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A child draws on a piece of paper.
Article
Teaching Young Children
January 3, 2023

A Scribble Is Never Just a Scribble: Art, Story, and Process

The following DAP snapshot and reflection touches on how one teacher responded to children’s marks on paper, encouraging creativity and integrated learning, particularly around drawing, writing, and storytelling.

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Authored by: 
Ron Grady
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Article
Teaching Young Children
January 3, 2023

Beyond the Art Center: How Prop Making Merges Art and Make-Believe Play

In make-believe play, young children are actively engaged with peers and are in control: it is the children—not an adult—who make decisions during play.

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Authored by: 
Barbara Wilder-Smith,  Deborah J. Leong, Elena Bodrova
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Article
Teaching Young Children
January 3, 2023

What Do You See? Including Art Appreciation in Early Childhood

Art is important to the development of young children’s physical and cognitive skills and their aesthetic awareness. Examples of children’s creative expressions often fill early childhood settings. But what about appreciating visual art?

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Authored by: 
Mary Ellen Bardsley, Tracy Galuski
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A group of children dancing.
Article
Teaching Young Children
January 3, 2023

Penguins, Chicks, and Caves: Journal Notes on Moving from STEM to STEAM

In this article, Mimi Brodsky Chenfield shares reflections from her experiences and conversations with children across the early childhood years—each of which builds to a major shift, moving from STEM to STEAM.

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Authored by: 
Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld
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A group of children sing and move together.
Article
Teaching Young Children
January 3, 2023

8X. Using Music in Your Setting: Tips for the Nonmusician

You don’t need to be a musician to use music comfortably, confidently, and creatively with children. Here are eight ways to make it an integral part of your classroom.

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Authored by: 
Karen E. Goulandris
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A craft tree made from recycled materials.
Blog
January 5, 2023

Cardboard Challenge: Introducing New Skills in Authentic Ways

To create a community building event with family involvement, we decided to engage in a Cardboard Challenge focused on trees: How could children build a tree with cardboard-like materials and make it interactive?

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Authored by: 
Kelly Bird
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Article
Young Children
December 1, 2022

Exploring Families’ Language Practices Through a Social Studies Inquiry in Kindergarten

his article describes the collaboration between teachers and researchers designing a translanguaging space where bilingual children and their families could explore the linguistic and cultural practices that they engage in at home.

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Authored by: 
Ivana Espinet, Maite T. Sánchez, Sabrina Poms, Elizabeth Menendez
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a child looking through a stack of large drawings
Article
Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2022

A New Purpose in Calendar Time

Learn engaging, child-appropriate ways to conduct calendar time.

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Authored by: 
Susan Swiderek
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Article
Young Children
September 1, 2022

Extending the Math in Picture Books

In this article, we discuss the benefits of engaging children in math learning through shared reading, outlining strategies that early childhood educators can use to extend the math during shared reading of both mathematical and non-mathematical books.

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Authored by: 
Megan Onesti, Colleen Uscianowski, Michèle M. Mazzocco
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Article
Young Children
September 1, 2022

Promoting Algebraic Reasoning in the Early Years

Teachers can help children build the foundations of algebraic reasoning in preschool and elementary school by focusing on topics critical to algebra by using concrete objects found in any early learning setting or home and by offering simple activities.

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Authored by: 
Lindsey Perry
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