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Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Play with Light & Shadow

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Young Children Need to Play!

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

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

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

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Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Let’s Measure!

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

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alphabet

The Gift of Words: Reading and Games

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Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Physical Activities

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Sharing Books with Your Toddler

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Mother and children reading a book in bed

Reading Stories Can Feed the Imagination and Spur Brain Development

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Active Play Promotes Young Children’s Development

Active Play Promotes Young Children’s Development

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Numbers and geometric shapes on a table

Learning Math Words: Family and Caregiver Conversations

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
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Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Curious Young Scientists

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

Read with Your Toddler!

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Little girl raising her hand in a classroom

Learning New Words Through Read Alouds

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Summer Family Time Can Help Build Heritage Language Skills

Summer Family Time Can Help Build Heritage Language Skills

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Two toddlers playing with toys on the floor

Maintaining Home Language Is Key to Later Reading in English

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Chores and Children: A Time to Learn

Chores and Children: A Time to Learn

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Changing Seasons and New Concepts: Same and Different and Before and After

Changing Seasons and New Concepts: Same and Different and Before and After

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
child with test tubes

CSI: Child Scientist Investigates!

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What’s Next? Predictions at Story Time

What’s Next? Predictions at Story Time

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Toys from Throwaways: Let’s Recycle!

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chlid playing with box

Toys from Throwaways: Boxes

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girl drawing

The Power of the Pen: Drawing and Scribbling

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number toys

Path to Math: More Numbers

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child measuring a plant

Path to Math: Measurement with Young Children

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child plays with letter blocks

Path to Math: Beginning Numbers

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

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

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Out and About with Preschoolers: Make Some Music

Out and About with Preschoolers: Make Some Music

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dad in business suit walking with daughter in metro area

Neighborhood Geography with Young Children

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Natural Illinois: Insects

Natural Illinois: Insects

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No More Diapers: Is Your Child Ready?

No More Diapers: Is Your Child Ready?

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Learning and Fun on Family Trips

Learning and Fun on Family Trips

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Starting Kindergarten? Help Make It a Good Experience! Adaptations for Children with Special Needs and Their Families

Starting Kindergarten? Help Make It a Good Experience! Adaptations for Children with Special Needs and Their Families

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Getting Ready to Read!

Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Getting Ready to Read!

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

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Science

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

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

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Sharing Books with Your Baby

Sharing Books with Your Baby

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child sorting shapes

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Math

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