Download or read book A Practical Guide to Early Childhood Planning, Methods, and Materials written by Evelyn A. Petersen and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1996 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This very practical "Guide" is aimed at helping pre-service and inservice teachers put early childhood theories and information into daily practice. Aimed at long range, short range and daily lesson planning, it's coverage of such topics as "How to Plan and Document Individualized Teaching" and "Creating Developmentally Appropriate Lesson Plans" should be useful to anyone working with young children. An excellent, very complete book with step-by-step suggestions for "real world" planning and implementation of developmentally appropriate learning experiences for 3- to 5-year-olds.