Teaching the 3 Cs: Creativity, Curiosity, and Courtesy
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"A greatly needed book at a time when creativity, curiosity and problem solving are moving over to make room for high-pressure academics. Loaded with good ideas for activities. The author's creativity shows!"
—Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Consultant and Early Childhood Specialist
Author, Dragon Mom and Diversity in Early Care and Education
"Patricia Dischler's hands-on experience and love of early learning radiate throughout Teaching the 3 C's. As a defender of childhood, I am most impressed by the way she promotes play, exploration, and discovery in simple and engaging ways. Put down the video games, turn off the TV, and pick up this book."
—Jeff A. Johnson, Owner
Explorations Early Learning LLC
Cultivate the 3 Cs in young learners to strengthen future academic achievement!
Research shows that children with positive social skills, a creative nature, and a love of learning are more likely to experience success in later school years. However, today's emphasis on early exposure to academic content means little attention is given to developing the affective skills that can make a critical difference in a child's future. Based on her extensive experience in early childhood education, Patricia A. Dischler bridges the gap and demonstrates how incorporating the three Cs—creativity, curiosity, and courtesy—into classroom instruction can support the development of academic skills.
This resource shows how to promote school readiness by giving children a desire to learn, teaching them how to learn, and nurturing empathy, emotional intelligence, and problem solving. The book provides:
- Abundant activities that are fun, easy to use, and developmentally appropriate
- Engaging sidebars highlighting teacher/student dialogue
- Methods for integrating the 3 Cs into the curriculum and meeting state standards
- Recommendations of related children's books
- Activities indexed by state standards for easy curriculum planning
Practical, insightful, and brimming with wisdom, Teaching the 3 Cs illustrates how to foster young students' lifelong enthusiasm for learning and give them the foundation to succeed!
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Introduction
- 1. Teaching Creativity
- Functional Freedom
- Stimulus Freedom
- Delayed Gratification
- Balanced-Brain Thinking
- 2. Creativity Activities
- Functional Freedom
- Stimulus Freedom
- Delayed Gratification
- Balanced-Brain Thinking
- 3. Integrating Creative Learning
- Language and Literacy
- Math
- Science
- Social and Emotional
- Cognitive Development
- Health and Physical Development
- The Arts
- 4. Teaching Curiosity
- Explore the Possibilities
- Explore the World
- Ask Questions: The Five Ws and How
- 5. Curiosity Activities
- Explore the Possibilities
- Explore the World
- Ask Questions
- 6. Integrating Curiosity Activities
- Math
- Social and Emotional
- Cognitive
- Health and Physical Development
- The Arts
- 7. Teaching Courtesy
- Dependability
- Kindness
- Honesty
- Respect
- 8. Courtesy Activities
- Dependability
- Kindness
- Honesty
- Respect
- 9. Integrating Courtesy Activities
- Language and Literacy
- Math
- Science
- Cognitive Development
- Health and Physical Development
- The Arts
References
References
Subject Index
Subject Index
Index of Activities by State Standards
Index of Activities by State Standards
Additional materials
Description
"A greatly needed book at a time when creativity, curiosity and problem solving are moving over to make room for high-pressure academics. Loaded with good ideas for activities. The author's creativity shows!"
—Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Consultant and Early Childhood Specialist
Author, Dragon Mom and Diversity in Early Care and Education
"Patricia Dischler's hands-on experience and love of early learning radiate throughout Teaching the 3 C's. As a defender of childhood, I am most impressed by the way she promotes play, exploration, and discovery in simple and engaging ways. Put down the video games, turn off the TV, and pick up this book."
—Jeff A. Johnson, Owner
Explorations Early Learning LLC
Cultivate the 3 Cs in young learners to strengthen future academic achievement!
Research shows that children with positive social skills, a creative nature, and a love of learning are more likely to experience success in later school years. However, today's emphasis on early exposure to academic content means little attention is given to developing the affective skills that can make a critical difference in a child's future. Based on her extensive experience in early childhood education, Patricia A. Dischler bridges the gap and demonstrates how incorporating the three Cs—creativity, curiosity, and courtesy—into classroom instruction can support the development of academic skills.
This resource shows how to promote school readiness by giving children a desire to learn, teaching them how to learn, and nurturing empathy, emotional intelligence, and problem solving. The book provides:
- Abundant activities that are fun, easy to use, and developmentally appropriate
- Engaging sidebars highlighting teacher/student dialogue
- Methods for integrating the 3 Cs into the curriculum and meeting state standards
- Recommendations of related children's books
- Activities indexed by state standards for easy curriculum planning
Practical, insightful, and brimming with wisdom, Teaching the 3 Cs illustrates how to foster young students' lifelong enthusiasm for learning and give them the foundation to succeed!
