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Schedules/Routines

dad and child playing with blocks

Helping Young Children With Disabilities During a Trying Time: Adding Structure and Routine

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
child playing with toy cars

Supporting Children with the Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Preschool Classrooms

Podcasts
boy painting at art table

Waiting to Paint

Benchmark Videos
Let’s Write a Grocery List

Let’s Write a Grocery List

Parenting Videos
Strategies for Developmentally Appropriate “Show and Tell” in Early Childhood Classrooms

Strategies for Developmentally Appropriate “Show and Tell” in Early Childhood Classrooms

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Physical Development and Health

Physical Development and Health

Illinois Early Learning Moments
drawing of ABC

Get Them to School Every Day

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Saying ‘No’ to Your Child

Saying ‘No’ to Your Child

Resource Lists
How Do Family Mealtimes and Other Daily Routines Enhance a Child's Well-Being?

How Do Family Mealtimes and Other Daily Routines Enhance a Child’s Well-Being?

Resource Lists
Helping DLLs Learn in Two Languages During Early Childhood

Helping DLLs Learn in Two Languages During Early Childhood

Blogs, Dual Language Learners
Transitioning

Transitioning

Benchmark Videos
Birthdays, Holidays, and Family Gatherings

Birthdays, Holidays, and Family Gatherings

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Sorting, Classifying, and Organizing

Sorting, Classifying, and Organizing

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Keep Up the Good Work

Keep Up the Good Work

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Counting Up, Down, and All Around!

Counting Up, Down, and All Around!

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Get Physical

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Get Physical

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Creating a Sense of Belonging in Preschool

Creating a Sense of Belonging in Preschool

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Visual Schedules and Checklists

Visual Schedules and Checklists

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 4.D.ECa

Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 4.D.ECa

Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Tearless Transitions

Tearless Transitions

Tip Sheets
ZZZs, Please! Bedtime for Preschoolers

ZZZs, Please! Bedtime for Preschoolers

Tip Sheets

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