Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theory guided professional development in early childhood science education / Soo-Young Hong, Julia Torquati and Victoria J. Molfese -- Engaging young learners in integration through mathematical modeling : asking big questions, finding answers, and doing big thinking / Lucia M. Flevares and Jamie R. Schiff -- Physical-knowledge activities : play before the differentiation of knowledge into subjects / Constance Kamii -- Content knowledge and vocabulary learning in nature : becoming a nature scientist! / Myae Han, Nancy Edwards, and Carol Vukelich -- The role of STEM (or STEAM) in the early childhood setting / Karen W. Lindeman, Michael Jabot, and Mira T. Berkley -- John Dewey and Reggio Emilia : using the arts to build a learning community / Joy Faini Saab and Sam F. Stack Jr. -- Tapping the arts to teach R's : arts-integrated early childhood education / Eleanor D. Brown -- Integrating early literacy and other content curriculum in an era of increased accountability : a review of the literature / Elizabeth Anderson and Nicole Fenty.