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31.A.ECa

Show empathy, sympathy, and caring for others.

boy at sensory table

Exploring the Sensory Table

Benchmark Videos
Helping Young Children Develop Friendships

Helping Young Children Develop Friendships

Resource Lists
Supporting Children's Social Development: Strategies for Parents and Caregivers

Supporting Children’s Social Development: Strategies for Parents and Caregivers

Resource Lists
How Do Family Mealtimes and Other Daily Routines Enhance a Child's Well-Being?

How Do Family Mealtimes and Other Daily Routines Enhance a Child’s Well-Being?

Resource Lists
Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Resource Lists
The Music Project

The Music Project

Project Approach, Project Examples
Two on a Trike

Two on a Trike

Benchmark Videos
Getting to Know Rabbits

Getting to Know Rabbits

Benchmark Videos
Drawing a Friend

Drawing a Friend

Benchmark Videos
Constructing a Cradle

Constructing a Cradle

Benchmark Videos
Children’s Social Competence Checklist

Children’s Social Competence Checklist

Tip Sheets
Bullying Hurts Everyone

Bullying Hurts Everyone

Tip Sheets
Encouraging Child-to-Child Conversation

Encouraging Child-to-Child Conversation

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
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
Your Child's First Day in Preschool

Your Child’s First Day in Preschool

Tip Sheets
Project Approach: Including Every Child

Project Approach: Including Every Child

Tip Sheets
Manners and Preschoolers

Manners and Preschoolers

Tip Sheets
Kids Who Care

Kids Who Care

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Games for All Young Children

Games for All Young Children

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
child with dog

Pets and Young Children

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Understanding and Accepting Differences: Why Can't Maria Walk?

Understanding and Accepting Differences: Why Can’t Maria Walk?

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

Some Benefits of Multiage Grouping

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Making and Keeping Friends

Making and Keeping Friends

Tip Sheets

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