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ORGANIZING AND MANAGING
YOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOM

Year Round Preschool Lesson Planner, published by Teacher Created Resources. 128 pages. When this spiral-bound book is open, it offers a double-page spread of 24 inches -- that's two feet! You can't ask for more space than that and have it fit on your desk! Besides the generous planning pages, which offer two  lined 3.5 inch squares for each day of the week and an extra two squares for notes, the book includes suggestions for using it, space for school layout and safety plans, a student roster for 25 students, a general schedule page, a substitute teacher information page, the year at a glance with space for special events, birthdays, and holidays, illustrated stages ofr emergent and early writers, space to note multiple intelligences and learning styles of your students, and a chart with the early learner stages of development. The lesson planning pages have space for 52 weeks. TCM-3669. $8.99-D

How to Manage Your Early Childhood Classroom by Kathleen Thayer and Susan Westby. Teacher Created Resources. 304 pages. Student pages are reproducible for classroom use. This book uses a whole-child and sensory approach to learning that is suitable for all children, with very little adapting necessary for special needs children. In classroom testing, children from ages 2-5 have completed activities in this book successfully.

As you begin your preschool year, you will find here all the tools you need to make it a successful one. There are ideas on planning, organizing your classroom, developmental guidelines, handling behavioral problems, scheduling, parent conferences, health and safety, inclusion of special needs children, and memorable end-of-year programs. You will also learn the what, where and why of the preschool curriculum. At the end of most sections of this book you will find room to make your own notes so that you can keep all your information in one place. This is a must-have resource for those beginning their preschool teaching experience. TCM-2324. $22.46-D

How to Manage Your Kindergarten Classroom by Rosalind Thomas. Teacher Created Resources, ©1995. 336 pages. The first 136 pages of this valuable book are devoted to the first week: preparing a classroom; bulletin boards; toy shelves; centers and signs for them; cubbies and tables; preparing the rug; letters and notes; classroom materials; sample lesson plans for the first week; the kindergarten daily schedule; more sample lesson plans and forms; a toy list; a first of the year book list; a list of records and songs for the first week; songs, poems, and fingerplays; a flannel board story and patterns; a little book; a class book; charts, and more.

There are also four integrated units to use: Earth Unit, The Gingerbread Man, Rosie's Walk, and Katie and the Big Snow. As you will note, the last three of these are literature related. Lesson plans and patterns are included.

The book also contains sections on kindergarten skills; parent conferences and report cards; conflict resolution; making books; journal writing; sharing; cooperative learning; educational field trips; and portfolios and assessment. Student pages, patterns, charts, and other teacher aids are reproducible for classroom use. TCR-516. $22.46.

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