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Blog
April 2, 2015

Resources and Tools to Elevate the Early Childhood Profession

We are working on behalf of our members and the field on a number of projects and initiatives that focus on bolstering the profession and aligning content and resources around the science behind best practices that support how children develop and learn.

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Rhian Evans Allvin
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2015

25 Things to Do With Rubber Ducks

It would be easy to think of the rubber duck as just a bath time or water table toy. However, this brightly colored buddy deserves a presence in your program. Here are 25 things you and the children can do today with rubber ducks.

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Authored by: 
Stacia Jackson
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2015

Preschoolers as Eco-Artists

Eco-art is an interesting blend of science, engineering, math, and temporary, open-ended, creative art. Here are some eco-art activities you can use in your preschool classroom.

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Triada Samaras, Janis Strasser
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2015

让学龄前儿童成 为生态艺术家 (Preschoolers as Eco-Artists)

Eco-art is an interesting blend of science, engineering, math, and temporary, open-ended, creative art. Here are some eco-art activities you can use in your preschool classroom.

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Authored by: 
Triada Samaras, Janis Strasser
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Article
Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2015

Five Questions Asked at Every Teaching Interview

A teacher shares the five interview questions she was always asked during her job hunting experience for a pre-K teaching position at a public school.

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Brianna Franco
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TYC April/May 2015 Issue Cover
Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 8, No. 4
April 1, 2015

April/May 2015

Water Play, Eco-Art, Job Interviews
TYC April/May 2015 Issue
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Blog
March 23, 2015

Tacos Anyone? Preschoolers Investigate a Taco Truck

Student teachers Briana Guillory and Kaitlen Perkins thought about children’s interests and noticed that so much of their students' dramatic play centered on preparing and cooking food. Read how they got prepared for Tasty Tuesday during NAEYC's WOYC!

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Authored by: 
Cate Heroman, Kaitlen Perkins, Briana Guillory
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Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2015

پیام در کوله پشتی ™ همه می توانند داستان گو باشند Message in a Backpack™ Everyone Can Be a Storyteller

در کلاس ما، بچه ها داستان می گویند و آنها را به طور عملی انجام می دهند. داستان گویی به کودکان پیش دبستانی کمک می کند تا کلمات جدید را یاد بگیرند و برای خواندن و نوشتن آماده شوند
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Article
Young Children
March 1, 2015

The Reading Chair: March 2015

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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Article
Young Children
March 1, 2015

Using Blocks to Develop 21st Century Skills

Many early childhood educators are struggling to create a balance between addressing new initiatives and providing children with the active, dynamic, and integrated learning experiences that block play offers.

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Authored by: 
Karen Wise Lindeman, Elizabeth McKendry Anderson
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YC March 2015 Issue
Issue
Young Children
Vol. 70, No. 1
March 1, 2015

March 2015

Blocks: Great Learning Tools From Infancy Through the Primary Grades
YC March 2015 Issue
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Article
Young Children
March 1, 2015

Ten Things Children Learn From Block Play

In this article, NAEYC staff and Young Children consulting editors answer the question, “What do you think children learn through block play?” Here are some responses.

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Derry Koralek
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Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2015

Message in a Backpack™ Everyone Can Be a Storyteller

In our classroom the children tell stories and act them out. Storytelling helps preschoolers learn new words and get ready to become readers and writers. To further this learning at home, invite your child to tell stories to you and other family members.
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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2015

Listening to Children's Stories

Develop a curriculum that supports children’s literature and oral language for preschoolers.

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​Leanne Grace
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Article
Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2015

La ciencia de los superhéroes

This article offers teacher observations that were made during a four-weeklong study on superhero play in a preschool classroom.

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Sarah Erdman, Meredith Downing
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