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Beginnings Workshops Book #5 - Curriculum: Art, Music, Movement, Drama

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Table of Contents

Art

"Look, There is Blue." A Community of Artists, Teachers, and Children
by Alison Lutton, Ginny Spade, and Audrey DeCheser

Changing Lenses: It's All About Art!
by Patricia Pinciotti

Art for All Children: A Conversation About Inclusion
by Nancie Tonner West

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Art Experiences

Educationally Appropriate Art Activities for Young Children
by Bernard Spodek

Teachers and Children Together: Constructing New Learning
by Lella Gandini

Fostering Experiences Between Young Children and Clay
by Cathy Weisman Topal

Negotiating with Art Media to Deepen Learning
by George Forman

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Music and Movement

For the Love of Music and Children
by Cindy Smith

Music: The Great Connector
by Thomas Moore

Learning Through Music: The Support of Brain Research
by Elizabeth B. Carlton

Music and Movement Bring Togeher Children of Differing Abilities
by Carol Stock Kranowitz

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Gross Motor Development

From Cartwheels to Caterpillars: Children's Needs to Move Indoors and Out
by Anita Rui Olds

Kids Gotta Move: Adapting Movement Experiences for Children With Differing Abilities
by Carol Stock Kranowitz

Roughhousing As a Style of Play
by Rick Porter

Moving Teachers to Move Children
by Margie Carter

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Creative Dramatics

Drama: A Rehearsal for Life!
by Julia Gabriel

Fairy Tales Enhance Imagination and Creative Thinking
by Olga Sidlovskaya

Starting With a Story
by Ruth Stotter

Using Creative Dramatics to Include All Children
by Kirsten Haugen

Helping Teachers Become Comfortable With Creative Dramatics
by Naomi Leithold