Help Children Work Through Their Own Problems
In this quick clip, watch as an early educator helps a student process an unpleasant encounter with a classmate and then decide what next steps she should take to resolve the problem. Read More
Lesson Plan: Sammy Syllable’s Blend-It Game
Use this Blend-It game to teach students how to listen carefully to the separate sounds of two- to three-syllable words as well as blend two to three syllables to say words "the fast way." Read More
Sample Unit: Winter Vocabulary
This excerpt from PAVEd for Success provides pre-K and kindergarten teachers with common winter vocabulary terms and strategies for introducing them to their students. Read More
10 Tips for super spatial skills
This infographic provides easy, fun, and effective ways to boost spatial development in your pre-k or kindergarten students. Read More
Piagetian Thoughts on Preschoolers’ and Kindergartners’ Spatial Development
Excerpted from Blocks and Beyond, this passage demonstrates how one aspect of math relates to spatial development in preschoolers and kindergarteners. Blocks and Beyond helps educators create a curriculum that actively promotes spatial development and sets the stage for strong math, science, and other academic skills. Read More
Strategies to support language arts and emerging literacy skills
In this excerpt, learn how to ensure that your child enters kindergarten with the prerequisite literacy skills necessary to learn how to read. Read More
Coach/Supervisor Observation Checklist Instructions
Effective professional development should be supportive, intensive, and continuous, with individualized feedback and positive mentoring. This checklist from PAVEd for Success is designed for a 90-minute classroom observation. Read More
How do children benefit from inclusion
This chapter from First Steps to Preschool Inclusion uses research to share how preschoolers both with and without disabilities benefit from participating in high-quality inclusive environments. Read More
Q&A on Creating Adaptations for Toddlers
Read a Q&A with the authors of CARA's Kit for Toddlers to learn how to create adaptions that will help all toddlers in your early childhood program participate and learn. Read More
Q&A on High-quality Pre-K Programs
Read a Q&A with the editors of The Pre-K Debates: Current Controversies and Issues to learn about the key issues in developing a high-quality pre-K program. Read More
