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Standard 1.B
Communicate effectively using language appropriate to the situation and audience.
The Power of Open-Ended Questions
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Learning and Growing Together
Children’s Play – More than Fun and Games
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Cracks and Holes Project
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Project Examples
The Horse Project
Project Approach
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Project Examples
The Music Project
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Project Examples
Tools People Use
Project Approach
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Project Examples
Up Up and Away: The Airplane Project
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Project Examples
The Cow Project
Project Approach
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Project Examples
Topic Webs in Project Work: Part 2—Organizing the Children’s Web
Lesson Planning in the Context of Projects
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Project Approach
Topic Webs in Project Work: Part 1—Creating the Children’s Web
Lesson Planning in the Context of Projects
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Project Approach
Helping Children Take Surveys
Lesson Planning in the Context of Projects
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Project Approach
Helping Children Sketch and Draw from Observation
Lesson Planning in the Context of Projects
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Project Approach
Things to Sit On
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Project Guides
All About Gardens
Project Approach
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Project Guides
From Door to Door: A Project about Doors and Gates
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Changes in the Trees around Us
Project Approach
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Project Guides
Investigating Wheels
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Going Camping
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The Doggie and the Shark
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Connecting with Concepts and Skills
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Dual Language Use During Choice Time
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What’s in the Box
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Transitioning
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Talking about Waterslide Models
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Straw Painting
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“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play
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Shaving Cream
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Sara Measures
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Roland Draws a Garden
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The Right Word: Conversation and Print During Pretend Play
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Please Pass the Water
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One Morning at the Construction Table
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Observing Chickens on the Playground
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Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley: Learning Through an Action Song
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Mila Paints the Fence
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Magnets and Cars
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Mack Reads His Book
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Ideas about a Marble Run
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Getting to Know Rabbits
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Flubber
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Explaining Cradle Construction
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An Engineer Changes His Mind
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Dustin’s French Horn Model
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Drawing a Friend
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Constructing a Cradle
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Air and Tires
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Talk Together
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Talk, Listen, and Learn
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Continuity of Contact
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Perspectives on the Project Approach
Young Children Need to Play!
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Encouraging Child-to-Child Conversation
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The Gift of Words: Reading and Games
Infant/toddler Tip Sheets
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The Gift of Words: Conversation and Routines
Infant/toddler Tip Sheets
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Active Play Promotes Young Children’s Development
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Dual Language Learners
Comparing Firefighter Coats
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Summer Family Time Can Help Build Heritage Language Skills
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Dual Language Learners
Literacy across the Preschool Curriculum
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Get Growing: Planning a Garden with Young Children
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Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Get Growing: Learning about Seeds
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Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Encouraging Scientific Thinking: Rain or Shine
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Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Using Predictable Books with Young Children
Infant/toddler Tip Sheets
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Tip Sheets
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Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Project Approach: Helping Children Ask Questions
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Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Out and About with Preschoolers: Literacy Activities
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Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Social Studies Lesson Addressing Benchmark 16.A.ECa
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Math Lesson Addressing Benchmark 6.B.ECb
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Cooperation in the Preschool Classroom: Class Discussions
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Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Getting Ready to Read!
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Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Follow Up!
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Developing a Class Album
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Perspectives on the Project Approach
The Curious Child
Infant/toddler Tip Sheets
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Tip Sheets
A Project on Trees: Suggestions for Teachers
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Perspectives on the Project Approach
Project Approach: Phase 3—Concluding the Project
Tip Sheets
Project Approach: Phase 2—Getting Ready for Fieldwork
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