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The Early Years: Using the 5Es to Teach Seasonal Changes

Learn how to use a thermometer to investigate and document seasonal changes in the local environment....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Earth & Space Science 5E Inquiry NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Codes and Communication

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s column, younger students consider ways that they can communicate using simple code systems and then apply their new knowledge to ways we communicate today. Meanwhi...

Early Childhood Elementary 5E Instructional Materials

Interactive E-book Kids

The Amazing Light Show

What happens when light encounters different objects and surfaces? Follow two characters, Liz and Sam, while they put on a light show to investigate this question. In the first act, Liz and Sam invite the reader to question, observe, and investigate ...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Physical Science STEM Technology 5E Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Literacy

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The Building Blocks of Language

By Peggy Ashbrook

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Inquiry Literacy Mathematics Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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Early STEM Learning

Editor Dennis Schatz welcomes readers to the fourth issue, which addresses the theme STEM for Early Learners.   Welcome to the fourth issue, addressing the theme STEM for Early Learners. Karen Worth, expert in science, technology, engine...

By Dennis Schatz

Early Childhood Informal Education

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Guest Editorial: How to Integrate STEM Into Early Childhood Education

An opinion piece highlighting excerpts from the new report STEM Starts Early: Grounding Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in Early Childhood, co-published by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and New America....

Early Childhood General Science STEM Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies

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Early Years: What Other Colors Can Bean Seeds Be?

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. In this month’s issue students design a planting system to explore what seeds need to germinate (sprout) and grow into plants....

Early Childhood Elementary Life Science Science and Engineering Practices