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From Door to Door: A Project about Doors and Gates
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The House Project
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Natural Illinois: Birds
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Out and About with Preschoolers: The Places You’ll Go!
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The Pumpkin Project
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Project Approach: Children Taking Surveys
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Playground Physics: On a Roll!
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Path to Math: Real Graphs for Preschoolers
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Path to Math: More Numbers
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Roland Draws a Garden
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Say Yes to the Mess! Play with Rocks
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Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Math Is Everywhere
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Topic Webs in Project Work: Part 2—Organizing the Children’s Web
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Time for Preschoolers: In Sequence!
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Time for Preschoolers: Duration
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Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Science
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Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Math
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Up Up and Away: The Airplane Project
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Using Predictable Books with Young Children
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“Where Does the Water Go?” Investigating Pipes and Plumbing
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Where the Chick Came From
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Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?
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