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Building Endurance: Let’s Get Physical!
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Children’s Votes Count!
Cooperation Across the Preschool Curriculum: Science
Cooperation in the Preschool Classroom: Class Discussions
CSI: Child Scientist Investigates!
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Drama and Young Children
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Encouraging Child-to-Child Conversation
Encouraging Scientific Thinking: Rain or Shine
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Fight Germs! Wash Your Hands!
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Games for All Young Children
Get Growing: From Seeds to Sprouts
Get Growing: Learning about Seeds
Get Growing: Planning a Garden with Young Children
Get Growing: Planters and Preschoolers
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Helping Preschoolers Learn in Two Languages
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It Takes Money: Economics for Preschoolers
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Kids Who Care
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Literacy across the Preschool Curriculum
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Make Room for Blocks!
Math Sense: Learning about Coins
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Natural Illinois: Birds
Natural Illinois: Butterflies and Moths
Natural Illinois: Frogs and Toads
Natural Illinois: Insects
Natural Illinois: Leaves Are All Around
Natural Illinois: Mammals
Natural Illinois: Rock On!
Natural Illinois: The Trees You See
Neighborhood Geography with Young Children
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Out and About with Preschoolers: Close Up with Visual Arts
Out and About with Preschoolers: Dancing on the Sidewalk
Out and About with Preschoolers: Literacy Activities
Out and About with Preschoolers: Make Some Music
Out and About with Preschoolers: Science in the “Built Environment”
Out and About with Preschoolers: Sunshine Science
Out and About with Preschoolers: The Places You’ll Go!
Out and About with Preschoolers: Visual Arts
Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Deciding Where to Go
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Path to Math: Beginning Numbers
Path to Math: Classification
Path to Math: Geometric Thinking for Young Children
Path to Math: Measurement with Young Children
Path to Math: More Numbers
Path to Math: More Word Problems for Preschoolers
Path to Math: Real Graphs for Preschoolers
Path to Math: Word Problems for Preschoolers
Physical Fitness for Preschool-Age Children
Play and Self-Regulation in Preschool
Playground Physics: Hang in There!
Playground Physics: On a Roll!
Playground Physics: Watch for Falling Objects!
Predicting: Helping Preschoolers Look Ahead
Project Approach: Anticipating What Children Might Learn
Project Approach: Children Taking Surveys
Project Approach: Helping Children Ask Questions
Project Approach: Helping Preschoolers Represent What They Learn
The Power of the Pen: Drawing and Scribbling
The Power of the Pen: Let Children Choose Writing Centers!
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Remember When …
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Say Yes to the Mess! Play with Rocks
Say Yes to the Mess! Snow Time
Say Yes to the Mess! Water Works
Sing, Play, and Hear: Music’s in the Air
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Things Change
Things We Need: Economics for Preschoolers
Time for Preschoolers: Duration
Time for Preschoolers: In Sequence!
Toys from Throwaways: Boxes
Toys from Throwaways: Let’s Recycle!
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Using Predictable Books with Young Children
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What’s Next? Predictions at Story Time
Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?
Who’s the Leader?
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Young Authors at Work: Literature Response Journals
Young Authors at Work: Story Dictations
