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Article
Young Children
March 1, 2015

Ten Things Children Learn From Block Play

In this article, NAEYC staff and Young Children consulting editors answer the question, “What do you think children learn through block play?” Here are some responses.

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Derry Koralek
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YC March 2015 Issue
Issue
Young Children
Vol. 70, No. 1
March 1, 2015

March 2015

Blocks: Great Learning Tools From Infancy Through the Primary Grades
YC March 2015 Issue
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Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2015

La ciencia de los superhéroes

This article offers teacher observations that were made during a four-weeklong study on superhero play in a preschool classroom.

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Sarah Erdman, Meredith Downing
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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2015

The Science of Superheroes

This article offers teacher observations that were made during a four-weeklong study on superhero play in a preschool classroom.

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Sarah Erdman, Meredith Downing
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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 8, No. 3
February 1, 2015

February/March 2015

Math, Science, Engineering
TYC February/March 2015 Issue
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TYC December/January 2015 Issue
Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 8, No. 2
December 1, 2014

December/January 2015

Beyond the Classroom
TYC December/January 2015 Issue
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Children on a field trip
Article
Teaching Young Children
December 1, 2014

Playing and Learning Beyond the Classroom

For preschoolers, field trips as simple as visiting the grocery store down the street or the post office a few blocks away offer interesting learning experiences.
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TYC October/November 2014 Issue
Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 8, No. 1
October 1, 2014

October/November 2014

Cooking, Mindfulness, Nature
TYC October/November 2014 Issue
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Teaching Young Children
Vol. 7, No. 5
June 1, 2014

June/July 2014

Transitions, Music, Mealtime Learning
TYC June/July 2014 Issue
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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 7, No. 4
April 1, 2014

April/May 2014

Fund Raising, Math, Art
TYC April/May 2014 Issue
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Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2014

Ready, Set, Learn! We're Off to the Moon

Here's how creative play, focused on outer space, became the center of an entire preschool curriculum for several weeks—providing opportunities that connected science, math, literacy, language, art, and drama.

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Marie Faust Evitt
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Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2014

En sus marcas, listos, aprendan! Vamos a la luna

Here's how creative play, focused on outer space, became the center of an entire preschool curriculum for several weeks—providing opportunities that connected science, math, literacy, language, art, and drama.

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Marie Faust Evitt
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TYC February/March 2014 Issue Cover
Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 7, No. 3
February 1, 2014

February/March 2014

Improv Play, Family Breakfast, Engineering
TYC February/March 2014 Issue
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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 7, No. 1
October 1, 2013

October/November 2013

Blocks, Open-Ended Art, Thinking Skills
TYC October/November 2013 Issue
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Children gardening
Article
Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2013

Grow a Salad! Preschoolers Plant and Prepare Their Food

Here’s how a gardening project helped a preschool class discover where fresh food comes from and how to grow them. This article includes observations and lessons learned during the project.

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Lauren Baker, Abbe Futterman
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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 6, No. 4
April 1, 2013

April/May 2013

Making Instruments, Gardening, Vocabulary
TYC April/May 2013 Issue
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Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2013

Teachers' Lounge: Intermission

We know how important it is for young children to be involved in hands-on, interactive learning environments. Yet it is good to remind ourselves what this really means.

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Jacky Howell
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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 6, No. 3
February 1, 2013

February/March 2013

Favorite Books, Transitions, Gender Equity
TYC February/March 2013 Issue
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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 6, No. 2
December 1, 2012

December/January 2013

Planning
TYC December/January 2013 Issue
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