Infants and Toddlers (Birth To Age 3)

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Happy toddler girl playing with chalk inside her house

Curriculum Modifications

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adult and child in playroom

Collaborative Care: Teaming to Support Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
children running

Child Development

Tool Kits
Little girl covering her cough with her arm

Caring for Children with Asthma

Resource Lists
Curiosity and Initiative

Curiosity and Initiative

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
children on playground

Chalk Obstacle Course

Learning at Home Activities
children playing with balls

Cardboard Tube Chute

Learning at Home Activities
two boys with bubbles

Car Wash!

Learning at Home Activities
Creativity, Inventiveness, and Imagination

Creativity, Inventiveness, and Imagination

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Confidence and Risk-Taking

Confidence and Risk-Taking

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
a parent walking with two children

Childcare During COVID-19: Two Parents’ Perspectives

Podcasts
teacher and child wearing masks

Childcare During COVID-19: A Teacher’s Perspective

Podcasts
teacher taking temperature of student

Childcare During COVID-19: A Director’s Perspective

Podcasts
child showing anger

Challenging Behaviors in Young Children

Tool Kits
peanuts

Caring for Children with Food Allergies

Resource Lists
crayons

Color Run

Learning at Home Activities
mother speaking to child

COVID-19 Parenting Pep Talk: Be With Your Child’s Big Feelings

Learning and Growing Together
mom coloring with child

COVID-19 Parenting Pep Talk: Make Time for Connection

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
child playing with blocks

COVID-19 Parenting Pep Talk: (Re)focus on Positive Guidance

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Child putting a cord in an outlet

Childproofing Your Home

Tool Kits
children in a classroom

Coaching Others in Implementing the Project Approach

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Choose Good Books That Accurately Reflect Cultures and Home Languages

Choose Good Books That Accurately Reflect Cultures and Home Languages

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Cognitive Development

Cognitive Development

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Children playing at a water table

Children’s Play – More than Fun and Games

Resource Lists
Parents and teacher talking at a table

Communicating With Parents During Sensitive or Difficult Situations

Resource Lists
Cooking with Spinach

Cooking with Spinach

Project Approach, Project Examples
Choosing Child Care for Infants & Toddlers

Choosing Child Care for Infants & Toddlers

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Children in Refugee Families Need Extra Care, Attention

Children in Refugee Families Need Extra Care, Attention

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Continuity of Contact

Continuity of Contact

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Celebrate Multicultural Children’s Book Day

Celebrate Multicultural Children’s Book Day

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Child collecting seashells

Cherishing Children’s Treasures Can Create Many Opportunities to Learn

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Connecting with Parents: “But He Doesn’t Do That at Home!”

Connecting with Parents: “But He Doesn’t Do That at Home!”

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Mother and daughter smiling looking at a book

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Creating a Sense of Belonging in Preschool

Creating a Sense of Belonging in Preschool

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Changing Seasons and New Concepts: Same and Different and Before and After

Changing Seasons and New Concepts: Same and Different and Before and After

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
group of children

Common Myths about Dual Language Learners: What the Current Research Tells Us

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
child with magnifying glass

The Curious Child

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Childcare Options in Illinois

Childcare Options in Illinois

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
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A child jumping in the mud

The Project Approach: Resources for Teachers

Project Approach Resources, Resource Lists
child with paint on hand

Potato Stamping

Learning at Home Activities
children playing with balls

Popping Popcorn

Learning at Home Activities
soccer ball

Pom-pom Soccer

Learning at Home Activities
boy with watering can

Play with Water!

Learning at Home Activities
children baking

Play with Noodles!

Learning at Home Activities
children walking on bridge

Picnic!

Learning at Home Activities
crayons

Paper Plate Lion

Learning at Home Activities
boy with watering can

Painting With Water

Learning at Home Activities
child looking at leaves

Painting Leaves!

Learning at Home Activities
group of children playing

Play

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child and mother playing

Play Along: Following Your Child’s Interests at Home

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Persistence, Effort, & Attentiveness

Persistence, Effort, & Attentiveness

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
drawing of parent touching child's head

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Be Thoughtful

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
little girl with teddy bear and blanket

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Take a Break and Calm Down

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
parent talking with child

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Plan Ahead

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
drawing of adult talking with child

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Be Consistent

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
child with mother in garden

The Power of Open-Ended Questions

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Peekaboo!

Peekaboo!

Parenting Videos, Videos
Process Play and STEAM: Getting Started

Process Play and STEAM: Getting Started

Podcasts
Physical Development and Health

Physical Development and Health

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Little girl holding broccoli over her eyes

Preschoolers’ Nutrition and Fitness

Resource Lists
Child playing with letter blocks

Phonological Awareness in Young Children

Resource Lists
Parallel Talk: A Simple Way to Provide English Vocabulary

Parallel Talk: A Simple Way to Provide English Vocabulary

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Pretty Up High

Pretty Up High

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Press Here

Press Here

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Pea Pod Rockers

Pea Pod Rockers

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Pretend Play with Big Boxes

Pretend Play with Big Boxes

Parenting Videos, Videos
Papa and Wayne: A Simple Game With Baby

Papa and Wayne: A Simple Game With Baby

Parenting Videos, Videos
Parent-Child Relationships

Parent-Child Relationships

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Please Don’t Go! Separation Anxiety and Children

Please Don’t Go! Separation Anxiety and Children

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Play Right—Don’t Bite!

