IELDS Standard: 6.D.ECa
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Helping Children Take Surveys
Children can use surveys just as adults do—to collect information from other people. Surveys can help them find out about others’ opinions, preferences, predictions, and experiences. Taking part in a survey can spark children’s personal interest in a project and increase their engagement with the topic, with classmates, and with others around them. A class…
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Changes in the Trees around Us
Projects are the part of the curriculum that involves children in investigating objects and events around them that are worth knowing more about. Project work is a way of uncovering a subject rather than just covering it. Most young children growing up in Illinois have opportunities to observe and study the dramatic seasonal changes that…
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Where the Chick Came From
This clip suggests some of the benefits of introducing very young children to live animals.
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Counting Chickens
This video shows preschool children engaged in mathematical thinking and in complex use of language as they watch chickens in a pen on their school playground.
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Get Growing: Learning about Seeds
Preschoolers can find out many things about seeds before planting them. Here are some teacher-tested activities to help children investigate seeds.
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Path to Math: More Word Problems for Preschoolers
Do you know a preschooler who easily solves simple word problems that involve adding and taking away?
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Path to Math: More Numbers
Here are some ways to help older preschool children learn more about numbers.
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Path to Math: Beginning Numbers
Here are some ways you can help preschool children learn about numbers.
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Math Sense: Learning about Coins
To help 3- and 4-year-olds become more familiar with money, teachers and caregivers can first engage them in investigations of coins.
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Learning Math Through Games
Playing active games is fun for most children, and it can build a strong sense of community in a classroom.