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Meetups for Preschoolers: Have a Great Playdate!

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
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Rock, Paper, Scissors

Learning at Home Activities
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Popping Popcorn

Learning at Home Activities
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Pom-pom Soccer

Learning at Home Activities
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Supporting Young Children’s Friendships

Tool Kits
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Have a Snowball Fight!

Learning at Home Activities
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Play

Tool Kits
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Play Along: Following Your Child’s Interests at Home

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
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Nature Play: Loose Parts Are the Best Parts

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
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Car Wash!

Learning at Home Activities
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Capture the Flag

Learning at Home Activities
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Treasure Hunt!

Learning at Home Activities
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Keep Young Children Learning at Home During Trying Times

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
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Learning at Home During Trying Times

Resource Lists
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Exploring the Sensory Table

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
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The Blue Bowl

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Little girl playing with blocks

Busy with Blocks (audio)

Podcasts
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Maybe We Can Make a Road!

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Pass the Ball Versus Pass the Remote: Supporting Preschoolers’ Physical Activity

Pass the Ball Versus Pass the Remote: Supporting Preschoolers’ Physical Activity

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
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Drumming in the Kitchen

Parenting Videos, Videos
Five Things Children Gain from Puzzle Play

Five Things Children Gain from Puzzle Play

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Children running around playing soccer

Helping Young Children Develop Friendships

Resource Lists
Imagination and Fantasy in Early Childhood

Imagination and Fantasy in Early Childhood

Resource Lists
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Children’s Play – More than Fun and Games

Resource Lists
Little girl playing with a digital tablet on the countertop

Tech Time! Video Games and Young Children with Special Needs

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
All About Gardens

All About Gardens

Project Approach, Project Guides
You Made It

You Made It

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Let’s Get Up

Let’s Get Up

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
A Big Tower

A Big Tower

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Toddlers and Boxes: “Hi! Hi!"

Toddlers and Boxes: “Hi! Hi!”

Parenting Videos, Videos
Papa and Wayne: A Simple Game With Baby

Papa and Wayne: A Simple Game With Baby

Parenting Videos, Videos
Let Baby Play

Let Baby Play

Parenting Videos, Videos
Going Camping

Going Camping

Parenting Videos, Videos
The Doggie and the Shark

The Doggie and the Shark

Parenting Videos, Videos
Building with Boxes

Building with Boxes

Parenting Videos, Videos
Learning to Get Along with Friends

Learning to Get Along with Friends

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Two on a Trike

Two on a Trike

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
One Morning in the Block Area

One Morning in the Block Area

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Experimenting with Balance

Experimenting with Balance

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Explaining Cradle Construction

Explaining Cradle Construction

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Climbing a Tree

Climbing a Tree

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Child collecting seashells

Cherishing Children’s Treasures Can Create Many Opportunities to Learn

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
child in playhouse

Time to Play, Time to Dream: Unscheduling Your Child

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Uncategorized
Children playing on the playground in the winter

Young Children Need to Play!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Boy dressed in a cape holding a broom with cooking pot on his head and holding the pot’s lid in his other hand like a shield

Play With Your Toddler—Indoors

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
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“Mud-Luscious”: Some Thoughts on Messy Play

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Active Play Promotes Young Children’s Development

Active Play Promotes Young Children’s Development

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
children with puppets

What Puppets Can Mean to Children, Part 2

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Age-Appropriate Play for Young Children

Age-Appropriate Play for Young Children

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Children playing in a puddle with paper boats

Making a Case for Play Around the World

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Answering Questions About Your Child’s Special Needs

Answering Questions About Your Child’s Special Needs

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Science Play with an Award-winning Toy

Science Play with an Award-winning Toy

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
children playing with blocks

Make Room for Blocks!

IELDS Resources, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Games for All Young Children

Games for All Young Children

IELDS Resources, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
chlid playing with box

Toys from Throwaways: Boxes

IELDS Resources, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
number toys

Learning Math Through Games

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Organized Sports and Young Children

Organized Sports and Young Children

Tip Sheets
What Makes a Good Toy?

What Makes a Good Toy?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets