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Real-World Application in Preschool Curriculum Design: Beyond the Field Trip
A class of four-year-olds spends a week on community helpers. They colour a firefighter, match a nurse to a clinic and sing the helpers song. On…
Whose Family Is on the Page? Family Identity and Belonging in Early Years Curriculum
A teacher hands out a “My Family” page to twenty four-year-olds. It has boxes for a mother, a father and two siblings. One child lives with…
Community Learning in Preschool Curriculum: Beyond Community Helper Week
A four-year-old looks out of the classroom window at the road-sweeper and asks, “Is he a community helper?” The wall chart shows a doctor, a firefighter…