Chapter 1 Early Engineering: An Introduction to Young Children’s Potential

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 Learners

Chapter 4 The Importance of Developing Engineering Habits of Mind in Early Engineering Education

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

Chapter 8 Engineering Concepts, Practices, and Trajectories for Early Childhood Education

Chapter 9 Engineering in Early Elementary Classrooms Through the Integration of High-Quality Literature, Design, and STEM+C Content

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

Chapter 13 Engineering Education in Early Childhood: Reflections and Future Directions