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All About Gardens
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Busy with Blocks
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Cracks and Holes Project
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Changes in the Trees around Us
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CSI: Child Scientist Investigates!
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Dual Language Use During Choice Time
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Exploring Trees on the Playground
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From Door to Door: A Project about Doors and Gates
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Get Growing: Planters and Preschoolers
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Get Growing: Learning about Seeds
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Helping Children Sketch and Draw from Observation
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Imagination and Fantasy in Early Childhood
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Ideas about a Marble Run
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Learning about a Stethoscope
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Mozart Jazz Freight Train
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Natural Illinois: Mammals
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Out and About with Preschoolers: Sunshine Science
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Playground Physics: Hang in There!
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Straw Painting
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Shaving Cream
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Say Yes to the Mess! Play with Rocks
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Time for Preschoolers: Duration
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“Where Does the Water Go?” Investigating Pipes and Plumbing
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