Rituals and traditions : fostering a sense of community in preschool / Jacky Howell and Kimberly Reinhard.
Material type:
TextSeries: NAEYC (Series) ; #183.Publisher: Washington, DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children, [2015]Description: x, 117 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 1938113160
- 9781938113161
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 372.21 H859 | Available | 33111009279445 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"This book is a preschool teacher's number one resource for building community and promoting social and emotional learning. Individualizing rituals that are special to not only the child but the caregiver as well, and that reflect their personal relationship based on an understanding of the child's needs, can truly transform the culture of a classroom." --Makai Kellogg, Preschool Teacher, School for Friends, Washington, DC
Rituals and traditions in preschool programs have the power to:
Connect children, families, and staff Foster a sense of belonging Create a positive learning environment The information in this book answers the questions of why rituals and traditions are important and how teachers can incorporate them into their daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly plans to create a supportive, caring community.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Michael Leeman, with Bev Bos -- Introduction -- Creating community with rituals and traditions -- Transforming daily routines into meaningful and intentional rituals -- Transforming weekly and monthly routines into meaningful and international rituals -- Creating yearly traditions -- Creating your own rituals and traditions.
The information in this book answers the questions of why rituals and traditions are important and how teachers can incorporate them into their daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly plans to create a supportive, caring community.