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Toddler standing alone on playground

Strategies for Children Lost or Separated from Their Caregivers

boy and teacher completing earth map puzzle

Where Are We? Maps and Young Children

two children swimming with goggles and swim caps

Swimming for the Ages

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children and adult at pool

Swim Lessons for Young Children

children on floor doing art

Precoding Activities for Preschoolers

boy playing with robot

Precoding for Preschoolers

What Is “Reggio Emilia Inspired”?

child eating pasta away from home

Dining Away from Home with Young Children

dad and child with computer tablet

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

boy in wheelchair and blue, winter coat

Dealing with Ableism in Early Childhood Settings

parents, young child and a baby sitting on a couch

Additions to the Family: Help Young Children Prepare

family discussing religion

Let’s Talk About … Young Children and Religious Diversity

two dads with child drawing

Let’s Talk About … Young Children and Family Structures

children looking at a globe

Let’s Talk About … Race, Ethnicity, and Young Children

child hugging another child

Let’s Talk About … Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families

children discussing differences

Let’s Talk About … Young Dual Language Learners and Their Families

children in circle

Let’s Talk About … Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

children sitting in circle at library with dog

Sensory-Friendly Events

Girl looking sad

Trauma-Informed Care in the Classroom

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child sitting alone

Understanding Trauma and Young Children

people speaking to an interpreter

Collaborating with Interpreters and Families

drawing of teacher holding textbook

Talking to Your Child’s Teacher

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Dental Health for Babies and Young Children

Dental Health for Babies and Young Children

child holding clock

Supporting Children with Limited Verbal Skills

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Special Education Assessment for Preschool-Aged Children: Reviewing Results and Next Steps

teacher sitting with child who is playing with blocks

Special Education Assessment for Preschool-Aged Children: Participating in the Assessment

What Is an IEP?

mother and child

Special Education Assessment for Preschool-Aged Children: Referral and Getting Started

mother and child playing with blocks

What Is Assessment?

child walking through grass

Asthma: Easing the Wheezing

sign with eating utensils

Food Allergy Awareness

child holding own toy

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Play Time

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drawing of child wearing a mask during covid

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Fighting Germs

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Teacher wearing a face shield talking with children wearing masks while sitting far apart from each other

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Smaller Group Sizes

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child waiting to get temperature taken by adult

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Arriving at School or Childcare

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drawing of girl wearing a face covering

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Face Coverings

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boy wearing face mask

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Physical Distancing

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drawning of teacher reading to children

Returning to Childcare During COVID-19

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drawing of parent touching child's head

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Be Thoughtful

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little girl with teddy bear and blanket

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Take a Break and Calm Down

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parent talking with child

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Plan Ahead

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drawing of adult talking with child

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Be Consistent

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child with clipboard

Keeping Track of Important Information

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child with blocks

Rights of Families Experiencing Homelessness

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Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Math Is Everywhere

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Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Music and Movement

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drawing of a carseat

Keep Young Children Safe in the Car

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drawing of an adult reading to two children

Get Ready to Read

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Get Them to School Every Day

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drawing of child standing on book

Going to Kindergarten?

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Angry preschool boy in striped shirt holding head in hands.

Helping Children Develop “Impulse Control”

drawing of child with notepad

Tech Time for Young Children

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drawing of parent and child reading

Tech Time for Infants and Toddlers

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SIDS: Back to Sleep

SIDS: Back to Sleep

Child using chalk on the sidewalk

Out and About with Preschoolers: Visual Arts for Everyone

Choosing Child Care for Infants & Toddlers

Choosing Child Care for Infants & Toddlers

Toddlers play at a water table

Children’s Social Competence Checklist

Bullying Hurts Everyone

Bullying Hurts Everyone

Child on the couch facing the wall

Autism: Be Aware of the Signs

children sitting on floor in classroom

Children’s Votes Count!

