Full Description
Boost young children's problem-solving skills and set them up for long-term success with the second edition of this practical guidebook! Enhanced with new lessons and timely topics—including equity and the use of makerspaces—this book will help you get all children ready for kindergarten by teaching them basic practices of engineering design and critical thinking skills.
Using a clear instructional framework and fun lesson plans tailored for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, you'll guide your "emerging engineers" as they explore big ideas and develop new ways of thinking through engaging and challenging learning experiences. Practical materials include classroom-tested activities that incorporate children's books, self-reflection checklists, practical strategies and modifications, Early Childhood UDL Planning Sheets, and blank Experience Planning Templates.
Educators Will
Introduce hands-on learning experiences that teach critical thinking skills—curiosity, persistence, flexibility, reflection, and collaboration
Demystify and teach key phases of engineering design: think about it, try it, fix it, and share it
Support school readiness by helping children work toward kindergarten standards, including Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards
Use universal design for learning (UDL) principles to ensure that learning experiences work for all children, with and without disabilities
Encourage language and literacy development with suggestions for weaving reading into problem-solving experiences and using language to prompt children's thinking skills
Promote other skills needed for school success, including social-emotional skills, self-regulation, and executive functioning
What's new: Three new themes: computational thinking, makerspaces, and inclusion and equity in STEM; Every lesson plan updated; More lessons based on new children's books; New art/music/drama lesson options for STEAM-focused schools; More coverage of spatial development; Expanded information on assessment; Updated book resources and references
Contents
About the Downloads
About the Authors
A Note to the Reader
Acknowledgements
Section I Why Engineering and Problem Solving Are Important in Early Childhood Inclusive Classrooms
Chapter 1 Young Children Are Natural Problem Solvers: A Framework Overview
Chapter 2 Universal Design for Learning to Support Engineering Experiences in Inclusive
Early Childhood Settings
Section II Using the Problem-Solving Framework to Teach Thinking Skills in Inclusive Early Childhood Settings
Chapter 3 Curious Thinkers
Chapter 4 Persistent Thinkers
Chapter 5 Flexible Thinkers
Chapter 6 Reflective Thinkers
Chapter 7 Collaborative Thinkers
Chapter 8 Lessons, Literacy, and STEM Learning
Appendix
UDL Planning Sheets
Infant Lesson Plans
Toddler Lesson Plans
Preschool Lesson Plans
Chapter 9 Curious, Persistent, Flexible, Reflective, and Collaborative Teachers
References
Appendix
Appendix A Early Childhood UDL Planning Sheet: Infants (Sample)
Appendix B Early Childhood UDL Planning Sheet: Toddlers (Sample)
Appendix C Early Childhood UDL Planning Sheet: Preschoolers (Sample)
Appendix D Early Childhood UDL Planning Sheet: Blank
Appendix E Infant Experience Planning Template
Appendix F Toddler Experience Planning Template
Appendix G Preschool Experience Planning Template
Appendix H General Material list for low cost/no cost STEM materials for Early
Childhood Settings
Index
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