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All About Gardens
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An Engineer Changes His Mind
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Bethany Draws a Wheel
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The Cow Project
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Exploring Windshield Wipers
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From Door to Door: A Project about Doors and Gates
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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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Learning about a Stethoscope
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Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 5.B.ECb
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The Music Project
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Magnets and Cars
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Natural Illinois: The Trees You See
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Natural Illinois: Birds
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Out and About with Preschoolers: Literacy Activities
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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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A Project on Trees: Suggestions for Teachers
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The Question Table
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Roland Draws a Garden
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Tools People Use
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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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Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Language and Literacy
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Up Up and Away: The Airplane Project
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What’s Next? Predictions at Story Time
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Young Authors at Work: Story Dictations
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Young Authors at Work: Literature Response Journals
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