This column shares examples of guiding inquiry about electricity in classrooms of 3- and 4-year-olds.

The great outdoors is filled with rich opportunities for math learning—with a connection to science—that can interest and engage children in real-life problem solving.

The STEM experiences teachers provide for young children can involve a variety of learning materials, including children’s literature, consumables and manipulatives, and web-based resources.

Reforms in science education have long advocated inquiry as a means to provide meaningful science learning experiences.

On a summer day, three preschool teachers and an early education consultant met to draft a unit on decay. They used this planning session to design a curriculum specific to their own group of children and families on pumpkin decay.

Bamboo is a unique natural material that can provide days—even months!—of exploration for preschool children.

These days, teachers no longer view themselves simply as purveyors of information who fill children with knowledge.