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Teaching young children in violent times : building a peaceable classroom
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- Creator
- Diane E. Levin ; with foreword by Deborah Prothrow-Stith
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- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Cambridge, MA : Educators for Social Responsibility ; Philadelphia, PA : distributed to the trade through New Society Publishers, 1994
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- xviii, 193 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780865713161, 0865713162, 9780865713154, 0865713154
- OCLC
- ocm31157978
- "A preschool-grade 3 violence prevention and conflict resolution guide."--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- From Turtles to Doves: The Challenges of Teaching Young Children in Violent Times -- Ch. 1. Growing Up in a Violent World -- Ch. 2. How Young Children Understand and Learn About Peace, Conflict, and Violence -- Ch. 3. Setting the Stage: The Peaceable Classroom -- Ch. 4. Building a Peaceable Classroom Through Give-and-Take Dialogues -- Ch. 5. Teaching Children to Resolve Conflicts Peacefully -- Ch. 6. Anti-bias Education: Helping Children Understand and Appreciate Diversity -- Ch. 7. Facilitating Play: Combating the Negative Influence of Media and Media-linked Toys -- Starting Points for Curriculum Development in Peaceable Classrooms -- Ch. 8. Class Graphs: Building Community in Peaceable Classrooms -- Ch. 9. Class Charts: Building Predictable Rituals, Routines, and a Sense of Safety -- Ch. 10. Class Games: Promoting Cooperation, Perspective-taking, and a Sense of Community -- Ch. 11. "Class Puppets": Promoting Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, and Cooperative Learning -- Ch. 12. Children's Books: Enriching and Expanding the Content of the Peaceable Classroom Curriculum -- Ch. 13. Curriculum Webs: Planning and Keeping Track of Curriculum on a Theme or Topic -- Ch. 14. Additional Readings and Resources -- Appendix A Position Statements on Violence -- Appendix B The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: A New Violent TV Show and Toy Line Enters the Popular Culture of Children