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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
October 1, 2013

Message in a Backpack™ Solving Problems With Your Child

Sometimes children have problems getting along with others or following our few, simple classroom rules. When this happens, we work with the child to figure out a solution.
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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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Article
Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2013

Message in a Backpack™ Share Your Passions With Your Child

Sharing your passions with your child can be a wonderful way to explore a special interest together. Use this as a way to create unique and long-lasting experiences with your child.
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2013

Transitions to Kindergarten

Going to kindergarten is an important life event. Here are some suggestions to support families so they can help their children with the transition.

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Marie Kielty, Angele Sancho Passe, Sherrie Rose Mayle
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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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Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2013

Play Safe! Be Safe! Preschooler Fire Safety

Fireproof Children, with the BIC Corporation and other experts, developed the play safe! be safe! preschool program. It focuses on keeping preschoolers safe in a fire and preventing fire play.
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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2012

Pumpkin Fun: Safe, Tasty, and Educational

Fall is a fun time of year to explore nature—especially pumpkins. Here are some tips to help children stay safe and healthy while getting to know this great orange squash.
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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2012

8X: Supporting Morning and Afternoon Transitions

Here are some suggestions from preschool programs on how to ensure smooth transitions for students and families who are adjusting to the switch from home life to school and then back again.
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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2012

Touch and Grow: Learning and Exploring Using Tablets

Tablets have the potential to be powerful tools for early learning. The choices we make about how they are used determine whether the technology is helpful or not.

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Bonnie Blagojevic, Hillary Brumer, Sue Chevalier, Audrey O'Clair, Karen Thomes
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About Voices of Practitioners

Voices of Practitioners publishes articles on teacher research and supporting teacher research. Voices of Practitioners welcomes submissions! See the manuscript guidelines to submit to any of the sections.
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Voices of Practitioners

Voices of Practitioners is an online peer-reviewed journal published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children
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What is Teacher Research?

These resources provide early childhood education professionals with tools to learn more about the teacher research process.
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