PART ONE: Creating the Environment that Supports -- Curriculum and Connects Children -- Starting the Process -- Creating Curriculum -- PART TWO: Discovering and Expanding the Early Education Curriculum -- Language and Literacy -- Literature -- Puppets -- Dramatic Play and Creative Dramatics -- Art -- Sensory Centers -- Music and Movement -- Math -- Science -- Social Studies -- Appendix A: Flannelboard Characters, Puppet Patterns, and Lesson Plan Worksheets -- Appendix B: Resources for Teachers with Internet -- Web Site Listings -- Appendix C: Professional Organizations.