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Research shows success in school involves both cognitive & social-emotional skills

Erin Black

Did you know that children who are helpful and share in kindergarten are more likely to graduate college and have a full-time job by the age...

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Everyone is a Scientist! Engaging Our Youngest Learners in Scientific Inquiry

Terra Tarango

What makes a good scientist? I asked this question of more than 20 biomedical researchers at the Van Andel Institute and you might be surprised by...

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Helping Young Learners Discover a World of Parts and Wholes — Working with Syllables

Terra Tarango

One of the biggest challenges preschool teachers face is trying to balance age-appropriate academic rigor with the need for kids to just be kids. Preschool should...

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Pre-K Writing—Turning Your Preschoolers’ Natural Creativity into Early Writing Skills

Terra Tarango

One of the biggest challenges preschool teachers face is trying to balance age-appropriate academic rigor with the need for kids to just be kids. Preschool should...

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I Think I Can! Developing Confidence with Phonological Awareness

Terra Tarango

One of the biggest challenges preschool teachers face is trying to balance age-appropriate academic rigor with the need for kids to just be kids. Preschool should...

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The Preschool Teacher’s Challenge: Combining Learning with Play – Alphabet Knowledge

Terra Tarango

One of the biggest challenges preschool teachers face is trying to balance age-appropriate academic rigor with the need for kids to just be kids. Preschool should...

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Who Am I? Helping Preschoolers Develop Self-Awareness

Terra Tarango

On a drive through central Texas recently, I admired the colorful splashes of wildflowers along the highways. I couldn’t help but think about how the showy...

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What Comes Next?

Terra Tarango

Do you remember the first time you watched The Wizard of Oz? Can you recall that feeling when you got to the end and realized that...

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The InvestiGator Club is a wonderful, engaging, and exciting early childhood curriculum. It makes my job as an educator fun and rewarding to listen to my students’ excitement over what they are learning. The children have made tremendous gains this year.

Madeline, Teacher
Gilbert Primary School, SC

Award-Winning

Early Childhood Curriculum and Family Engagement