The setting
An all-day kindergarten and pre-kindergarten
Organizing for independence
Seven conditions for learning in early childhood
Hands-on learning ties to concept development
Content : connecting experiences with dynamic-themes
Dynamic-theme experiences : cyclical changes
Dynamic-theme experiences : contrasts and conflicts (dialectical activity)
Dynamic-theme experiences : the whole exceeds the parts (synergy)
Social studies, multicultural, and egalitarian experiences
Learning tools, skills, and ways to represent experiences
Literacy in music, movement, and the arts
Literacy in oral language, writing, reading, and english language learning
Literacy in computers, design technology, and science : issues and opportunities
Literacy in mathematics : cooperative experiences
Planning, assessment, and community connections
Planning a year, month, week, day, and moment
Integrating multiple forms of assessment
Working with families, communities, and colleagues.