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Five Essentials to Meaningful Play

Memories of joyful and meaningful play experiences help bind families together emotionally, even long after children are grown.
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Reinforcing Language Skills for Our Youngest Learners

Language acquisition can be a wonderful process for all parents to witness. Especially when we acknowledge that we can take part in helping children learn and acquire the language skills they will need to communicate clearly
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Play in a Puddle on a Rainy Day

There are lots of ways to use the rain to your advantage and create authentic water play experiences for your children.
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October 5, 2016

Lancet Series: Unlocking Potential in Early Childhood Development

By connecting practice, policy, and research we as a society can ensure all young children thrive and learn in a society dedicated to ensuring they reach their full potential

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Abbie Raikes, Hirokazu Yoshikawa
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March 31, 2017

Hacer que STEM sea social para motivar a los niños de preescolar.

One way to ensure that children get the most out of STEM opportunities is to make each activity as engaging as possible. Our research has looked for ways to help increase children’s motivation for STEM tasks

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Authored by: 
Dr. Allison Master
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March 31, 2017

Make STEM Social to Motivate Preschoolers

One way to ensure that children get the most out of STEM opportunities is to make each activity as engaging as possible. Our research has looked for ways to help increase children’s motivation for STEM tasks

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Authored by: 
Dr. Allison Master
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February 28, 2017

Academics vs. Play: The False Dilemma That Some Principals Face

Play is essential to child development. When principals and other instructional leaders are able to see what learning through play looks like in a classroom, they are better equipped to help teachers promote developmentally-informed practices.

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Shayna Cook, Abbie Lieberman
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January 18, 2017

What's in a Shadow?

What is a Shadow? Denise Nelson and her class of preschoolers in Worcester, MA tried to answer that question over the course of a three-week exploration—both indoors and out

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Denise Nelson
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January 18, 2017

¿Qué hay en una sombra?

What is a Shadow? Denise Nelson and her class of preschoolers in Worcester, MA tried to answer that question over the course of a three-week exploration—both indoors and out

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Denise Nelson
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