TY - BOOK AU - Jacobs,Gera AU - Crowley,Kathleen E. TI - Reaching Standards and Beyond in Kindergarten: Nurturing Children′s Sense of Wonder and Joy in Learning SN - 9781452210339 AV - LB1139.35.A37 .J365 2010 PY - 2009/// CY - Thousand Oaks PB - Corwin Press KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 - The Importance of the Kindergarten Year: Getting Off to a Good Start -- Chapter 2 - Designing the Kindergarten Environment -- Chapter 3 - Addressing Standards Through Engaging Studies and Authentic Assessment -- Chapter 4 - Nurturing Children's Sense of Wonder Through Science -- Chapter 5 - Fostering Involved Citizens Through Social Studies -- Chapter 6 - Engaging Young Readers and Writers in the Literacy-Rich Kindergarten -- Chapter 7 - Motivating Mathematics -- Chapter 8 - Celebrating Creativity Through the Arts -- Chapter 9 - Promoting Healthy Physical and Social-Emotional Development -- Chapter 10 - Connecting the Dots: Reaching Standards and Beyond -- Resources -- References -- Suggested Readings -- Index N2 - Focusing on research-based, developmentally appropriate practices, this book shows teachers how to help young children reach standards through creative play activities that ignite their enthusiasm to learn UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1993453 ER -