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Enter for a Chance to Win Early Childhood Education Books!
This month, we are giving away five books with activities and strategies to help early childhood educators create safe, nurturing, and educational environments for all young children. One lucky reader will win Create an Emotion-Rich Classroom (coming in October!), Big … Continue reading
6 Ideas for Including Children in Holiday Giving
By Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., author of the Learning About Me & You, Learning to Get Along®, and Being the Best Me!® series Children love the holidays! With the allure of food, decorations, activities, and gifts, holidays are great times … Continue reading
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5 Ways to Incorporate Social Emotional Learning into Your Curriculum This Fall
By Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., author of the Learning About Me & You, Learning to Get Along®, and Being the Best Me!® series Many routines have been affected this past year due to precautions surrounding the global pandemic. These changes … Continue reading
Activities for Every Day of Week of the Young Child®
By Lydia Bowers, author of We Listen to Our Bodies and Shawn Forster, vice president of Peaceful Schools and artistic director of Peaceful Schools Productions Started in 1971 by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Week … Continue reading
Positive Preschool Program Changes That Will Outlast the Pandemic
By Molly Breen January is traditionally a month when we take inventory and prepare for a fresh start. We organize our storage spaces, toss out or recycle the things we no longer need, and evaluate whether the items we put … Continue reading