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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2020

DAP with Apps and Other Tech Tools: Making Choices That Make Sense for Preschool

While digital technology should be limited, research suggests that it can add value to children’s investigations and learning, especially when it’s used in ways that increase access to high-quality content and encourage peer interaction.

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Jennifer Garrette Lisy, Kathleen A. Paciga, Mary Quest
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2020

Will You Pass the Peas, Please?

I hope to encourage more teachers to use family-style dining as part of their daily intentional teaching.

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Nikki Waldron
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Article
Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2020

Tape Puts Everything Back Together

Helping children learn to recognize and manage big feelings is an important part of social and emotional development.

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Nancy Bleemer
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2020

Engage Children’s Communities with Friends and Family Day!

Consider celebrating a Friends and Family Day to help all children––and all families––feel like valued members of your learning community.

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Will Parnell, Ellie Justice, Laure Pearson Patrick
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Shaytarra Harrington
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2020

Feature Teacher: Shaytarra Harrington

Shaytarra Harrington has worked in education for over three years and has taught at Martha’s Table, in Washington, DC, for two years. She has experience in lesson planning that focuses on children’s interests and individual strengths.
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Rhian Evans Allvin
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2020

Message from Rhian

As a parent, I’ve always looked forward to using the summertime as a learning opportunity for my family. From museum trips that ingrain rich history and culture to beach and hiking excursions that encourage STEM education and guided play, this season can

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Rhian Evans Allvin
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Coping with COVID-19

We’ve compiled these online resources to provide information from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, the CDC, and other educational organizations.Ìý
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Blog
February 26, 2020

From Teacher to Equity Activist

In this excerpt from Each and Every Child, Megan Madison reflects on her own journey towards activism and offers ideas for other early childhood professionals on how they can become equity and social justice advocates fighting for all young children.

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Megan Pamela Ruth Madison
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Article
Young Children
March 1, 2020

The Reading Chair: March 2020

51³Ô¹ÏÍø promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.

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Isabel Baker, Miriam Baker Schiffer
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Article
Young Children
March 1, 2020

Our Proud Heritage. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's First President: Patty Smith Hill

Patty Smith Hill was instrumental in the formation of early childhood educational practice in the United States. Many of her ideals still constitute the foundation for educating and socializing young children.

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Betty Liebovich
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Young Children
March 1, 2020

Farm to Early Care and Education: Growing Healthy Eaters, Classrooms, and Communities

The farm to early care and education initiative includes a variety of strategies that encourage the use of local foods in meals and snacks, gardening opportunities, and food-based learning activities that promote children’s health and well-being.

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Christine Lux, Lacy Stephens
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