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• Acknowledgments • Problem solving • Closing
—Karen Cairone, Devereux Center for Resilient Children
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Young Children Solving Problems Together
Emily Vance
As long as early childhood professionals continue to gather children for the sake of learning, class meetings will be an important topic.
Class Meetings Revised Edition
Class meetings have four major components:
• Opening
The experiences children have in class meetings can help them use problem-solving strategies outside the meetings, enabling them to depend less on adult intervention and use positive language with each other— important stepping-stones on the path to healthy self-esteem and respect for others. A primary school administrator has this to say about class meetings, “We would be remiss not to make experiences like class meeting a daily part of the total program. These children leave our classrooms equipped with options, tools, and strategies for coping with social situations, as well as with academics.”
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Supporting Students, Meeting Standards
Supporting Students, Meeting Standards
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Gera Jacobs is a professor of early childhood education at the University of South Dakota. She served as president of NAEYC from 2012 to 2014.
Kathy Crowley is a kindergarten teacher and has taught preschool through the primary grades. She also served as vice president of the South Dakota AEYC.
Gera Jacobs & Kathy Crowley
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Class meetings have many different names—group time, gathering time, community circle, morning meeting—and take just as many forms. The focus in this book is on using this part of the classroom day for resolving conflicts, coconstructing problem-solving strategies, and making the classroom a safe, positive environment so that children in preschools, kindergartens, and the primary grades can channel their energy into constructive interactions and learning.
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Emily Vance Revised Edition
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Empower Children to Become a Community of Learners
Written by a teacher for teachers, this practical book offers teachers everything they need to know about what class meetings are, how to get started, and how to adapt the approach to their changing classrooms.
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The Intentional Teacher
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Experiencing Nature with Young Children
Independent Learners
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Power of Emergent Curriculum
So Much More than the ABCs
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