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Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Math Is Everywhere
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Are You Being a Monkey?
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You’ve Got Blue Hands
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Look at It Go!
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Looks Swampy
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Pass the Ball Versus Pass the Remote: Supporting Preschoolers’ Physical Activity
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Get Growing With Your Young Children
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Retelling “Caps for Sale”
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The Pizza Project: A Delicious Learning Opportunity
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Helping Young Children Develop Friendships
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Supporting Children’s Social Development: Strategies for Parents and Caregivers
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Imagination and Fantasy in Early Childhood
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Preschoolers’ Nutrition and Fitness
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Music for Preschool Children
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Phonological Awareness in Young Children
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Encouraging Literacy Development in Preschoolers
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How Do Family Mealtimes and Other Daily Routines Enhance a Child’s Well-Being?
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Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
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Supporting the Literacy Development of Diverse Language Learners in Early Childhood Classrooms
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Handling Challenging Behaviors in Child Care: Aggression and Anger in Young Children
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Reading Partners: Sharing the Lead in Storybook Reading
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Where the Chick Came From
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“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play
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One Morning in the Block Area
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Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops
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An Engineer Changes His Mind
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IEL Tip Sheets: Family Fun!
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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
Social Studies Lesson Addressing Benchmark 16.A.ECa
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 8.A.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
Standards Start at Home: A Guide to Early Learning for Parents/Families
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Frequently Asked Questions and Terminology Booklet
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Performance Descriptors
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Science Crosswalk
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2002–2013 Benchmark Crosswalk
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Learning Math Through Games
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