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Problem Solving

color drawing of the word "STEAM"

Make a Mess and Explore STEAM

Tool Kits
Process Play and STEAM: Getting Started

Process Play and STEAM: Getting Started

Podcasts
Cognitive Development

Cognitive Development

Illinois Early Learning Moments
Try and Try Again (audio)

Try and Try Again (audio)

Podcasts
Try and Try Again

Try and Try Again

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Helping Young Children Develop Friendships

Helping Young Children Develop Friendships

Resource Lists
Sibling Relationships

Sibling Relationships

Resource Lists
Helping Young Children Resolve Conflicts

Helping Young Children Resolve Conflicts

Resource Lists
Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Illinois Early Learning Moments
You Made It

You Made It

Guidelines Videos
Two Trains

Two Trains

Guidelines Videos
A Tower Together

A Tower Together

Guidelines Videos
Tea Party

Tea Party

Guidelines Videos
The Step

The Step

Guidelines Videos
Roll Them Up

Roll Them Up

Guidelines Videos
Over Here

Over Here

Guidelines Videos
The Duck

The Duck

Guidelines Videos
I Don't Like That

I Don’t Like That

Guidelines Videos
Blue or Purple

Blue or Purple

Guidelines Videos
All Done

All Done

Guidelines Videos
Two on a Trike

Two on a Trike

Benchmark Videos
Sara Measures

Sara Measures

Benchmark Videos
One Morning at the Construction Table

One Morning at the Construction Table

Benchmark Videos
Magnets and Cars

Magnets and Cars

Benchmark Videos
Constructing a Cradle

Constructing a Cradle

Benchmark Videos
Bullying Hurts Everyone

Bullying Hurts Everyone

Tip Sheets
Keep Up the Good Work

Keep Up the Good Work

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Insight as Part of Teaching Young Children

Insight as Part of Teaching Young Children

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Play Right—Don’t Bite!

Play Right—Don’t Bite!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Fuss Management: Planning Ahead to Prevent Tantrums

Fuss Management: Planning Ahead to Prevent Tantrums

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Fuss Management: Comforting the Irritable Child

Fuss Management: Comforting the Irritable Child

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
children counting candy

Path to Math: Word Problems for Preschoolers

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Path to Math: More Word Problems for Preschoolers

Path to Math: More Word Problems for Preschoolers

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks

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