Children’s Interests
- The Plan: Building on Children’s Interests ( Article NAEYC)
- Got Standards? Don’t Give Up on Engaged Learning (Article CKA )
- Mentor Minute: March 2019 – Using Children’s Interests to Plan
- Inspired by Reggio Emilia: Emergent Curriculum in Relationship-Driven Learning Environments (NAEYC Webpage)
- “What is a wheel?” The Image of the Child: Traditional, Project Approach, and Reggio Emilia Perspectives (PDF Dimensions of Early Childhood)
- Observing, Planning, Guiding: How an Intentional Teacher Meets Standards through Play (NAEYC Webpage)
- The Intentional Teacher: Choosing the Best Strategies for Young Children’s Learning (Text)


During a mini study on castles, a small group of children created flags to name their castle and add to their representation of a castle they created together.

Photo goes with photo above of girls making flags.