All Early Childhood resources

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Dark as a Shadow: I Wonder Why

Time for shadow play! After reading about how light and objects interact to create shadows, young children won’t be able to resist twisting, wiggling, bending, and shaking to see the phenomenon for themselves. To add to the enjoyment, Dark as a Sha...

By Lawrence F. Lowery

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Physical Science Instructional Materials

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Will It Sink or Will It Float?

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s trade books and accompanying activities help students investigate the concept of sinking and floating in more depth....

Early Childhood Elementary

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The Early Years: Inviting Parents to School

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses ways to help parents get involved in preschool science end engineering programs....

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

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The Early Years: Creating Effective Classroom Interactions

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses learning about your own teaching to see if you are creating an effective learning environment....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Physical Science Learning Progression Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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The Early Years: Ecosystems, Up Close and Personal

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses children observing and documenting the growth of a plant from a seed to seed-production and animal interactions with the plant....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Environmental Science Life Science Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Citizen Science

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The Early Years: Becoming Attuned to Sound

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue provides sound explorations....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Physical Science Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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The Early Years: Shape Exploration: Another Dimension

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue explores three-dimensional shapes....

Early Childhood Mathematics Physics Crosscutting Concepts Inquiry Teaching Strategies

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Happy Birthday!

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue uses the context of birthdays to explore observable patterns that result from Earth's revolution around the Sun....

Early Childhood Elementary Physical Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

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The Early Years: Now We're Cooking

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue explores matter through cooking....

Early Childhood Elementary Physical Science Disciplinary Core Ideas Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies