Play at the Center of the Curriculum

Play at the Center of the Curriculum
ISBN-10
0131720821
ISBN-13
9780131720824
Series
Play at the Center of the Curriculum
Category
Education / General
Pages
434
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
Pearson Merrill/Prentice Hall
Author
Judith Lieberman Van Hoorn

Description

For Play courses or Early Childhood Curriculum courses in Early Childhood Education departments and Child and Family Studies departments. This book discusses the value of play in diverse early childhood classrooms and how curriculum can support play. Key changes to this edition include the integration of standards and examples of how encouraging certain types of play can meet standards, expanded coverage of cultural diversity and supporting play in children with special needs, and expanded coverage of integrating the content areas. More than any other books on play, this text focuses on how content areas can be taught and standards met through play.

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