Skip to content
Illinois Early Learning Project
Tip Sheets
View All Tip Sheets
Graphic Tip Sheets
Infant/toddler Tip Sheets
Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Tip Sheets by Topic
Tip Sheets by Series
PDF Collections
Order Tip Sheets
Videos & Podcasts
Parenting Videos
Early Learning Moments
Guidelines Videos
Benchmark Videos
Podcasts
Standards & Guidelines
Illinois Early Learning Guidelines for Children Birth to Age 3
IELG Resources
2013 Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards
IELDS Resources
Illinois Learning Standards for Kindergarten
Blogs
Learning and Growing Together
Dual Language Learners
Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Perspectives on the Project Approach
Learn More
IEL Newsletter
Learning at Home Activities
Resource Lists
Resources by Topic or Keyword
Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Tool Kits
View all
Project Approach
Project Guides
Project Examples
Lesson Planning in the Context of Projects
Project Approach Tip Sheets
Blog: Perspectives on the Project Approach
Project Approach Definitions
Project Approach Facebook Group
Related Project Approach Research
The Legacy of Lilian Katz
Best Practices
Limit results by category:
All
Blogs
Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Dual Language Learners
Learning and Growing Together
Perspectives on the Project Approach
Podcasts
Project Approach
Project Examples
Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Resource Lists
Tip Sheets
Graphic Tip Sheets
Infant/toddler Tip Sheets
Tool Kits
Videos
Benchmark Videos
Early Learning Moments
Guidelines Videos
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Inclusive Practices and Remote Learning
Tool Kits
Problem Solving
Early Learning Moments
,
Videos
Persistence, Effort, & Attentiveness
Early Learning Moments
,
Videos
Keeping Healthy and Safe: Play Time
Graphic Tip Sheets
,
Tip Sheets
Keeping Healthy and Safe: Fighting Germs
Graphic Tip Sheets
,
Tip Sheets
Keeping Healthy and Safe: Smaller Group Sizes
Graphic Tip Sheets
,
Tip Sheets
Keeping Healthy and Safe: Face Coverings
Graphic Tip Sheets
,
Tip Sheets
Keeping Healthy and Safe: Physical Distancing
Graphic Tip Sheets
,
Tip Sheets
Getting Your Child Ready to Return to Childcare
Blogs
,
Learning and Growing Together
Positive Guidance for Young Children: Plan Ahead
Graphic Tip Sheets
,
Infant/toddler Tip Sheets
,
Tip Sheets
An Introduction to Montessori Education
Podcasts
The Impact of Trauma on the Lives of Young Children (Part 2)
Podcasts
The Impact of Trauma on the Lives of Young Children (Part 1)
Podcasts
“Where Does the Water Go?” Investigating Pipes and Plumbing
Project Approach
,
Project Examples
Pass the Ball Versus Pass the Remote: Supporting Preschoolers’ Physical Activity
Blogs
,
Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Choose Good Books That Accurately Reflect Cultures and Home Languages
Blogs
,
Dual Language Learners
Diverse Families and the Transition to Kindergarten
Podcasts
Language and Literacy in Inclusive Early Childhood Programs
Podcasts
Traditional Costumes Project
Project Approach
,
Project Examples
How Teachers Can Help When a Child Says, “Mommy, I Don’t Want to Go to Preschool!”
Blogs
,
Learning and Growing Together
Preventing That Summer Slide
Blogs
,
Dual Language Learners
Adjusting Pace and Location of Project Work
Blogs
,
Perspectives on the Project Approach
Talking About Numbers and Letters
Benchmark Videos
,
Videos
Inclusive Early Childhood Programs: How One School District Creates a Place for All Young Children
Podcasts
Imagination and Fantasy in Early Childhood
Resource Lists
Best Practices for Infant and Toddler Care
Resource Lists
The Combine Project: Using a Museum Experience to Enrich Project Work
Project Approach
,
Project Examples
Garden Project Sprouts From Simple Question: “What’s That?”
Project Approach
,
Project Examples
The Tractor Project: Noisy Neighbors Lead to Investigation
Project Approach
,
Project Examples
Tech Time for Young Children
Graphic Tip Sheets
,
Tip Sheets
You Made It
Guidelines Videos
,
Videos
Two Trains
Guidelines Videos
,
Videos
A Tower Together
Guidelines Videos
,
Videos
The Step
Guidelines Videos
,
Videos
Snack Time
Guidelines Videos
,
Videos
Pretty Up High
Guidelines Videos
,
Videos
Pea Pod Rockers
Guidelines Videos
,
Videos
Over Here
Guidelines Videos
,
Videos
Let’s Get Up
Guidelines Videos
,
Videos
I Don’t Like That
Guidelines Videos
,
Videos
Filling the Trains
Guidelines Videos
,
Videos
Down There
Guidelines Videos
,
Videos
A Big Tower
Guidelines Videos
,
Videos
Dual Language Use During Choice Time
Benchmark Videos
,
Videos
Learning to Get Along with Friends
Blogs
,
Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
One Morning at the Construction Table
Benchmark Videos
,
Videos
Screen Time and Young Children
Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Super Story Time
Blogs
,
Learning and Growing Together
Welcoming Parents of Dual Language Learners to Parent-Teacher Conferences
Blogs
,
Dual Language Learners
Project Work Engages Young Children’s Intellects
Blogs
,
Perspectives on the Project Approach
Summer Language Learning in Community Settings
Blogs
,
Dual Language Learners
Creating a Language-Rich Classroom for Young Dual Language Learners (DLLs)
Blogs
,
Dual Language Learners
Celebrate Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Blogs
,
Dual Language Learners
IEL Tip Sheets: Family Fun!
Blogs
,
Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Rituals and Traditions in Programs That Serve Young Dual Language Learners
Blogs
,
Dual Language Learners
Learning and Fun on Family Field Trips
Tip Sheets
Developmental Milestones, Infant Toddler Guidelines, and Early Learning Standards: Metrics for Young Children
Blogs
,
Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Creating a Sense of Belonging in Preschool
Blogs
,
Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Learning New Words Through Read Alouds
Blogs
,
Dual Language Learners
Keep the Conversation Going With Young Dual Language Learners
Blogs
,
Dual Language Learners
Visual Schedules and Checklists
Blogs
,
Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Engaging Every Child
Infant/toddler Tip Sheets
,
Tip Sheets
The Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 26.B.ECa
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
The Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 25.B.ECa
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Physical Development and Health Lesson Addressing Benchmark 23.B.ECb
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Physical Development and Health Lesson Addressing Benchmark 19.B.ECb
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Science Lesson Addressing Benchmark 12.B.ECb
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Science Lesson Addressing Benchmark 12.A.ECb
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Science Lesson Addressing Benchmark 11.A.ECf
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Math Lesson Addressing Benchmark 7.A.ECc
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Math Lesson Addressing Benchmark 6.B.ECb
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 5.B.ECb
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 4.D.ECa
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 2.B.ECa
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 1.C.ECa
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Math Lesson Addressing Benchmark 10.B.ECa
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Standards of Experience
Blogs
,
Perspectives on the Project Approach
Read more