mother and child

Healthy Children Eat Right

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When Children Mourn

When Children Mourn

drawing of adult and two children

Work and Play Together

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Mother holding child’s hand

Talk Together

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drawing of child walking

Talk, Listen, and Learn

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drawing of adult with child

Supporting Adult-Child Relationships

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Sorting, Classifying, and Organizing

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drawing of stack of books

Read and Write Together

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drawing of bird

Making Sense of Numbers

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Learning by Listening to Language

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drawing of boy under fall tree

Keep Up the Good Work

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simple drawing of parent and child

Investigate Together

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Cartoon faces with different emotions

Feelings Are Fantastic

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Discover Shapes in Many Places

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Discover Letters and Words

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Counting Up, Down, and All Around!

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Helping Children Handle Disappointment

Helping Children Handle Disappointment

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Get Physical

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Get Physical

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Helping Siblings Get Along

Helping Siblings Get Along

child with backpack and book

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

mother and young child

Encouraging Words

child in playhouse

Time to Play, Time to Dream: Unscheduling Your Child

boy standing in leaves looking up at the sky

Teaching Children to Avoid “Stranger Danger”

child with broom and dust pan

Real Work: Preschoolers Can Help

Project Approach: Phase 1—Getting Started

Project Approach: Phase 1—Getting Started

child working on a project

Project Approach for Preschoolers

Please Don’t Go! Separation Anxiety and Children

Please Don’t Go! Separation Anxiety and Children

children walking on bridge

Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Play with Light & Shadow

Eyes Right! Your Child’s Vision

Eyes Right! Your Child’s Vision

drawing of child outside house

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Art Is All Around

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Children playing on the playground in the winter

Young Children Need to Play!

Using Words to Discipline Children

Using Words to Discipline Children

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Music, Sound, and Movement

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Learning Activity Kits

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Learning Activity Kits

child near schoolbus

Starting Kindergarten? Help Make It a Good Experience!

Sharing Books with Your Preschooler

Sharing Books with Your Preschooler

Play Right—Don’t Bite!

Play Right—Don’t Bite!

mom and toddler at the beach

Learning and Fun on Family Field Trips

Inclusion in Preschool Classrooms

dad and son working with tools

Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Let’s Measure!

Encouraging Child-to-Child Conversation

Encouraging Child-to-Child Conversation

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Connecting with Parents: “But He Doesn’t Do That at Home!”

Connecting with Parents: “But He Doesn’t Do That at Home!”

children reading

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Language and Literacy

children in holiday hats

Making the Holidays Memorable and Meaningful

Boy dressed in a cape holding a broom with cooking pot on his head and holding the pot’s lid in his other hand like a shield

Play With Your Toddler—Indoors

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Helping the Often-Angry Child

Helping the Often-Angry Child

Helping Children Learn to Get Along

Helping Children Learn to Get Along

The Gift of Words: Reading and Games

father holding child at table

The Gift of Words: Conversation and Routines

parent and child disagreeing

Fuss Management: Planning Ahead to Prevent Tantrums

crying, young boy with adult comforting them

Fuss Management: Comforting the Irritable Child

parent walking with child

Ease Those First-Day Blues!

parent and teach talk as child looks on

Conference Time! Talking to Your Child’s Teacher or Caregiver

child with backpack looks behind him on his way to school

Your Child’s First Day in Preschool

child comforted by parent

Young Children’s Mental Health: What Is Essential?

mom and child playing game

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Physical Activities

dad reading to children

Sharing Books with Your Toddler

Say What You Mean! Talking Straight to Children

Say What You Mean! Talking Straight to Children

Project Approach: Including Every Child

Manners and Preschoolers

Manners and Preschoolers

Eyes Right! Find Amblyopia Early

Eyes Right! Find Amblyopia Early

drawing of child with magnifying glass

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Curious Young Scientists

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children with instuments

Five Tips on Choosing a Preschool

Mother sitting on chair reading to two children on each side of her

Read with Your Toddler!

