Creative art should offer children the opportunities for originality, creativity, fluency, flexibility, and sensitivity. Remember, there is no right or wrong way of doing things in art. This collectio
Nature-Based Learning for Every Preschool Setting is designed to provide ideas for all early childhood educators ranging from novice to highly experienced in a wide range of ecosystems, including fore
Building Together is a journey focused on the leadership necessary for today’s early childhood education system building. This book provides a road map to what effective leaders do, how they do it, an
Both over stimulation and under stimulation create stress in young developing brains. Balancing Brain Stimulation for Infants and Toddlers packets are designed to give early childhood education profes
Tying together the theory and practice of child guidance and behavior in clear and accessible ways, this book provides educators and caregivers actionable best practices to teach children healthy emot
Innately curious, infants and toddlers love to explore, investigate, and discover?making the earliest years a perfect time to begin teaching the foundations of STEM. This book defines what science, te
Play, academics, and standards can work together with the right strategies and support from educators. Take an active role in child-directed play to guide learning. Become a strong advocate for saving
Offering an alternative approach to standardization and data-driven mandates, this book puts children at the center of planning your curriculum. Rather than a prescriptive curriculum, by using The Thi
Attention seeking is seen as misbehavior in young children, and giving them the attention they need is often times interpreted as reinforcement of bad behavior. Everyone Needs Attention focuses on how
What does it mean to inquire? Grownups would say it means to question, to search for information, or to find out about a topic of interest. For children in an early childhood classroom, the definition
Teaching STEM Literacy is comprised of ready-made, open-ended lessons reviewed and tested by teachers, which help educators integrate STEM learning into the early childhood classroom. Lessons are link
"Young children's behavior can be challenging at times, but handling it does not have to be. Behavioral Challenges in Early Childhood Settings is an easy-to-use resource filled with effective, develop
Twelve Essential Topics in Early Childhood Meetings is an easy tool for program administrators to prepare successful, high-quality professional development experiences for their staff during monthly m
In her second adventure, the mostly sweet, but sometimes sour, Wisteria Jane Hummell returns with her dog Bingo for more fun and mischief. When Momma’s teacups get broken Wisteria blames Bingo, but is
Loose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials―acorns, hardware, stones, aluminum foil, fabric scraps, for example―that children can move, manipulate, control, and change wi
This book offers a series of best practices for child care providers to nurture a child's spiritual development. It helps educators and parents introduce children to a system that begins with love, nu
The Family Child Care Mileage-Keeper is designed to make it easy for you to track your vehicle expenses for your family child care (daycare) business. Using the Mileage-Keeper properly will satisfy th
Introduce young children to the building and programming of robots through playful, developmentally appropriate activities. Many early childhood professionals are unfamiliar with computer science, rob
