Helping Children Explore & Protect Our Planet
Early Childhood Today | 5/2007
Sprung discusses several ways to introduce children to the issues of ecology and conservation. During the early childhood years, teachers should provide children with a learning environment that fosters a love of nature and a commitment to preserving the Earth's precious natural resources. For more information and suggested readings, click on the links to "Home-School Connection" and "Resources."

Infants & Toddlers: Supporting Curiosity - Offering Infants and Toddlers Choices
Early Childhood Today | 1/2003
Honig recommends looking closely to see what children are curious about - then look for opportunities to help them choose their pleasures! For more information, see the related activities page, and the downloadable PDF, A Letter to Families, linked to the main article page.

Inventing Together
Early Childhood Today | 3/2006
Build creative thinking in the classroom when children invent together. For more information, see the related articles, "Home-School Connection", and "Make It a Community Affair", linked to this page.

Special Winter Health Section: Now Hear This!
Early Childhood Today
Like asthma, ear infections are more frequent in the winter months because they stem from common cold viruses. Ears become infected when a cold virus spreads to the Eustachian tubes, causing pressure and swelling

Send-Home Activities: Ideas for Encouraging Math and Science Experiences
Early Childhood Today | 1/2006
In today's early childhood programs, there is a growing emphasis on skill-building. Families can become willing partners in providing developmentally appropriate math and science experiences at home. Read up on ways to partner with families.

Teaching With Technology: Exploring Nature on the Web
Early Childhood Today | 5/1999
Buckleitner evaluates four Web sites that address children's questions about butterflies: www.yahooligans.com, www.eblast.com, www.encarta.msn.com and www.electroniclibrary.com.

All Activities Issue - Sand & Water: Water on the Move
Early Childhood Today | 6/2002
Church offers ready-to-use summer teaching ideas in science for mixed ages, in this "All Activities" issue of scholastic early childhood today. In this activity, Children will experiment with various ways to transport water.

Staff Workshop Instructions: Organizing Science Experience
Early Childhood Today | 4/2003
In this Staff Workshop, Seefeldt offers instructions in organizing students Science Experiences. Also see the Teacher Handout: "Sciencing" and Young Children.

Problem Solving Through Outdoor Play
Early Childhood Today | 4/2001
It's springtime! Now is the time to enjoy the outdoors as an environment for your curriculum. Problem solving is one curriculum area that offers exciting possibilities when you take full advantage of your outdoor space. For more information, see the related articles, "Outdoors Rain or Shine", "Problem Solving Around the Room", and the downloadable PDF "How Children Problem Solve", linked to the main article page.

Group Time: Ants and Plants
Early Childhood Today | 4/2000
Young children are captivated by investigating nature and observing and creating growth and change. Church offers suggestions for activities designed to teach children about nature via hands-on experimentation.

Home-School Connection: Science Explorations
Early Childhood Today | 4/2005
Share the following ideas for science explorations at home with parents.

Teaching Science Through the Visual Arts and Music
Early Childhood Today | 4/2004
Seefeldt offers tips on how to teach science through the visual arts and music. Teachers can take advantage of the teachable moment to foster children's powers of observation, their willingness to discover and experiment, and to increase their knowledge of the scientific world. For more information, see the related sub-articles, Science Discovery Materials, Making the Home-School Connection, and the downloadable PDF, Explore the World, linked to the main article page.