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Child playing in leaves

Project Approach: Phase 1—Choosing a Topic to Investigate

child with question marks in air around her

What Is Developmental Screening?

Engaging Every Child

Small Child, Big Stress?

Small Child, Big Stress?

Out and About with Preschoolers: Close Up with Visual Arts

Two children play with blocks on the floor

Make Room for Blocks!

preschoolers writing with colored pencils at a table with a teacher

Literacy across the Preschool Curriculum

Natural Illinois: The Trees You See

Natural Illinois: The Trees You See

two children sharing

Kids Who Care

child with glasses looking at stacks of coins

It Takes Money: Economics for Preschoolers

Helping Preschoolers Learn in Two Languages

Helping Preschoolers Learn in Two Languages

Get Growing: Planters and Preschoolers

Get Growing: Planters and Preschoolers

young girl with watering can

Get Growing: Planning a Garden with Young Children

sprouting plants

Get Growing: Learning about Seeds

teacher shows children plants

Get Growing: From Seeds to Sprouts

two happy kids playing soccer outside in front of a goal

Games for All Young Children

child washing hands with adult help

Fight Germs! Wash Your Hands!

child watching clouds

Encouraging Scientific Thinking: Rain or Shine

children playing pretend with an ice cream shop and money

Drama and Young Children

child with test tubes

CSI: Child Scientist Investigates!

Teacher sits on floor writing on a clipboard next to girl with ponytail in dress who is looking at the teacher in a home-like classroom.

Young Authors at Work: Story Dictations

Young Authors at Work: Literature Response Journals

Young Authors at Work: Literature Response Journals

children playing natural area

Who’s the Leader?

firefighter and child near firetruck

Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

What’s Next? Predictions at Story Time

What’s Next? Predictions at Story Time

Using Predictable Books with Young Children

Using Predictable Books with Young Children

Toys from Throwaways: Let’s Recycle!

chlid playing with box

Toys from Throwaways: Boxes

Time for Preschoolers: In Sequence!

Time for Preschoolers: In Sequence!

Time for Preschoolers: Duration

Time for Preschoolers: Duration

little boy reaching for a drink of water from a water fountain

Things We Need: Economics for Preschoolers

Things Change

preschool children playing musical instruments in the classroom

Sing, Play, and Hear: Music’s in the Air

boy with watering can

Say Yes to the Mess! Water Works

child making a snow angel

Say Yes to the Mess! Snow Time

Child holding small rocks

Say Yes to the Mess! Play with Rocks

calendar marking down the days

Remember When …

Project Approach: Helping Preschoolers Represent What They Learn

Project Approach: Helping Preschoolers Represent What They Learn

Project Approach: Helping Children Ask Questions

Project Approach: Helping Children Ask Questions

Two kids writing at a table in the classroom

Project Approach: Children Taking Surveys

Children and teacher doing crafts at a table

Project Approach: Anticipating What Children Might Learn

boy thinking with black background and light bulb

Predicting: Helping Preschoolers Look Ahead

girl writing at table with classmates

The Power of the Pen: Let Children Choose Writing Centers!

The Power of the Pen: Drawing and Scribbling

young child with basketball on playground

Playground Physics: Watch for Falling Objects!

little boy rolling a big blue ball on a playground surface

Playground Physics: On a Roll!

Playground Physics: Hang in There!

Playground Physics: Hang in There!

chldren playing at table

Play and Self-Regulation in Preschool

children exercising

Physical Fitness for Preschool-Age Children

$children counting candy$

Path to Math: Word Problems for Preschoolers

$Path to Math: Real Graphs for Preschoolers$

Path to Math: Real Graphs for Preschoolers

$Path to Math: More Word Problems for Preschoolers$

Path to Math: More Word Problems for Preschoolers

$number toys$

Path to Math: More Numbers

child measuring a plant

Path to Math: Measurement with Young Children

$shape blocks$

Path to Math: Geometric Thinking for Young Children

$Path to Math: Classification$

Path to Math: Classification

$child plays with letter blocks$

Path to Math: Beginning Numbers

child walking on sidewalk

Out and About with Preschoolers: The Places You’ll Go!

