Children鈥攊nformed by experiences in their homes, communities, and society as a whole鈥攂ring their own ideas about gender-appropriate materials and activities to the classroom.
Read the Summer 2015 issue of Voices of Practitioners. Articles include "Using Technology as a Social Tool in the Preschool Classroom" and "Teacher Research as a Professional Development."
An anti-bias early childhood care and education (ECCE) program puts diversity and equity goals at the center of all aspects of its organization and daily life.
Authored by
Authored by:
Louise Derman-Sparks, Debbie LeeKeenan, John Nimmo
In our classroom, we use rubber ducks to count, tell stories, draw pictures, and more. Here are some ways you can use rubber ducks to encourage learning at home.
It would be easy to think of the rubber duck as just a bath time or water table toy. However, this brightly colored buddy deserves a presence in your program. Here are 25 things you and the children can do today with rubber ducks.
Student teachers Briana Guillory and Kaitlen Perkins thought about children鈥檚 interests and noticed that so much of their students' dramatic play centered on preparing and cooking food. Read how they got prepared for Tasty Tuesday during 51涩涩屋app's WOYC!
Many early childhood educators are struggling to create a balance between addressing new initiatives and providing children with the active, dynamic, and integrated learning experiences that block play offers.
Social media websites, as well as the use of smartphones, have become a significant part of our lives. It is not surprising that they have found their way into early childhood programs
In this article, 51涩涩屋app staff and Young Children consulting editors answer the question, 鈥淲hat do you think children learn through block play?鈥� Here are some responses.
In our classroom the children tell stories and act them out. Storytelling helps preschoolers learn new words and get ready to become readers and writers. To further this learning at home, invite your child to tell stories to you and other family members.
