Pass the Ball Versus Pass the Remote: Supporting Preschoolers’ Physical Activity
Nationally we have witnessed increased rates of childhood obesity and the use of technology by young children, which has resulted
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Solving the Shoe Puzzle
Video length: 1:21 No transcript is provided because there is no dialogue in this video. As infants become mobile, they
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Drumming in the Kitchen
Video length: 1:48 metal clanging Amy’s mother: Want this one? single clang Amy’s mother: Woo! Good job! clapping No, no,
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Get Growing With Your Young Children
Spring is a wonderful time to “get growing” with young children. Children are eager to observe the outdoors during the
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Resources to Help Serve Dual Language Learners (DLLs)
Across Illinois, early childhood programs serve a very culturally and linguistically diverse group of children and families. The Illinois Early
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Rounding Up the Cows
Video length: 0:53 Mother: You gonna to get some more animal guys? You gonna to get some more from the
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Who Is in the Mirror?
Video length: 0:26 Baby coos. Dad: See the baby there? Baby coos. As infants grow, they notice more and more
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Kindergarten Tool Kit
This tool kit is a resource for helping prekindergarten teachers partner with families as their child transitions to kindergarten. These
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Sing Pío, Pío, Pío
Video length: 0:12 The dialog is in Spanish, but captions and a transcript are available in English.. Norma: Pío, pío,
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Challenge Young Artists to Create in Three Dimensions
When young children create visual art, they explore and experiment with the properties of materials. Some classic examples of developmentally
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Process Play and STEAM: Getting Started
On this podcast, we are joined by Michelle Patt, an early childhood educator, consultant, and writer. Her work emphasizes STEAM
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What Can You Tell Me Baby?
Video length: 1:31 Mom: Hi! Are you warming up? Are you warming up your vocal cords? Trying to figure out
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Choose Good Books That Accurately Reflect Cultures and Home Languages
When teachers and child care directors are seeking new books to add to classroom libraries, it’s important to think intentionally
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Let’s Write a Grocery List
Video length: 0:36 Mom: Why don’t you write olives? What else do you want to put on the list for
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Toot, Honk, Splish
Video length: 1:31 Dad: The cruise ship goes honk, hoooooonnnk, honk, hoooooonnnk. Aaron: (joins in) hooonnk. Aaron: Hoonnk. Dad: Right.
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Keep Young Children Safe in the Car
Keep Young Children Safe in the Car Car accidents are the leading cause of death for young children in the
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Advocacy, Communication Important at Each Step of the Journey
Everyone tries to prepare soon-to-be parents for the day they bring life into the world, but no one can truly
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Diverse Families and the Transition to Kindergarten
This podcast is an interview Dr. Sarai Coba-Rodriguez, an assistant professor of educational psychology at the University of Illinois at
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