Preschool Mommy

I thought I would start this blog with a list of books I am currently reading or want to read, as well as some books I recommend on preschool education. Just because I've read or want to read certain books doesn't mean that I subscribe to any particular philosophy. I am trying to expose myself to as many different methods as possible to inform my work as a teacher.

No need to tell me I have no life.. I already know :)

Have read (Recommended):

• Early Learning Environments That Work by Christy Isbell, Betty Exelby, Gary Exelby, and Rebecca Isbell
• A Survival Guide for the Preschool Teacher by Jean R. Feldman
• Early Childhood Activities For Creative Educators by Pam Briggs, Theo Pilot, and Janet Bagby
• Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook by Maria Montessori
• Teaching Montessori in the Home: Pre-School Years by Elizabeth Hainstockand Lee Havis
• Teach Me to Do It Myself: Montessori Activities for You and Your Child by Maja Pitamic

Currently reading:

• Powerful Children: Understanding How to Teach and Learn Using the Reggio Approach (Early Childhood Education Series) by Ann Lewein-Benham
• Next Steps Toward Teaching the Reggio Way: Accepting the Challenge to Change by Joanne Hendrick
• The Whole Child: Development Education for the Early Years by Joanne Hendrick and Patricia Weissman
• In The Spirit Of The Studio: Learning From The Atelier Of Reggio Emilia by Lella Gandini, Lynn Hill, Louise Cadwell, and Charles Schwall

Want to read:

• Play at the Center of the Curriculum by Judith Van Hoorn, Patricia M. Nourot, Barbara Scales, and Keith R. Alward
• The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Approach Advanced Reflections by C. Edwards, L. Gandini, and G. Forman
• Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood Environments by Deb Curtis and Margie Carter
  
• Introduction to Steiner Education: The Waldorf School by Francis Edmunds