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Kindergarten Education: Freeing Children's Creative Potential

by Betty Peck
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Overview

What can children gain from the treasured world of childhood that will enrichtheir adult lives? Educator Betty Peck celebrates the power of Kindergarten to help children find their creativity and imagination, opening the door to a passionate relationship with learning.

Using vivid case studies from her own experience and from the research of Froebel and other earlyyears pioneers, the author demonstrates how a holistic, loving approach to preschool education opens the door to:

Enabling creativity, awareness, wonder and discovery * Meeting the spiritual and physical growth needs of young children * Storytelling, movement, ring time and play * Celebrating festivals and the seasonal round * Creating play gardens to discover nature’s secrets * Involving families and communities.

This is an essential resource for teachers and parents who want to give their children a more meaningful education.

About the Author
Betty Peck has over 50 years experience as a Kindergarten teacher and consultant in mainstream education. She was the 1985 Saratoga Citizen of the Year and founder of the Saratoga Community Garden, an educational organic garden for school children.

Synopsis

What can children gain from the treasured world of childhood that will enrichtheir adult lives? Educator Betty Peck celebrates the power of Kindergarten to help children find their creativity and imagination, opening the door to a passionate relationship with learning.

Using vivid case studies from her own experience and from the research of Froebel and other earlyyears pioneers, the author demonstrates how a holistic, loving approach to preschool education opens the door to:

Enabling creativity, awareness, wonder and discovery * Meeting the spiritual and physical growth needs of young children * Storytelling, movement, ring time and play * Celebrating festivals and the seasonal round * Creating play gardens to discover nature s secrets * Involving families and communities.

This is an essential resource for teachers and parents who want to give their children a more meaningful education.

About the Author
Betty Peck has over 50 years experience as a Kindergarten teacher and consultant in mainstream education. She was the 1985 Saratoga Citizen of the Year and founder of the Saratoga Community Garden, an educational organic garden for school children.

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Book Details

Published
May 1, 2004
Publisher
Hawthorn Press
Pages
203
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781903458334

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