Curiosity/Initiative

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little girl with teddy bear and blanket

Toy Parachutes

Learning at Home Activities
children playing with balls

Sticky Webs

Learning at Home Activities
boy standing in leaves looking up at the sky

Sponge Play

Learning at Home Activities
drawing of parent and child reading

Sound Scavenger Hunt!

Learning at Home Activities
Science Slides

Science Slides

IELDS Resources, Standards Start at Home Slides
child drawing

The Squirrel Project  

Project Approach, Project Examples
children looking a pictures

Sensory Board

Learning at Home Activities
child with test tubes

Sensory Bottles

Learning at Home Activities
boy with watering can

Play with Water!

Learning at Home Activities
boy with watering can

Painting With Water

Learning at Home Activities
child walking through grass

Nature Pictures

Learning at Home Activities
children on playground

Laser Beams!

Learning at Home Activities
chldren playing at table

Ice Melting Challenge

Learning at Home Activities
children counting candy

Dancing Raisins

Learning at Home Activities
child measuring a plant

Colored Flowers

Learning at Home Activities
child on slide

Nature Play: Loose Parts Are the Best Parts

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Curiosity and Initiative

Curiosity and Initiative

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
checkerboard

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

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Peekaboo!

Peekaboo!

Parenting Videos, Videos
Rounding Up the Cows

Rounding Up the Cows

Parenting Videos, Videos
Who Is in the Mirror?

Who Is in the Mirror?

Parenting Videos, Videos
Process Play and STEAM: Getting Started

Process Play and STEAM: Getting Started

Podcasts
Explore the Arts with Young Children

Explore the Arts with Young Children

Resource Lists
Investigating Wheels

Investigating Wheels

Project Approach, Project Guides
Let’s Get Up

Let’s Get Up

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
What's in the Box

What’s in the Box

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Shaving Cream

Shaving Cream

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Sara Measures

Sara Measures

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Magnets and Cars

Magnets and Cars

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Getting to Know Rabbits

Getting to Know Rabbits

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Flubber

Flubber

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Fine Motor Skills and Safety

Fine Motor Skills and Safety

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Exploring Windshield Wipers

Exploring Windshield Wipers

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Exploring Sound on the Dam

Exploring Sound on the Dam

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Constructing a Cradle

Constructing a Cradle

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
The Clock Repairman and His Tools

The Clock Repairman and His Tools

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Climbing a Tree

Climbing a Tree

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Bethany Draws a Wheel

Bethany Draws a Wheel

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Investigate Together

Investigate Together

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Children jumping outside

Go Outdoors and Explore: Build Upon Young Children’s Natural Curiosity

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
drawing of child with magnifying glass

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

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Comparing Firefighter Coats

Comparing Firefighter Coats

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
child watching clouds

Encouraging Scientific Thinking: Rain or Shine

IELDS Resources, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Project Approach: Helping Children Ask Questions

Project Approach: Helping Children Ask Questions

IELDS Resources, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Natural Illinois: Butterflies and Moths

Natural Illinois: Butterflies and Moths

IELDS Resources, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
children working on project

Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Follow Up!

Tip Sheets
Children holding soil over a bin the classroom

Responding to Children’s Interest in a Topic

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
child with magnifying glass

The Curious Child

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Children decorating a cake on a table

Building an Appetite for Project Work

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach