SPE 4600:EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Selected Resources
Curriculum for Ages 3-5
Online Catalog :
Choose "subject search" and use these terms:
early childhood education
education primary
education preschool
Dewey Classification Numbers in IMC
370.15 (educational psychology, cognition)
372.13 - 372.21 (preschool curriculum, activities)
618.9 (pediatrics)
649 (child care; child rearing)
Electronic Indexes
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
(Indexes and abstracts of journal articles and research documents on education and related topics, 1966-date.)
Search term examples:
early childhood education or preschool or combine terms such as a subject
(science, math, etc.) and lesson plans and preschool
PRIMARY SEARCH
(Indexes over 40 children's magazines with full text articles. Citations for 120 additional magazines.)
Bibliographies of Children's Literature
A TO ZOO: SUBJECT ACCESS TO CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS. 1998.
IMC Ref 011.62 L732aa5
BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN: PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 6. 1998.
IMC Ref 011.62 B5595
MULTICULTURAL PICTURE BOOKS. 1997.
IMC Ref 011.62 K94mu3
WORDLESS/ALMOST WORDLESS PICTURE BOOKS. 1992.
IMC Ref 011.62 R529wo
Planning Guides
BUILDING A LANGUAGE-FOCUSED CURRICULUM FOR THE PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM. 1995.
(2vols.; v.2 contains sample lesson plans)
IMC 372.6 B932
CIRCLE OF CHILDHOOD. NC Dept. of Public Instruction, n.d. (Webbing examples p. 89-98)
IMC 372.21 N864ci
CRISIS MANUAL FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS:
HOW TO HANDLE THE REALLY DIFFICULT PROBLEMS. 1996.
IMC 370.15 M648cr
CURRICULUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR
PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS. 1997.
IMC 372.21 C976
EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM RESOURCE HANDBOOK. 1993.
IMC Ref 372.19 E125
EARLY 3 R's: HOW TO LEAD BEGINNERS INTO READING, WRITING AND ARITHME-TALK. 2000.
IMC 372.21 M928ea
LANGUAGE ARTS IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOM. 1995.
IMC 372.6 S8523La
LINKAGES: PLANNING AN INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PRESCHOOL. 1996.
IMC 305.26 L7565
PLANNING A THEME-BASED CURRICULUM:
GOALS, THEMES, ACTIVITIES, AND PLANNING GUIDES FOR 4s AND 5s. 1993.
IMC 372.19 B534pl
PLAYFUL LEARNING & TEACHING: INTEGRATING PLAY INTO PRESCHOOL AND
PRIMARY PROGRAMS. 2000.
IMC 372.19 K47pl
PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EARLY CHILDHOOD PLANNING, METHODS, AND MATERIALS:
THE WHAT, WHY, AND HOW OF LESSON PLANS. 1996.
IMC 372.21 P484pr
SCHOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN: DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES. 1999.
IMC 372.21 W859sc2
TOOLS OF THE MIND: THE VYGOTSKIAN APPROACH TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. 1996.
IMC 372.21 B6687to
Unit Plans/Curriculum Guides
CHILDREN OF THE RAINBOW: IMPLEMENTING A MULTICULTURAL KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM.
New York City Board of Education, 1990.
IMC 370.196 N532ch
CREATIVE RESOURCES FOR THE ANTI-BIAS CLASSROOM. 1999.
IMC 372.19 H178cr
DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM GUIDE
FOR USE WITH HEAD START CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. 1986.
IMC 372.37 D414
EXPLORATIONS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. 1992.
(Integrating social studies curriculum for 4 & 5 year olds; video & guide.)
IMC 372.83 E96
LESSONS FOR LITTLE ONES: LANGUAGE ARTS AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING. 1994.
IMC 372.6 C976Le
SMOKE DETECTIVES (Video). 1990.
IMC 363.37 S666
TAKING PART: INTRODUCING SOCIAL SKILLS TO CHILDREN. 1991.
IMC 372.324 C322ta (Kit)
WE CARE: A PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM FOR CHILDREN AGES 2-5. 1988.
IMC 372.19 K548we
Activity Ideas
ART AND CHILDREN: USING LITERATURE TO EXPAND CREATIVITY. 1996.
IMC 372.5044 D2635ar
BIG LEARNING FOR LITTLE LEARNERS:
EASY GUIDE FOR TEACHING EARLY CHILDHOOD ACTIVITIES. 1987.
IMC 372.1 S798bi
BOOK OF FAMOUS BLACK AMERICANS: COMPLETE UNITS FOR TEACHERS OF CHILDREN AGES 4-8.
IMC 372.83 B711bo
BUSY BEES : FUN FOR TWO'S AND THREE'S. 1994.
(4vols.: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer)
IMC 372.21 M158bu
FAVORITES, FRIENDSHIPS, FOOD, AND FANTASY:
LITERATURE-BASED THEMATIC UNITS FOR EARLY PRIMARY. 1994.
IMC 372.6 L954fa
GIANT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THEME ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN 2 TO 5. 1993.
IMC 372.13078 G434
GIANT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ART & CRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN 3 TO 6. 2000.
IMC 372.52044 G434
LEARNING THROUGH PLAY: CURRICULUM AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM. 1994.
IMC 371.90472 D664Le
PICTURE THIS: DIGITAL & INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY ACTIVITIES FOR EARLY
CHILDHOOD LEARNING. 2000.
IMC 371.3352 E61pi
QUICK-AND-EASY HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FOR EARLY LEARNERS:
ARTS AND CRAFTS FOR BEGINNING SKILLS AND CONCEPTS. 1992.
IMC 372.5 B859qu
READY-TO-USE SELF-ESTEEM ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. 1997.
IMC 370.153 F312re
TEACHING WITH RHYTHM AND RHYME. 2000.
IMC 372.13 C371te
TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN USING THEMES. 1991.
IMC 372.13 T253
TELL IT AGAIN! 2: EASY-TO-TELL STORIES WITH ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. 2000.
IMC 372.677 I76te2
TOGETHER AND EQUAL; FOSTERING COOPERATIVE PLAY AND PROMOTING GENDER EQUITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS. 1997.
IMC 370.19345 S338to
Web Sites
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ONLINE:
(From the Univ. of Maine College of Education, this site offers a Listserv,
web site of support and information exchange opportunities.)
HALL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION:
http://www.tenet.edu/academia/earlychild.html
IDEA BOX:
http://www.theideabox.com/
(Early childhood education and activity resources.)
Content Editor: Pat Farthing farthingsp@appstate.edu