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little girl with teddy bear and blanket

Toy Parachutes

Learning at Home Activities
drawing of adult with child

The Floor Is Lava!

Learning at Home Activities
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

Superhero Masks!

Learning at Home Activities
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

Superhero Capes

Learning at Home Activities
children hugging

String Telephone

Learning at Home Activities
shadows of children

Shadow Play

Learning at Home Activities
children sharing

Supporting Young Children’s Friendships

Tool Kits
children working on project

Fairy Garden

Learning at Home Activities
chlid playing with box

Drive-In Theater

Learning at Home Activities
group of children playing

Play

Tool Kits
child and mother playing

Play Along: Following Your Child’s Interests at Home

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Creativity, Inventiveness, and Imagination

Creativity, Inventiveness, and Imagination

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
chlid playing with box

Box Fort

Learning at Home Activities
drawing of adult and two children

Bedroom Planetarium!

Learning at Home Activities
little girl with teddy bear and blanket

Bathtub Animals

Learning at Home Activities
child with broom and dust pan

Copycat!

Learning at Home Activities
child in playhouse

Puppet Show

Learning at Home Activities
child with magnifying glass

Go on a Safari!

Learning at Home Activities
mom and toddler at the beach

Go to the Beach! From Home…

Learning at Home Activities
little girl with teddy bear and blanket

Build a Fort!

Learning at Home Activities
adult helping child write

Forky Family!

Learning at Home Activities
children working on project

Fun with Sticks!

Learning at Home Activities
child carrying blue tub

The Blue Bowl

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
The Pizza Project: A Delicious Learning Opportunity

The Pizza Project: A Delicious Learning Opportunity

Project Approach, Project Examples
Imagination and Fantasy in Early Childhood

Imagination and Fantasy in Early Childhood

Resource Lists
Pretend Play with Big Boxes

Pretend Play with Big Boxes

Parenting Videos, Videos
Going Camping

Going Camping

Parenting Videos, Videos
The Doggie and the Shark

The Doggie and the Shark

Parenting Videos, Videos
Tattoos and Teakettles: “Housekeeping” Conversations

Tattoos and Teakettles: “Housekeeping” Conversations

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Explaining Cradle Construction

Explaining Cradle Construction

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Little girl reading a book at a table

Super Story Time

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Child collecting seashells

Cherishing Children’s Treasures Can Create Many Opportunities to Learn

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
A child jumping in the mud

Playing with Sticks: A Childhood Tradition

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
children with puppets

What Puppets Can Mean to Children, Part 2

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Children playing with puppets

What Puppets Can Mean to Children

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together