Big As Life, Volume 2: The Everyday Inclusive Curriculum [Paperback]

Stacey York (Author)

Book Description

Series: Big as Life | Publication Date: July 1, 2002

Today, early childhood educators face very different issues than those of their predecessors ten to twenty years ago. For the most part, the curriculum of the past has failed to keep up with so many of these changes. As a result, educators have been without a complete curriculum that gives all children hope, pride and self-confidence.

Big as Life: Volume I and Volume II are exciting new resources that offer a curriculum that reflects and honors the lives of children and their families. Each chapter contains a brief overview, unit outline, materials list, and commercial classroom resource list that support each particular curriculum unit. Together they form a guide to a complete curriculum that keeps up with the constant changes we all experience in todays society.

Volume I offers an extensive look at the philosophy behind the multicultural/anti-bias curriculum. The detailed explanation of the characteristics, goals and objectives of the curriculum is followed by comprehensive curriculum units on topics ranging from our bodies and gender to communication and family.

Volume II continues the look at the complete curriculum units, by exploring foods, friends, work and the world of people. Once armed with the philosophy behind the anti-bias/multicultural curriculum and the complete unit breakdown, it offers a design for planning your own transformative curriculum.

Editorial Reviews

Review

In two nicely illustrated volumes, Stacey York presents a curriculum that grows directly from children's experiences and questions about their world. Volume 1 gives extensive background on the multicultural/anti-bias curriculum followed by eight units, including "Bodies" and "Our Class." Volume 2 includes eight more units. Both volumes provide extensive resources and references. -- Early Childhood Today, November/December, 1999

About the Author

Stacey York, M.A., is an instructor at St. Paul Technical College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has worked with children and families in a variety of roles, including preschool teacher, child care center director and parent educator. As a private consultant and trainer, she provides training on a variety of subjects, including multicultural education. Ms. York is also the author of the immensely popular book, Roots and Wings: Affirming Culture in Early Childhood Programs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 310 pages
• Publisher: Redleaf Press (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884834515
• ISBN-13: 978-1884834516
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,383,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)