Book Club: Emergent Curriculum in Early Childhood Settings by Susan Stacey

Book Club will be launched on 1st March 2016.

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Dear Educators,

Please join us in our Book Club that would be launched on 1st March 2016.

The first book that we would be reading and discussing is Emergent Curriculum in Early Childhood Settings: From Theory to Practice, written by Susan Stacey. We will meet weekly to discuss the chapters in the book. 

Read more about this book at or get a copy from The Teaching Resource Store.

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Discussion Schedule

01 - 06 March 2016 
-> Introduction and Invitations

07 - 13 March 2016
-> Chapter 1: Emergent Curriculum and Your Teaching Journey

14 - 20 March 2016
-> Chapter 2: Observing to Capture Children's Ideas

21 - 27 March 2016
-> Chapter 3: The Role of Time

28 March - 03 April 2016
-> Chapter 4: Reflective Practice

04 - 10 April 2016
-> Chapter 5: From Reflection to Curriculum

11 - 17 April 2016
-> Chapter 6: Documentation - Making Thinking Visible

18 - 24 April 2016
-> Chapter 7: The Teacher as Researcher

25 April - 01 May 2016
-> Chapter 8: Putting It All Together

02 - 08 May 2016
-> Chapter 9: Emergent Curriculum as a Creative Act
Join us here or on Facebook!

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