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All About Gardens
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The Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 25.A.ECc
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The Blue Bowl
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Bethany Draws a Wheel
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Creative Movement: The Flower Dance
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Dustin’s French Horn Model
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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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Keeping Healthy and Safe: Smaller Group Sizes
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Learning Literacy Through Songs and Music
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Music for Preschool Children
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Mozart Jazz Freight Train
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Mila Sticks With Art
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Mila Paints the Fence
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A Multiage Project on “How Things Work”: An Unexpected Adventure
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Natural Illinois: The Trees You See
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Neighborhood Geography with Young Children
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Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley: Learning Through an Action Song
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Out and About with Preschoolers: Visual Arts
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Out and About with Preschoolers: The Places You’ll Go!
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Out and About with Preschoolers: Science in the “Built Environment”
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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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Project Approach: Phase 1—Getting Started
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The Power of the Pen: Drawing and Scribbling
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Path to Math: Geometric Thinking for Young Children
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Roland Draws a Garden
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Straw Painting
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Scribbling as Early Steps to Reading and Writing
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Sing, Play, and Hear: Music’s in the Air
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Say Yes to the Mess! Water Works
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Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Music and Movement
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Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Get Physical
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Time to Play, Time to Dream: Unscheduling Your Child
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Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Art Is All Around
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Toys from Throwaways: Let’s Recycle!
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What Puppets Can Mean to Children
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