IELDS Standard: 31.A.ECc
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Returning to Childcare During COVID-19
Families returning to childcare during the COVID-19 situation may have many questions and concerns.
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Exploring the Sensory Table
In this video, we watch Cameron and Anthony, both age 4.5 years, as they play at the sensory table in their classroom. Children enjoy exploring materials with their senses. A sensory bin or table is a place teachers can set up opportunities for children to do this type of exploration in the classroom while containing…
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Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
This list contains a variety of resources associated with supporting resilience in children exposed to domestic violence.
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The Horse Project
Darby Harden and Tasha VerdeyenProto-Tykes Childcare CenterSullivan, Illinois Proto-Tykes Childcare Center provides high-quality full-day educational programs for infants and toddlers, 6 weeks to 3 years of age, and preschool-age children, 3 to 5 years old, in mixed-age classrooms. The center was founded in 1989 by a local company to provide on-site child care for its…
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Straw Painting
Lucille, the young girl in this video clip, is painting outdoors on a sheet of white paper on a table. Instead of using a brush to move the paint and mix the colors, she aims a drinking straw at tiny puddles of the wet paint and blows through the straw to move the paint.
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Keep Up the Good Work
Here are some ways you can help them stay with tasks and try hard to complete them even when the job is tough.
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Sharing Books with Your Preschooler
Read aloud to your preschooler—for enjoyment and for long-term benefits!
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Helping the Often-Angry Child
Teachers can help children learn how to respond to their anger.
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Ease Those First-Day Blues!
These strategies can help teachers and caregivers make it easier for children and parents to get through those first-day blues.
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Project Approach: Including Every Child
The Project Approach can benefit all children, including those with special needs. Simple adaptations enable a child with disabilities to join in the work on projects.
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Following the Child’s Lead
Potential topics may indeed arise from a strong interest on the part of several children that is revealed in play. However, teachers can also intentionally propose project topics, or they may emerge from a thematic unit or another project that is currently under way.
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Project Work in a Program Serving Highly Diverse Communities
ECDEC program staff has always been very committed to serving English-language learners.