood education scholars.