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Can you tell that it will rain soon by the way the air smells? Do you like the smell of snow? I like the way the air smells just as a badly needed rai...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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It’s not hard to get young students interested in the earth sciences that explain and describe the world around them. And yet for many students,...
By Mary Bigelow
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When I saw the theme for this issue, Teaching with the Community, what came to mind was students visiting community resources such as museums, zoos, a...
By Mary Bigelow
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This may seem like a simple thing, but I get requests for a considerable number of letters of recommendation every year. I suspect you do, too. I almo...
By AnnC
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Handouts about science to share with families—add your favorite resources
“What kind of science do you teach young children?!” people sometimes ask when they hear that the preschool curriculum includes science. Being abl...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Easy clean up tip for fine-grained materials
Here’s a tip for simplifying the clean up of dry, fine materials. Put a smooth cloth down under the item, such as a Tenebrio beetle container or a t...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Have you had any experience with partnerships between K-12 teachers and higher education faculty? We’re thinking of writing a grant proposal for...
By MsMentorAdmin
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This is a timely theme, considering that 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy. And this month’s Science Scope is full of relevant teachin...
By Mary Bigelow
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Our principal has started doing 5-minute “walk-throughs” in our school. What can she learn from such a brief classroom visit? How should I...
By MsMentorAdmin
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Online forums—communities that inform our practice
I like to visit other classes and learn what other teachers are doing—but not much time is allotted in a preschool budget for such networking....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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“Kazoo” is a cool word and playing one is an easy way to ‘feel’ sound. Kids think so too, judging from the comments I hear from parents the da...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Classifying Classification describes how a team of first-grade teachers examined their own instruction in classification and how it related to their ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Science activities in early childhood prepare for a lifetime of learning
Like learning to count or to read, learning how to do science is a process. Children of all ages benefit from exposure to “science” situations whe...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Professional development on a shoestring
Our district professional development budget is being drastically reduced next year. Each department has been asked how to provide professional develo...
By MsMentorAdmin
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Mixing colors combines art and science in one activity
Colored acetate sheets make new colors as they overlap. Give children just the primary colors–a dark pink, a blue, and a yellow—and they c...
By Peggy Ashbrook