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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2014

Message in a Backpack™ Talk It Up!

Why is a large vocabulary important for children? Because it’s linked to their reading and school success. Try these vocabulary-building ideas at home.
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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2014

How Process-Focused Art Experiences Support Preschoolers

Is your goal to encourage children’s creativity through developmentally appropriate art experiences? Review the differences between process- and product-focused art to help you get started.

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Laurel Bongiorno
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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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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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Authored by: 
Marie Faust Evitt
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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2013

Becoming a Nature Explore® Classroom

In 2009 the program, Kids & Company, decided to become a Nature Explore Classroom. The new outdoor space would become a classroom where all kinds of activities could take place.

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Martha Bass-Nichols, Kevin Carnes
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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2013

پیام در کوله پشتی ™ هر چیز و همه چیز را با کودک خود بخوانید Message in a Backpack™ Read Anything and Everything with Your Child

شما  هم می توانید هر چیز و همه چیز را با کودک خود بخوانید. این کار به کودک شما کمک می کند که  یاد بگیرد چرا و چگونه نوشتن و مطالعه  مهم و مفید هستند. چند ایده در اینجا می آید
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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.

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Meagan K. Shedd
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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.

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Louis Mark Romei
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