Mathematics activities can contribute to later success in both math and reading, but activities focused on math and spatial learning can also be really fun and playful for young children—and for their teachers!
Authored by
Authored by:
Ashley Lewis Presser, Danae Kamdar, Ximena Dominguez
What does engaged joyful learning look like when many child care centers around the country are struggling, and educators, families, and children are navigating virtual school and social distancing?
This article discusses why engineering is important in the early years, what are core elements of engineering, and how you can foster engineering in your setting.
Authored by
Authored by:
Katherine Laguzza, Katherine Katzer, Mary Eileen McDonnell, Christine Cunningham
When you go online to search for a science activity, how can you know which activities will really help children build knowledge about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and support their scientific thinking?
This issue of Teaching Young Children offers content that is both relevant to the times we’re living in and looks forward to the day when we can be back in the classroom on a regular basis.
This blog post features four educators (pre-K, kindergarten, ESL, migrant education) in culturally diverse programs who focused their intentional teaching with guidance from the NAEYC & Fred Rogers Center Position Statement on Technology and Interactive M
In this presentation for preschool teachers, get insights on the core considerations, principles of child development, and guidelines for DAP in action.
The 2020 Voices of Practitioners issue highlights the experiences of early childhood educators from different races, professional backgrounds, and life histories.
We are so pleased to be able to offer you the 2020 compilation of Voices of Practitioners articles. This volume marks VOP’s 16th year as an online journal.
The following details how emerging research shows a connection between higher curiosity in children and higher reading and math scores at kindergarten.
Early care and education professionals, advocates, and supporters have worked to solve real and perceived problems within the early childhood education workforce, but without complete success. One ongoing issue is how we—and others—define who we are.
Through the following examples, we aim to show how teachers can support young children’s growth in ways that are important to emergent writing development, with a focus on content knowledge, genre knowledge, and visual literacy.
Authored by
Authored by:
Carol A. Donovan, Diane C. Sekeres, Cailin Jane Kerch
