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All About Gardens
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An Engineer Changes His Mind
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The Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 25.B.ECa
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Communication and Oral Language in the Preschool Years
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Creative Movement: The Flower Dance
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The Doggie and the Shark
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Dual Language Use During Choice Time
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Dustin’s French Horn Model
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Drawing a Friend
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Dealing with Distraction
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Explaining Cradle Construction
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Encouraging Child-to-Child Conversation
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Encouraging Scientific Thinking: Rain or Shine
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Flubber
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Going Camping
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Getting to Know Rabbits
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The Gift of Words: Reading and Games
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Get Growing: Planters and Preschoolers
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Get Growing: From Seeds to Sprouts
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Helping Young Children Get Ready to Read
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Investigating Wheels
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Investigate Together
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Keeping Healthy and Safe: Play Time
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Keeping Healthy and Safe: Fighting Germs
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Keeping Healthy and Safe: Smaller Group Sizes
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Learning Literacy Through Songs and Music
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Learning about a Stethoscope
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The Music Project
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Mila Sticks With Art
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Mila Paints the Fence
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Magnets and Cars
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Math Lesson Addressing Benchmark 6.B.ECb
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Natural Illinois: Mammals
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One Morning in the Block Area
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Observing Chickens on the Playground
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Out and About with Preschoolers: Make Some Music
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Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Follow Up!
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Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Being There!
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Please Pass the Water
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Project Approach: Phase 1—Getting Started
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Project Approach: Phase 1—Choosing a Topic to Investigate
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Play and Self-Regulation in Preschool
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A Project on Trees: Suggestions for Teachers
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Retelling “Caps for Sale”
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Straw Painting
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Shaving Cream
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Say What You Mean! Talking Straight to Children
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Say Yes to the Mess! Snow Time
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Topic Webs in Project Work: Part 2—Organizing the Children’s Web
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Topic Webs in Project Work: Part 1—Creating the Children’s Web
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Things to Sit On
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Two on a Trike
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Transitioning
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Tattoos and Teakettles: “Housekeeping” Conversations
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Talking about Waterslide Models
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Talk Together
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Talk, Listen, and Learn
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What’s in the Box
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Young Children’s Mental Health: What Is Essential?
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