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Looks Swampy
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“Where Does the Water Go?” Investigating Pipes and Plumbing
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Pass the Ball Versus Pass the Remote: Supporting Preschoolers’ Physical Activity
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Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Get Growing With Your Young Children
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Challenge Young Artists to Create in Three Dimensions
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Process Play and STEAM: Getting Started
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The Pumpkin Project
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Traditional Costumes Project
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Explore STEAM with Young Children
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Adjusting Pace and Location of Project Work
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Retelling “Caps for Sale”
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Talking About Numbers and Letters
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Mathematize! (audio)
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The Project Approach: Display and Documentation Techniques
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Imagination and Fantasy in Early Childhood
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Children’s Play – More than Fun and Games
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Saying ‘No’ to Your Child
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Discovering the World of Insects on the Playground
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Parallel Talk: A Simple Way to Provide English Vocabulary
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Mathematize!
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Learning and Growing Together
The Music Project
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The House Project
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Tools People Use
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Up Up and Away: The Airplane Project
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish…NEW Fish: A Preschool Fish Project
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The Cow Project
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The Tamale Project
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Cooking with Spinach
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How Do People Celebrate Birthdays?
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Garden Project Sprouts From Simple Question: “What’s That?”
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The Tractor Project: Noisy Neighbors Lead to Investigation
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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
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Helping Children Take Surveys
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Sara Measures
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One Morning in the Block Area
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One Morning at the Construction Table
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Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley: Learning Through an Action Song
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Magnets and Cars
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Learning about a Stethoscope
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Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops
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Ideas about a Marble Run
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An Engineer Changes His Mind
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Drawing a Friend
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Out and About with Preschoolers: Visual Arts
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Children’s Votes Count!
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Sorting, Classifying, and Organizing
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Pour It! Stir It! Yum!
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Project Approach: Phase 1—Getting Started
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Young Children Need to Play!
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Making Preliminary Field Trips
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Your Child’s First Day in Preschool
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Sharing Books with Your Toddler
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Learning Math Words: Family and Caregiver Conversations
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What Puppets Can Mean to Children, Part 2
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Learning and Growing Together
Comparing Firefighter Coats
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What Puppets Can Mean to Children
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Visual Schedules and Checklists
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Make Room for Blocks!
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It Takes Money: Economics for Preschoolers
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Helping Preschoolers Learn in Two Languages
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Get Growing: Planning a Garden with Young Children
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Get Growing: Learning about Seeds
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Get Growing: From Seeds to Sprouts
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Games for All Young Children
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Encouraging Scientific Thinking: Rain or Shine
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Drama and Young Children
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CSI: Child Scientist Investigates!
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Cooperation Across the Preschool Curriculum: Science
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Who’s the Leader?
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Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?
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What’s Next? Predictions at Story Time
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Toys from Throwaways: Let’s Recycle!
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Time for Preschoolers: In Sequence!
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Time for Preschoolers: Duration
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Things We Need: Economics for Preschoolers
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Sing, Play, and Hear: Music’s in the Air
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Project Approach: Helping Preschoolers Represent What They Learn
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Project Approach: Helping Children Ask Questions
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Project Approach: Children Taking Surveys
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The Power of the Pen: Let Children Choose Writing Centers!
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Playground Physics: Watch for Falling Objects!
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Playground Physics: Hang in There!
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Physical Fitness for Preschool-Age Children
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Path to Math: Word Problems for Preschoolers
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Path to Math: More Word Problems for Preschoolers
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Path to Math: More Numbers
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Path to Math: Measurement with Young Children
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Path to Math: Geometric Thinking for Young Children
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Path to Math: Classification
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Path to Math: Beginning Numbers
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Out and About with Preschoolers: Sunshine Science
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Neighborhood Geography with Young Children
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Math Sense: Learning about Coins
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Natural Illinois: Mammals
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Natural Illinois: Rock On!
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Natural Illinois: Leaves Are All Around
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Building Endurance: Let’s Get Physical!
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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 9.B.ECa
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 3.B.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
The Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 25.A.ECc
Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
A Multiage Project on “How Things Work”: An Unexpected Adventure
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Perspectives on the Project Approach
What Teachers Should Know About Instruction for English Language Learners
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Dual Language Learners
Cooperation in the Preschool Classroom: Class Discussions
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Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Preparing with the Children
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Discussing Project Work with Children in Inclusive Classrooms
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Perspectives on the Project Approach
Project Topics in Neighborhoods Where Safety Is a Major Concern
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Perspectives on the Project Approach
Sharing Books with Your Baby
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Learning Math Through Games
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Learning and Growing Together
Developing a Class Album
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Perspectives on the Project Approach
Tearless Transitions
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Responding to Children’s Interest in a Topic
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Perspectives on the Project Approach
Building an Appetite for Project Work
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Perspectives on the Project Approach
Project Approach: Phase 3—Concluding the Project
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Project Approach: Phase 2—Doing Fieldwork
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Project Approach: Phase 2—Getting Ready for Fieldwork
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Getting Ready to Read and Write in Child Care
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