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Introduction
- 1. Teaching Creativity
- Functional Freedom
- Stimulus Freedom
- Delayed Gratification
- Balanced-Brain Thinking
- 2. Creativity Activities
- Functional Freedom
- Stimulus Freedom
- Delayed Gratification
- Balanced-Brain Thinking
- 3. Integrating Creative Learning
- Language and Literacy
- Math
- Science
- Social and Emotional
- Cognitive Development
- Health and Physical Development
- The Arts
- 4. Teaching Curiosity
- Explore the Possibilities
- Explore the World
- Ask Questions: The Five Ws and How
- 5. Curiosity Activities
- Explore the Possibilities
- Explore the World
- Ask Questions
- 6. Integrating Curiosity Activities
- Math
- Social and Emotional
- Cognitive
- Health and Physical Development
- The Arts
- 7. Teaching Courtesy
- Dependability
- Kindness
- Honesty
- Respect
- 8. Courtesy Activities
- Dependability
- Kindness
- Honesty
- Respect
- 9. Integrating Courtesy Activities
- Language and Literacy
- Math
- Science
- Cognitive Development
- Health and Physical Development
- The Arts
References
References
Subject Index
Subject Index
Index of Activities by State Standards
Index of Activities by State Standards
Additional materials
Reviews
Teaching the 3 Cs: Creativity, Curiosity, and Courtesy
Activities That Build a Foundation for Success
October 2009 | 184 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781412974226 | $37.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781452273679 | $35.00 |
"A greatly needed book at a time when creativity, curiosity and problem solving are moving over to make room for high-pressure academics. Loaded with good ideas for activities. The author's creativity shows!"
—Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Consultant and Early Childhood Specialist
Author, Dragon Mom and Diversity in Early Care and Education
"Patricia Dischler's hands-on experience and love of early learning radiate throughout Teaching the 3 C's. As a defender of childhood, I am most impressed by the way she promotes play, exploration, and discovery in simple and engaging ways. Put down the video games, turn off the TV, and pick up this book."
—Jeff A. Johnson, Owner
Explorations Early Learning LLC
Cultivate the 3 Cs in young learners to strengthen future academic achievement!
Research shows that children with positive social skills, a creative nature, and a love of learning are more likely to experience success in later school years. However, today's emphasis on early exposure to academic content means little attention is given to developing the affective skills that can make a critical difference in a child's future. Based on her extensive experience in early childhood education, Patricia A. Dischler bridges the gap and demonstrates how incorporating the three Cs—creativity, curiosity, and courtesy—into classroom instruction can support the development of academic skills.
This resource shows how to promote school readiness by giving children a desire to learn, teaching them how to learn, and nurturing empathy, emotional intelligence, and problem solving. The book provides:
- Abundant activities that are fun, easy to use, and developmentally appropriate
- Engaging sidebars highlighting teacher/student dialogue
- Methods for integrating the 3 Cs into the curriculum and meeting state standards
- Recommendations of related children's books
- Activities indexed by state standards for easy curriculum planning
Practical, insightful, and brimming with wisdom, Teaching the 3 Cs illustrates how to foster young students' lifelong enthusiasm for learning and give them the foundation to succeed!
Table Of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
- 1. Teaching Creativity
- Functional Freedom
- Stimulus Freedom
- Delayed Gratification
- Balanced-Brain Thinking
- 2. Creativity Activities
- Functional Freedom
- Stimulus Freedom
- Delayed Gratification
- Balanced-Brain Thinking
- 3. Integrating Creative Learning
- Language and Literacy
- Math
- Science
- Social and Emotional
- Cognitive Development
- Health and Physical Development
- The Arts
- 4. Teaching Curiosity
- Explore the Possibilities
- Explore the World
- Ask Questions: The Five Ws and How
- 5. Curiosity Activities
- Explore the Possibilities
- Explore the World
- Ask Questions
- 6. Integrating Curiosity Activities
- Math
- Social and Emotional
- Cognitive
- Health and Physical Development
- The Arts
- 7. Teaching Courtesy
- Dependability
- Kindness
- Honesty
- Respect
- 8. Courtesy Activities
- Dependability
- Kindness
- Honesty
- Respect
- 9. Integrating Courtesy Activities
- Language and Literacy
- Math
- Science
- Cognitive Development
- Health and Physical Development
- The Arts
- References
- Subject Index
- Index of Activities by State Standards