TY - BOOK AU - Jacobs,Gera AU - Crowley,Kathy TI - Reaching standards and beyond in kindergarten: nurturing children's sense of wonder and joy in learning SN - 9781412957250 (pbk.) AV - LB1139.35.A37 J365 2010 U1 - 372.218 JAC C 23 PY - 2010/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif., [Washington, DC] PB - Corwin, NAEYC KW - Early childhood education KW - Activity programs KW - Creative activities and seat work KW - Play N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The importance of the kindergarten year: getting off to a good start -- Designing the kindergarten environment -- Addressing standards through engaging studies and authentic assessment -- Nurturing children's sense of wonder through science -- Fostering involved citizens through social studies -- Engaging young readers and writers in the literacy-rich kindergarten -- Motivating mathematics -- Celebrating creativity through the arts -- Promoting healthy physical and social-emotional development -- Connecting the dots: reaching standards and beyond ER -