Zones of proximal development in Head Start classrooms. Vygotsky's ideas about learning ; Vivian Paley and zones of proximal development ; A curriculum for pretending -- Acting out stories and the common core state standards. Standards ; Learning: the generative kind -- "Doing stories". November stories ; Vygotsky and Mrs. Paley review learning in Head Start -- Beginnings of storytelling and acting. Day two ; Day three ; Teaching and learning in storytelling and story acting -- Changes in development. Batman and his dad ; Explaining change ; A literary community at work -- Looking ahead to first grade. Balanced literacy for preschool and kindergarten ; From three to seven: becoming writers and readers -- Staging stories. Becoming more skilled ; Understanding teaching ; Tomorrow's teaching -- Starting points for teachers. Content knowledge: the imagination in school ; Pedagogy: teaching and learning through stories and their dramatization ; Understanding young children and assessing their learning ; Classroom management reimagined -- Teaching friends. First day in kindergarten ; Last day in Head Start.