目次

Introduction.- Chapter 1 Early Engineering: An introduction to young children's potential.- Section 1 Engineering Thinking and Habits of Mind.- Chapter 2 Engineering in the early grades: Harnessing children's natural ways of thinking.- Chapter 3 Encouraging the development of engineering habits of mind in Prekindergarten.- Chapter 4 Habits of Mind and Early Engineering Education.- Chapter 5 Spatial skills framework for young engineers.- Chapter 6 Identifying Engineering in a PreK classroom: An observation protocol to support guided project-based instruction.- Chapter 7 Assessing early engineering thinking and design competencies in the classroom.- Section 2 Engineering Curriculum Design and Development.- Chapter 8 Engineering concepts, practices, and trajectories for Early Childhood Education.- Chapter 9 The integration of high-quality Literature, Engineering Design, and STEM content to promote meaningful student learning.- Chapter 10 Novel Engineering in Early Elementary classrooms.- Chapter 11 Books, Butterflies, and 'Bots: Integrating engineering and robotics into Early Childhood curricula.- Chapter 12 Seeds of STEM: The development of a problem-based STEM curriculum for Early Childhood classrooms.- Concluding Points.- Chapter 13 Engineering Education in Early Childhood: Reflections and future directions.