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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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Mary Ellen Bardsley, Tracy Galuski
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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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Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld
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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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Karen E. Goulandris
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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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Kelly Bird
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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 16, No. 1
October 1, 2022

Fall 2022

This issue of Teaching Young Children provides information about what is developmentally appropriate assessment, and it offers recommendations for how to assess in practical ways.
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Article
Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2022

Using Observation to Guide Your Teaching

Help your teachers learn to use classroom observations to adjust teaching strategies and design new learning experiences.

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Dawn Petitpas, Teresa K. Buchanan
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Article
Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2022

Foundations of Assessment for Preschool Settings

Follow this three-step process for conducting assessments in preschool settings.

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Catherine Scott-Little, Kathy L. Reschke
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Article
Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2022

Formative Assessment: Doing It with a Purpose

Learn how to plan for formative assessment and incorporate it into your practice.

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Starr Batts
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Article
Young Children
September 1, 2022

The Reading Chair

New children’s books too good to miss and one Forever Favorite!

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Isabel Baker, Miriam Baker Schiffer
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