Whether it’s building a rocket, learning to take turns, or forgetting a teaching material at home, both children and adults learn more from our mistakes than from our successes. Help children find solutions and learn to problem solve using teachable moments. Young children encounter problems, mistakes, and accidents that challenge them daily. Helping children conquer everyday frustrations fosters the creativity, critical thinking, and resilience that enables children to thrive in a formidable world. The ultimate guide to thinking on your feet,
Problem Solving with Young Children will coach early childhood teachers, child care providers, and parents to develop a range of strategies to help young children become creative problem solvers, including:
Featuring anecdotes and advice, and incorporating research on how children learn, emergent curriculum methods, problem-based learning, developmentally appropriate practices, and responsive pedagogies, this book will help you lead children through meaningful problem-solving processes and prepare tomorrow’s critical thinkers.
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Chapter 1
Looking for the Light in Broken Places
Chapter 2
Thinking and Learning
Chapter 3
The Brave Teacher
Chapter 4
Engaging in Inquiry
Chapter 5
Solving Problems Day by Day
Chapter 6
Making Friends and Getting Along
Chapter 7
Communicating to Solve Problems
Chapter 8
Playing with Problems
Chapter 9
Measuring Growth
Chapter 10
Celebrating Problems
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Ann Gadzikowski has more than twenty-five years of experience as a teacher and director of early childhood programs. She is Director of Early Learning for Encyclopedia Britannica and oversees the summer Leapfrog Program. Her book
Robotics for Young Children won the Midwest Book Award in the Education category,
Creating a Beautiful Mess: Ten Essential Play Experiences for a Joyous Childhood won gold in the 2015 National Parenting Publications Awards.