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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2024

Beyond Itsy Bitsy: Spiders in the Early Childhood Classroom

Suggestions for spider-related activities that early childhood educators can integrate into a cross-curricular project or unit of study.

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William Straits
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2024

Individualizing Approaches Through Intentional Practice: A Family Educator’s Experience

In this article, we share examples of intentional practices in a family child care setting, and we highlight how these approaches can be adapted by educators in other types of programs to foster an inclusive learning community.

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Authored by: 
Elena Bacmeister, Dorothy Shapland Rodriguez, Margarita (Mar) Taylor, Renae Cueves Días
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2024

Planning for Individuality in Preschool Spaces

This article outlines ways that educators can identify children’s unique strengths and abilities, then offers examples of individualized lesson plans for different times and activities during the day.

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Authored by: 
Jessica Grimone-Hopkins, Christina Mirtes
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2024

Feature Teacher: Rebecca Tate

Rebecca (Becky) Tate has been an educator for over two decades and currently teaches in a prekindergarten classroom at Amargosa Valley Elementary School in Amargosa Valley, Nevada.
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2024

Message from TYC Editorial Team

This issue of Teaching Young Children focuses on how preschool educators can learn about and be responsive to each child’s individual assets, personalities, approaches to learning, and needs.
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2024

Message from Michelle

By getting to know each learner’s unique qualities, interests, and strengths, educators form the foundations for belonging and foster learning and development for every child in partnership with families.

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Authored by: 
Michelle Kang
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the cover of the publication, teaching young children, spring 2024
Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 17, No. 3
April 1, 2024

Spring 2024

Individuality: Supporting Each and Every Preschooler
Teaching Young Children is NAEYC's magazine for anyone who works with preschoolers. Colorful, informative, and easy-to-read, TYC is packed full of teaching ideas, strategies, and tips.
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Young Children
March 1, 2024

Integrating the Arts into Preschool Literacy Practices

Teachers can use the Stories Make Readers model to create arts activities that increase children’s literacy engagement.

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Authored by: 
Juli-Anna Aerila, Merja Kauppinen, Johanna Lähteelä, Mari Siipola
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Young Children
March 1, 2024

The Reading Chair

New children’s books too good to miss!

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Authored by: 
Isabel Baker, Miriam Baker Schiffer
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