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Girl playing in a tunnel
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2014

Fund-Raising Ideas for a Preschool Classroom

Fund-raising tips for preschool teachers who would like to raise money to pay for extra resources and materials.

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Kristi Kirinch
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2014

Simply a Day at the Beach

Waterfronts are uniquely suited for learning because they present different kinds of materials that are of interest regardless of a child’s personality, temperament, age, or skills.

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Ian Kahl
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2014

Discovering Shapes and Space in Preschool

The following strategies and activities can help preschoolers learn to recognize and compare shapes.

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Linda Dauksas, Jeanne White
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Teaching Young Children
Vol. 7, No. 4
April 1, 2014

April/May 2014

Fund Raising, Math, Art
TYC April/May 2014 Issue
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Children planting
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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

The Word Gap: The Early Years Make the Difference

Preschool teachers can build on what children already know and respond to their interests to introduce and reinforce new words. Here are some things you can do to help preschoolers build their vocabularies.

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​Laura J. Colker
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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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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 7, No. 3
February 1, 2014

February/March 2014

Improv Play, Family Breakfast, Engineering
TYC February/March 2014 Issue
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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2014

Building a Community Through Breakfast Club

Here’s how a family child care provider strengthened the relationships with families in her program by launching a Breakfast Club.

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Lynn A. Manfredi-Petitt
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Children on a field trip
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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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Marie Faust Evitt
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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

The "Make a Plan" Plan

The "Make a Plan” Plan is a strategy for helping a teacher and a child find solutions in regards to challenging behaviors together.

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Jarrod Green
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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
October 1, 2013

10X: "Good Job" Alternatives

Try the following suggestions to give preschoolers specific, detailed information that recognizes their achievements and encourages their learning.
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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 7, No. 1
October 1, 2013

October/November 2013

Blocks, Open-Ended Art, Thinking Skills
TYC October/November 2013 Issue
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