Play Right—Don’t Bite!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Boy dressed in a cape holding a broom with cooking pot on his head and holding the pot’s lid in his other hand like a shield

Play With Your Toddler—Indoors

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
girl drawing

The Power of the Pen: Drawing and Scribbling

IELDS Resources, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
child with dog

Pets and Young Children

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Protecting Children from Preventable Disease

Protecting Children from Preventable Disease

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Physical Fitness for Toddlers

Physical Fitness for Toddlers

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children

Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
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child holding clock

Supporting Children with Limited Verbal Skills

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
road

Supporting Children Who Experience Community Violence

Resource Lists
children with crayons

String Art

Learning at Home Activities
child painting

Squirt Painting

Learning at Home Activities
boy standing in leaves looking up at the sky

Sponge Play

Learning at Home Activities
children working on project

Sponge Painting

Learning at Home Activities
girl singing

Splat Art

Learning at Home Activities
children playing with balls

Sock Toss

Learning at Home Activities
children looking a pictures

Sensory Board

Learning at Home Activities
boy with clipboard

Shapes in Nature

Learning at Home Activities
child with test tubes

Sensory Bottles

Learning at Home Activities
shadows of children

Shadow Play

Learning at Home Activities
shape blocks

Shape Hunting!

Learning at Home Activities
blocks

Sensory Blocks

Learning at Home Activities
children sharing

Supporting Young Children’s Friendships

Tool Kits
number toys

Sensory Rice Bin!

Learning at Home Activities
girl and boy on bed

Supporting Families with Young Children Experiencing Homelessness

Tool Kits
child playing with other children

Self-Regulation: Foundation of Development

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
child trying on shoes

Solving the Shoe Puzzle

Parenting Videos, Videos
Sing Pío, Pío, Pío

Sing Pío, Pío, Pío

Parenting Videos, Videos
Strategies for Developmentally Appropriate “Show and Tell” in Early Childhood Classrooms

Strategies for Developmentally Appropriate “Show and Tell” in Early Childhood Classrooms

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
children hugging

Supporting Young Children’s Friendships: An Interview with Dr. Michaelene Ostrosky

Podcasts
dad and child looking at laptop

Screens and Young Children

Resource Lists
Speech Development and Delays

Speech Development and Delays

Resource Lists
Upset children standing back to back

Sibling Relationships

Resource Lists
Toddler sitting with mother

Saying ‘No’ to Your Child

Resource Lists
Child looking through a chain-link fence

Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Resource Lists
Drawing of children saying hello in many different languages

Supporting the Literacy Development of Diverse Language Learners in Early Childhood Classrooms

Resource Lists
The Step

The Step

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Snack Time

Snack Time

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
SIDS: Back to Sleep

SIDS: Back to Sleep

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Sharing Informational Books With Young Children

Sharing Informational Books With Young Children

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Screen Time and Young Children

Screen Time and Young Children

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Little girl reading a book at a table

Super Story Time

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Mother and children choosing vegetables at the grocery store

Summer Language Learning in Community Settings

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
dad reading to children

Sharing Books with Your Toddler

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Starting a Childcare Center in Illinois

Starting a Childcare Center in Illinois

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
children looking a pictures

Sharing Books Can Open New Worlds

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Summer Family Time Can Help Build Heritage Language Skills

Summer Family Time Can Help Build Heritage Language Skills

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Small Child, Big Stress?

Small Child, Big Stress?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Science Play with an Award-winning Toy

Science Play with an Award-winning Toy

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Sing, Play, and Hear: Music’s in the Air

Sing, Play, and Hear: Music’s in the Air

IELDS Resources, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Adult and child pointing on a piece of paper

Screening and Evaluating Children who are Dual Language Learners: What Every Teacher Should Know

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Sharing Books with Your Baby

Sharing Books with Your Baby

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
children working on project

Some Benefits of Multiage Grouping

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Supporting Young Children in Military Families

Supporting Young Children in Military Families

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
child with bowl of fruit berries

Say Yes to Healthy Snacks!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Starting a Family Childcare Program in Illinois

Starting a Family Childcare Program in Illinois

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
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child playing with technology

Too Much Tech: Screen Time and Families

Podcasts
grandmother with infant

Teaching and Learning About Native Americans

Resource Lists
checkerboard

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Math Is Everywhere

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
child singing

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Music and Movement

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Toot, Honk, Splish

Toot, Honk, Splish

Parenting Videos, Videos
Two little girls playing with blocks

Transformative Early Childhood Education: An Interview with Dr. Kathleen Gallagher

Podcasts
Child on a tricycle

Try and Try Again (audio)

Podcasts
Toddler crying to the camera

Toddlers and Tantrums

Resource Lists
Little girl playing with a digital tablet on the countertop

Tech Time! Video Games and Young Children with Special Needs

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
The Tractor Project: Noisy Neighbors Lead to Investigation

The Tractor Project: Noisy Neighbors Lead to Investigation

Project Approach, Project Examples
drawing of parent and child reading

Tech Time for Infants and Toddlers

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Two Trains

Two Trains

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
A Tower Together

A Tower Together

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Tea Party

Tea Party

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Toddlers and Boxes: “Hi! Hi!"

Toddlers and Boxes: “Hi! Hi!”

Parenting Videos, Videos
Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Get Physical

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Get Physical

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
child in playhouse

Time to Play, Time to Dream: Unscheduling Your Child

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Uncategorized
boy watching screen

Teachers Can Support Young Children’s Mental Health

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Art Is All Around

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Art Is All Around

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
girl singing

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Music, Sound, and Movement

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
children reading

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Language and Literacy

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
mom and child playing game

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Physical Activities

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
drawing of child with magnifying glass

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Curious Young Scientists

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
chlid playing with box

Toys from Throwaways: Boxes

IELDS Resources, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
child with magnifying glass

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Science

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Art Works!

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Art Works!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Thoughts on Leadership

Thoughts on Leadership

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Too Sick to Go to Child Care?

Too Sick to Go to Child Care?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
child sorting shapes

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Math

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets