Early Childhood Winning Ideas Contest: Top 5 Ideas on Creating Great Parent Meetings
Early Childhood Today | 11/2007
Winning Ideas! contestant winner shares ideas on how to get parents involved in the classroom.

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.

Encouraging Science Explorations at Home
Early Childhood Today | 4/2006
Hold a mini science workshop in your room. Every family can be a science team if you show them these quick and easy ways to enjoy science explorations at home

Struggling with Beginning of Year Separation
Early Childhood Today | 9/2007
Some kids will always be anxious about starting the school year. New teachers can use this article to make the transition as pleasant as possible. Adele Brodkin gives suggestions that help first year teachers welcome and reassure students.

ECT Interviews: Ann Mitchell, Kyle Pruett, MD, and Wilma Robles de Melendez, PhD, on Forming Partnerships With Parents
Early Childhood Today | 3/2004
Early Childhood Technology interviews Anne Mitchell, Kyle Pruett, and Wilma Robles de Melendez about the importance of parent-teacher partnerships. Among other things, de Melendez claims understanding what others are saying is the foundation to a stronger parent-teacher partnerships.

ECT Asks: What Do You Know About Family Child Care?
Early Childhood Today | 4/2006
A true/false quiz designed to shed light on important issues in family child care is presented. The quiz offers information on babysitting, child care cost and research in family child care.

Pioneers In Our Field: Maria Montessori - A Sensory Approach to Learning
Early Childhood Today
Pioneers In Our Field features Maria Montessori: Sensory Approach to Learning.

Bringing Home Into The Classroom
Early Childhood Today | 10/2002
The first and most important thing for a teacher to remember is to assume nothing; instead, they should get to know children and their families. Everything a teacher needs to know about a particular culture can come from the child and his/her family.

School-Home Connection: Art and Writing
Early Childhood Today | 3/2005
Ideas for families to help them make the connection between art and writing.

Send-Home Activity Plan: Create A Card
Early Childhood Today
Ready-to-use teaching ideas in poetry and language skills.

Bringing Home To School
Early Childhood Today | 11/2001
Learn how to make a classroom feel like home. In unison with families, find ways to bring home to school so that every child feels he belongs.

Pioneers In Our Field: Loris Malaguzzi - Founder of The Reggio Emilia Approach
Early Childhood Today | 5/2001
This Pioneers In Our Field features Loris Malaguzzi, founder of the Reggio Emilia approach to early education. A major focus of the Reggio program is observation and documentation.