26 prekindergartners at Boulder Journey School had a problem. Over the course of the school year, they researched, designed, modeled, and redesigned solutions, which resulted in building a tree house
Authored by
Authored by:
Lauren Weatherly, Vicki Oleson, Lisa Ramond Kistner
Long-term impact is not the only economic story about early childhood education. There is a more immediate and equally compelling story about the impact the early childhood workforce has on the nation鈥檚 current economic health.
26 prekindergartners at Boulder Journey School had a problem. Over the course of the school year, they researched, designed, modeled, and redesigned solutions, which resulted in building a tree house
Authored by
Authored by:
Lauren Weatherly, Vicki Oleson, Lisa Ramond Kistner
In this column, readers will learn how three popular practices鈥攃ircle time, free play, and field trips鈥攐riginated and how they can continue to be used intentionally today
Whatever the medium鈥攚ooden blocks, paint on paper, multicolored tape on recycled materials, or digital images on screens鈥攊t鈥檚 important for young children to experiment and create in ways that are meaningful to them.
Musical theater gives children opportunities to cooperate with peers and express themselves ; for English language learners, research has also found increases in vocabulary and reading fluency.
The research is clear: when we say children are 鈥渂orn scientists,鈥� we鈥檙e not just being cute; they really are active scientists, right now, systematically and intentionally exploring their environments, even from the day they are born.
The research is clear: when we say children are 鈥渂orn scientists,鈥� we鈥檙e not just being cute; they really are active scientists, right now, systematically and intentionally exploring their environments, even from the day they are born.
