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Article

Teaching Young Children

February 1, 2013

Using Multiple Texts to Guide Children's Learning

A child asks,“What do I do with this yogurt cup?” For nearly 14 weeks, this question inspires and guides activities in a project-based classroom.

Authored by

Authored by:

Meagan K. Shedd

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Article

Teaching Young Children

December 1, 2012

Message in a Backpack™ Exploring the World of Science with Your Child

You can help your child by sharing the joy of discovering science at home and in your neighborhood.

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Children standing outside

Article

Teaching Young Children

October 1, 2012

Growing In Sync Children

The more children move, the more they will feel comfortable in their bodies and in sync with the world. How can teachers help preschoolers become in sync? Here are some fun suggestions.

Authored by

Authored by:

Joye Newman, Carol Kranowitz

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About Voices of Practitioners

Voices of Practitioners publishes articles on teacher research and supporting teacher research. Voices of Practitioners welcomes submissions! See the manuscript guidelines to submit to any of the sections.

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Article

Teaching Young Children

June 1, 2009

Now Read This! Children’s Books about Death

Children's books on the topic of death.

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Illustration of three children looking at a Welcome bulletin board.

Article

Teaching Young Children

June 1, 2009

11x: Welcome Children and Families to Your Classroom

Use these tips to help ease transitions for families during the start of a new school year.

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Child writing on poster

Article

Teaching Young Children

June 1, 2009

Real-Life Reasons to Write

Here are some ways to give the children in our classroom real-life opportunities to write.

Authored by

Authored by:

Louis Mark Romei

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Article

Teaching Young Children

June 1, 2009

Teacher Resources on Death

NAEYC compiled a list of teacher resources that deal with children and death for the June/July 2009 issue of Teaching Young Children.

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What is Teacher Research?

These resources provide early childhood education professionals with tools to learn more about the teacher research process.

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Writing for Young Children

Interested in writing for Young Children? Review our editorial, submission, and decision guidelines for the publication.

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Family spending time outdoors

Article

Teaching Young Children

June 1, 2009

Message in a Backpack™ Spending Time Outdoors with Your Child

We believe that almost anything children do indoors can be an outdoor activity too. Family time outdoors benefits children and parents.

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Voices of Practitioners

Voices of Practitioners is an online peer-reviewed journal published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children

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YC covers

Periodical

Young Children

Young Children is NAEYC’s award-winning, peer-reviewed journal focused on educating children from birth through third grade

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TYC covers

Periodical

Teaching Young Children

Teaching Young Children was NAEYC's magazine for anyone who works with preschoolers

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