Teaching Twos and Threes: A Comprehensive Curriculum

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Working with two- and three-year-olds is an important job, one that will influence children’s lifelong learning. With strategies to plan a developmentally appropriate program, build positive relationships with young children, and support young children’s learning in all areas, Teaching Twos and Threes is a classroom essential. What’s more, it’s packed with creative activity ideas! It will help you reflect on your teaching practices as you plan a developmentally appropriate program that is stimulating and authentic for all twos and threes. Foster children’s independence in an environment that is filled with opportunities for free exploration. Plan hands-on and engaging art, circle time, dramatic play, science and nature, cooking, and writing exploration activities and experiences. Deborah Falasco is lead teacher for the two- and three-year-old program at Wimpfheimer Nursery School, the laboratory school at Vassar College. Deborah is a frequent presenter and has received several awards recognizing her outstanding work with toddlers. Review: A must for all working in childcare - This book is such a wonderful tool for teachers. every single part of the day is mentioned and talked about to help teachers do their very best from drop-offs, transitions,to snack and lunch times and outdoor play. The scripts in this book are so important for teachers to use and can be used every single day and is also a great resource for parents also. not only does Teaching Two's and Three's give great insight on activities and art projects but also the emotions of this age group and how to handle different situations. The pictures are such high-quality and so bright they are even templates for weekly planning along with great samples in the back of this book. You can tell that this author put in so much time and effort in this wonderful book. it is now my go to book for my classroom. I highly recommend this to anyone teaching this age group and even other age groups. There is literally no other book out there like this. Review: Good for the new teacher - I am a seasoned toddler teacher, so I was a little disappointed that there were not a lot curriculum ideas new to me. I did, however, like the strategies and planning ideas to make the day run smoother. I believe this text would be marvelous for the teacher just getting ready to jump into the waters with twos and threes. The author uses a friendly and motivating voice in her writing.