The importance of the kindergarten year: getting off to a good start -- Designing the kindergarten environment -- Addressing standards through engaging studies and authentic assessment -- Nurturing children's sense of wonder through science -- Fostering involved citizens through social studies -- Engaging young readers and writers in the literacy-rich kindergarten -- Motivating mathematics -- Celebrating creativity through the arts -- Promoting healthy physical and social-emotional development -- Connecting the dots: reaching standards and beyond.
