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Article
Young Children
March 1, 2017

The Reading Chair: March 2017

New children's books too good to miss and one forever favorite.

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Authored by: 
Isabel Baker, Miriam Baker Schiffer
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YC March 2017 Issue
Issue
Young Children
Vol. 72, No. 1
March 1, 2017

March 2017

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood
YC March 2017 Issue
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YC's March 2017 Issue
Article
Young Children
March 1, 2017

Read the Full Issue (March 2017)

Young Children's March 2017 issue is available as a PDF for members only. Please see the link below.
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Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2017

March DaDness: Engaging Fathers

March DaDness was designed to invite fathers and other important males in children’s lives to participate in the children’s early learning programs.

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Authored by: 
James Saunders
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Teacher and preschoolers playing coding games
Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2017

Creating Coding Stories and Games

Coding stories and coding games are playful, hands-on ways for children to explore and experiment with early coding.

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Authored by: 
Deanna Pecaski McLennan
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Child painting birdhouse
Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2017

Two Homes, One Classroom: Inclusive Practices That Work

It’s not uncommon to have children in your program who spend time with parents in two different homes. Individualizing communication is an effective way to recognize and welcome diverse family structures.

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Authored by: 
Katia González
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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 10, No. 3
February 1, 2017

February/March 2017

Sensory Activities, Coding, March DaDness
TYC February/March 2017 Issue
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Child in poop machine in outdoor sandbox
Article
Teaching Young Children
December 1, 2016

The Poop Machine

Read the following story and teacher reflections, and use the Reflective Questions to deepen your own thinking and teaching practices.

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Authored by: 
Nadia Jaboneta, Deb Curtis
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Article
Teaching Young Children
December 1, 2016

Teaching and Learning With Hip-Hop Culture

To honor their interests, support their learning, and connect with their culture, a preschool teacher decided to incorporate aspects of hip-hop culture into the curriculum.

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​Anthony Broughton
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Two preschoolers during nap time
Article
Teaching Young Children
December 1, 2016

Nap Time Is for Letting Go

Preschool staff might start using the transition to nap time as an opportunity to help children take a break from the day’s activities.

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Authored by: 
Wendy Mendola
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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 10, No. 2
December 1, 2016

December/January 2017

Subitizing, Hip-Hop, and Nap Time
TYC December/January 2017 Issue
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Blog
November 21, 2016

A Tribute to the Power of a Teacher—The Ruby Bridges Story

I had the privilege and pleasure of welcoming Ruby Bridges to NAEYC’s 2015 Annual Conference and hearing her opening address. Her remarks about the difference one teacher can make have stayed with me every moment since.

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Authored by: 
Carol Brunson Day
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Teacher smiling with three preschoolers
Blog
November 14, 2016

Daycare or School? There’s a Third Way

A recent Atlantic article questions the linguistic shift by parents from the term daycare to school. NAEYC's CEO responds to the article with this in-depth blog post

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Authored by: 
Rhian Evans Allvin
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Five professionals looking ahead
Blog
November 10, 2016

Our Future

Each and every day, in early learning programs around the country, you, our NAEYC members, have a powerful opportunity to impact the lens with which children and their families approach the world

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Authored by: 
Rhian Evans Allvin
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