shadows of children

Out and About with Preschoolers: Sunshine Science

toddler uses binoculars to look into a urban environment at sunset

Out and About with Preschoolers: Science in the “Built Environment”

a child with a pink shirt plays a drum outside on a bench

Out and About with Preschoolers: Make Some Music

Children dancing outside

Out and About with Preschoolers: Dancing on the Sidewalk

group of street signs

Out and About with Preschoolers: Literacy Activities

dad in business suit walking with daughter in metro area

Neighborhood Geography with Young Children

Math Sense: Learning about Coins

Math Sense: Learning about Coins

Blonde girl in dress holds small frog in hands

Natural Illinois: Frogs and Toads

Natural Illinois: Mammals

Natural Illinois: Mammals

orange butterfly on flower

Natural Illinois: Butterflies and Moths

Natural Illinois: Rock On!

Natural Illinois: Rock On!

Girl in blue coat picks up fall yellow and orange leaves outdoors

Natural Illinois: Leaves Are All Around

Natural Illinois: Birds

Boy wearing hat looks through magnifying glass at nature book outside

Natural Illinois: Insects

Building Endurance: Let's Get Physical!

Building Endurance: Let’s Get Physical!

boy bored in classroom

Dealing with Distraction

toddler boy sitting on white potty in bathroom wearing white t-shirt and blue pants.

No More Diapers: Is Your Child Ready?

toddler boy smiling on colorful playground equipment

Outdoor Play: Weather or Not

Family walking with dog on leash on path

Pets and Young Children

small group of preschool children sitting on the floor talking in a classroom

Cooperation in the Preschool Classroom: Class Discussions

Old Home, New Home, Our Home

Old Home, New Home, Our Home

Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Planning Ahead

Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Planning Ahead

Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Getting Ready to Read!

Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Getting Ready to Read!

mother, father, and toddler waiting at a table at the restaurant

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Science

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Art Works!

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Art Works!

toddler boy on slide on playground

Freedom to Grow

children working on project

Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Follow Up!

Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Being There!

Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Being There!

children holding hands

Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Preparing with the Children

Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Deciding Where to Go

Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Deciding Where to Go

Sharing Books with Your Baby

Sharing Books with Your Baby

Young female pediatrician or nurse giving a vaccine to leg of little baby boy

Protecting Children from Preventable Disease

Eating Right = Healthy Children

Eating Right = Healthy Children

young girl climbs through toy tunnel

Physical Fitness for Toddlers

child with ball

Tearless Transitions

Lice Aren’t Nice!

Lice Aren’t Nice!

ZZZs, Please! Bedtime for Preschoolers

Organized Sports and Young Children

Organized Sports and Young Children

No More Diapers: Getting Started

No More Diapers: Getting Started

child with magnifying glass

The Curious Child

child with bowl of fruit berries

Say Yes to Healthy Snacks!

When Should I Send a Sick Child Home?

When Should I Send a Sick Child Home?

child with fever

Too Sick to Go to Child Care?

small boy resting on arm

Take a Bold Approach to Shyness

Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children

Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children

When the Teacher Calls…

When the Teacher Calls…

adult helping child write

Observing Your Child in Preschool

mother holding infant

Dealing with Parental Guilt

Helping Your Child Learn in Two Languages

Helping Your Child Learn in Two Languages

Project Approach: Phase 3—Concluding the Project

children working on project

Project Approach: Phase 2—Doing Fieldwork

Project Approach: Phase 2—Getting Ready for Fieldwork

Project Approach: Phase 2—Getting Ready for Fieldwork

children with crayons

Getting Ready to Read and Write in Childcare

Children holding a recycling bin

Making and Keeping Friends

child sorting shapes

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Math

What Makes a Good Toy?

What Makes a Good Toy?