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Video: Hypothesizing About Bugs
Watch how preschool children make hypotheses about bugs, talk about observations and test their hypotheses in this great small group activity!
Loose Parts
Loose Parts presented by Carolyn Hadcock
Video: Open-Ended Questions Guide Garden Observations
This video showcases a student-led lesson guided by the teacher’s use of open-ended questions. Brian Silveira has his pre-K students work in the garden, where they hone their observation skills by looking closely at plants.
Start with Play
The
Start with Play website is a wonderful resource for professionals and parents alike! It available in both French and English, and describes five areas of skill development in the early years. - For each one, it also provides links to the PEI Early Learning Framework and a resource article that is full of information and classroom ideas.
Video – Watch Language Skills Grow When They Make Playdough!
Lanie Igtanloc teaches her students to make playdough by measuring, mixing, and describing. While experimenting,
watch how Ms. Igtanloc builds her students’ language skills by having them describe their observations.
Impact of Second Language/Bilingualism at An Early Age
Many children grow up hearing and using more than one language. Parents, educators and legislators alike take an interest in research findings on child bilingualism in a concerted effort to ensure that bilingualism does not put children at any intellectual or emotional risk. Research has shown that bilingualism actually has some significant socio-cognitive advantages.
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Play, Participation, and Possibilities: An Early Learning and Child Care Curriculum Framework for Alberta
Play, Participation, and Possibilities is intended to guide the practice of early childhood educators working in Alberta. It is available free of charge to any educator who wants to voluntarily engage with the ideas and concepts as a way to support their evolving practices, planning and provisions for young children’s learning.
Video: Frontloading for English Language Learners
Carmen Ngan teaches her students new vocabulary through literature, discussion, and movement.
Watch how Ms. Ngan uses Total Physical Response to engage her students in learning new words.
