- 104 pages
- English
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Child Centered Education
About This Book
Children are the harbingers of the propositions advanced inChild Centered Education with a primordial-connection to the world, with an urge to belong, explore and experiment. Primed to learn, from their first moments, the ensuing adventures could be what will set your child on the road to discovery, happiness and personal well-being. Whether grappling with the mysteries of Language or Mathematics; transfixed at the awesomeness of life; singing to his heart's content; or immersed in nature, every opportunity must be wholeheartedly embraced. Copper-fastened by a discipline, redolent of expectation, challenge and surprise, teaching, is as variegated, as the imagination is creative. Acquiring those fundamental skills of engagement, in the process, may be what will ultimately enable them to navigate their way between the cognitively demanding, the spiritually uplifting and the social, seamlessly and effortlessly.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Copyright Information ©
- Acknowledgements
- Influential Educators âBeing and Timeâ by Martin Heidegger A Personal View
- Education Through the âLensâ of Conversation
- The Call and the Answer!
- Introduction
- The Pre-School Classroom
- The Unspoken Aspirations of the Child
- A Case in Point: Will I Stay or Will I Go?
- A Holistic Approach to Early Yearsâ Education
- Learning: One Step at a Time!
- Where Expectations Lead, Competence Follows!
- Let the Conversation Begin!
- From Simple Beginnings!
- Sand and Water Play
- Painting
- The Allure of the Translucent!
- The Autumn Frieze
- Still Life
- Construction Materials
- Puzzles
- Art and Craft
- Junk Days!
- The Creative Table!
- Outdated, Maybe, but Useful, Yes!
- Rubbing Boards
- Outdoors
- The Saint Patrickâs Day Parade
- Halloween
- Christmas
- The Arctic
- Ice
- When the Easter Bunny and the Spring Cross Paths!
- The Talents That Came Our Way!
- Science Experiments!
- The Work Bench!
- The Family Professional! The Nurse
- The Policeman
- Play and Young Children
- âBut It Is Playtimeâ!
- Pretend Play â The Shop
- The Hair Salon
- Only for the Stoic!
- Dressing Up!
- Phantasy Knows No Bounds!
- Story
- Savouring the Fruits of Learning
- Languageâs Phonetic Application
- âI Must Finish My Work Because Iâm Going to Big Schoolâ!
- Ahead of Himself
- Alphabet Sounds
- You Are Your Name
- Learning Another Language
- Fascination with French!
- The Limits of My Language Are the Limits of My World
- Mathematics
- Tap-A-Shape!
- Making the Best of a Situation!
- The Variegated Nature of Learning!
- Drama and Its Wide- Ranging Scope
- The Power of the Possible!
- Music
- When It All Comes Tumbling Out!
- Possibilities!
- Cooking: The Magic of Science!
- Fairy Cakes
- Pancake Day!
- Physical Education
- Playing Together
- Consolidation of Language Skills
- The Natural World and Its Fascination for Young Children
- A Born Naturalist
- Venturing Beyond the Pre-School!
- The Miracle That Is Nature
- Gardening: From Flowers to Vegetables
- Growth: Experimenting with Light and Water!
- The Humble Potato!
- Carrots!
- Fruit Bushes and Trees
- The Willow Tunnel
- When the âWolfâ Would Show Up!
- The Den
- Prayer
- The Circle, the âLynchpinâ of the Pre-School Classroom
- The Fire Drill!
- Behaviour Unbecoming
- Spirituality, That Which Suffuses Life Itself!
- Supporting the Spiritual
- Ideal Pioneers
- End of Year Celebrations!
- Conclusion