In this book, the authors discuss the teaching methods, expectations and current challenges in kindergarten education. Topics include designing educational material for early childhood mathematics education; additive bilingualism of immigrant children; evolution of graphomotor parameters in kindergartner's handwriting; multisensory handwriting curriculum enhancing kindergarten skills; family environment as a predictor of behavioral competencies in early elementary years; an exploration of meaning in young children's images and designs; and first aid training in the kindergarten.

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Designing educational material for early childhood mathematics education / Chrysanthi Skoumpourdi -- Additive bilingualism of immigrant children: introducing a multisensory project in kindergarten / Eleni Griva, Dora Chostelidou, and others -- Evolution of graphomotor parameters in kindergarten's handwriting / Olga Soler-Vilageliu, Melina Aparici-Aznar, Judit Mate-Castellà, Yago Ramis-Laloux, Cristina Sotoca-Lasheras -- Foundational skills: multisensory handwriting curriculum can enhance kindergarten student skills / Denise Donica -- Family environment as a predictor of behavioral competencies in the early elementary years / Wendy Peia Oakes, Kathleen Lynne Lane, Ashley E. Magrane, Holly Mariah Menzies, Joseph Wehby -- Evaluation of a tactile training for handwriting acquisition in French kindergarten children: a pilot study / Caroline Jolly, Richard Palluel-Germain, Edouard Gentaz -- Assessing personality traits in the young child for individualized planning for social-emotional skills in the kindergarten classroom / Cathy L. Grist -- An exploration of meaning in young children's images and designs / Cathleen S. Soundy, Yoon H. Lee -- First aid training in the kindergarten: a review of the literature and reflections from practical experience in two countries / G. Bollig, A.G. Myklebust, ¢stringen, A. Bollig -- Thermal comfort and air quality in occupied ventilated kindergarten spaces / Eusébio Z.E. Conceiçô.