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Teaching Young Children in Violent Times helps teachers and group leaders working with pre-K to 3rd-graders to create an environment in which young children can learn alternatives to the violent behaviors modeled in our society, the media and home. Mixing dialogs, anecdotes and theory, the book provides essential insights into the developmental roots of young children's thinking and behaviors around gender, prejudice, violence and conflict. It offers practical guidelines and activities for meeting young children's needs for safety; helping young children learn to appreciate diversity; and providing opportunities and skills to resolve conflicts creatively and respectfully. This rich resource also supplies suggestions for using dialogue, puppetry, games, play, class charts, curriculum webs, and children's books to turn any classroom into a peaceable one.
Diane Levin is a widely known and respected educator and researcher who co-authored The War Play Dilemma and the best-selling Who's Calling the Shots?
Published by Educators for Social Responsibility; distributed to the trade by NSP.
| From Turtles to Doves: The Challenges of Teaching Young Children in Violent Times | 3 | |
| Ch. 1 | Growing Up in a Violent World | 11 |
| Ch. 2 | How Young Children Understand and Learn About Peace, Conflict, and Violence | 21 |
| Ch. 3 | Setting the Stage: The Peaceable Classroom | 29 |
| Ch. 4 | Building a Peaceable Classroom Through Give-and-Take Dialogues | 41 |
| Ch. 5 | Teaching Children to Resolve Conflicts Peacefully | 57 |
| Ch. 6 | Anti-bias Education: Helping Children Understand and Appreciate Diversity | 69 |
| Ch. 7 | Facilitating Play: Combating the Negative Influence of Media and Media-linked Toys | 85 |
| Starting Points for Curriculum Development in Peaceable Classrooms | 99 | |
| Ch. 8 | Class Graphs: Building Community in Peaceable Classrooms | 101 |
| Ch. 9 | Class Charts: Building Predictable Rituals, Routines, and a Sense of Safety | 117 |
| Ch. 10 | Class Games: Promoting Cooperation, Perspective-taking, and a Sense of Community | 131 |
| Ch. 11 | "Class Puppets": Promoting Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, and Cooperative Learning | 137 |
| Ch. 12 | Children's Books: Enriching and Expanding the Content of the Peaceable Classroom Curriculum | 143 |
| Ch. 13 | Curriculum Webs: Planning and Keeping Track of Curriculum on a Theme or Topic | 149 |
| Ch. 14 | Additional Readings and Resources | 155 |
| Appendix A Position Statements on Violence | 165 | |
| Appendix B The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: A New Violent TV Show and Toy Line Enters the Popular Culture of Children | 177 |
Overview
Teaching Young Children in Violent Times helps teachers and group leaders working with pre-K to 3rd-graders to create an environment in which young children can learn alternatives to the violent behaviors modeled in our society, the media and home. Mixing dialogs, anecdotes and theory, the book provides essential insights into the developmental roots of young children's thinking and behaviors around gender, prejudice, violence and conflict. It offers practical guidelines and activities for meeting young ...