pt. 1 How I Got Here -- 1.Mornings with Mary -- A Crystallizing Moment -- 2.At Any Given Moment -- 3.Getting with the Program -- 4.Starting the Journey -- 5.A New Beginning -- The Seven Things -- 6.Teach Us to Read! -- 7.Strengthening the Foundation -- 8.When Does the Playing Stop? -- 9.Meaningful Experiences --

pt. 2 The Seven Things -- 10.Make Time Each Day to... CREATE -- Creative Tips -- Creativity Killers -- Twenty Basic Scribbles -- The Importance of Creating: A Review -- Some Things to Think About -- Notable and Quotable -- 11.Make Time Each Day to... MOVE -- Today's Specials: Labels du Jour and Acronyms a la Mode -- How About Those Learning Styles? -- The Importance of Risk Taking -- The Importance of Moving: A Review -- Some Things to Think About -- Notable and Quotable -- 12.Make Time Each Day to... SING -- Making It Meaningful -- Some Songs to Get You Started -- Favorite Children's Musicians -- The Importance of Singing: A Review -- Some Things to Think About -- Notable and Quotable --

13.Make Time Each Day to... DISCUSS -- Discussion Destroyers -- Discussing Leads to Problem Solving -- But What Are They Learning? -- Just Because They Can Doesn't Mean They Should -- Much More than a Catchy Phrase! -- The Importance of Discussing: A Review -- Some Things to Think About -- Notable and Quotable -- 14.Make Time Each Day to... OBSERVE -- The Sense of Touch -- The Sense of Smell -- The Sense of Taste -- The Sense of Hearing -- The Sense of Sight -- The Importance of Observing: A Review -- Some Things to Think About -- Notable and Quotable -- 15.Make Time Each Day to... READ -- A Very Short List of My Favorite Children's Picture Books -- A Very Small List of My Favorite Classic Chapter Books -- The Importance of Reading: A Review -- Some Things to Think About -- Notable and Quotable -- 16.Make Time Each Day to... PLAY -- If We Link It to a Standard, Then Can We Let Them Play? -- A Dream? -- What Is a "Good" Program? -- The Importance of Playing: A Review -- Some Things to Think About -- Notable and Quotable --

pt. 3 Challenges We Face -- 17.Challenges We Face -- Challenges to Creating -- Challenges to Moving -- Challenges to Singing -- Challenges to Discussing -- Challenges to Observing -- Challenges to Reading -- Challenges to Playing -- 18.Final Thoughts.