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First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (x, 100 pages .) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Why Classroom Design Matters; What Is the Feeling Conveyed by Different Classroom Environments?; How Does Your Own Classroom Stack Up?; Pedagogy and Space; Why I Wrote This Book; Part 1 The Importance of Childhood Environments: What Does the Research Say?; Theory into Practice; The Importance of School Environments; A Systemic View of the Environment; Barriers to Change; Considerations for Change; Part 2 Design Patterns for Early Childhood Classrooms; Category 1: Making Connections (General Schemes of Connection). |
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Mosaic of CulturesIntimacy Gradient; Communal Eating; Classroom Workshop; Things from Your Life; Connection to the Earth; Category 2: Coming and Going (Entrance and Exit); Building Edge; Entrance Transition; Welcoming Reception; Entrance Room; Category 3: On the Move! (Circulation); Flow through Rooms; Short Passages; Category 4: Let the Sunshine In! (Lighting and Color); Indoor Sunlight; Pools of Light; Tapestry of Light and Dark; Warm Colors; Category 5: A Place of My Own (Room Structure); Common Areas at the Heart; A Space of One's Own; Flexible Classroom Space; Window Place; Child Caves. |
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Bulk StorageCategory 6: Be Comfortable (Seating); Sequence of Sitting Spaces; Different Chairs; Stair Seats; Category 7: Take It Outside! (Outdoor Spaces); Adventure Playground; Half-Hidden Garden; Outdoor Classroom; Opening to the Street; Applying What You've Learned; Part 3 Design Patterns Tool Kits: Applying What You've Learned; Ready, Set, Go!; Tool Kit #1: Ready: Reframe, Recruit, Record; Tool Kit #2: Set: Story, Spark, Segment; Tool Kit #3: Go!: Go What? Go How? Go When? Go Again; Pedagogy and Space within Your Classroom. |
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Appendix: Design Patterns for Early Childhood Classrooms WorksheetReferences; Index. |
| Summary |
Blending architectural design and developmentally appropriate early childhood environments, this book is a source of inspiration. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Education, Preschool -- United States -- Planning.
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Education, Preschool. |
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United States. |
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Planning. |
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Child care -- United States -- Planning.
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Child care. |
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Classroom environment -- United States.
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Classroom environment. |
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EDUCATION -- Preschool & Kindergarten. |
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- School Plant Management. |
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ARCHITECTURE -- Criticism. |
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EDUCATION -- Reference. |
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EDUCATION -- Elementary. |
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Child care -- Planning. |
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Education, Preschool -- Planning. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781605543581 1605543586 (DLC) 2014021504 (OCoLC)891494499 |
| ISBN |
9781605543598 (electronic book) |
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1605543594 (electronic book) |
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9781605543581 |
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1605543586 |
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