Course Resources – ECED 2309

Resources

Websites

Guiding Principles for Use of Technology with Early Learners
https://tech.ed.gov/earlylearning/principles/

Loose Parts: Construction
https://fairydustteaching.com/2016/02/loose-parts-construction-checklist/Loose

Parts Spotlight on Loose Parts
https://thiscraftsmanlife.com/2017/07/26/spotlight-on-loose-parts/

Outdoor Play with Loose Parts
https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/outdoor-play-with-loose-parts.html

Early Intervention Technical Assistance Portal
http://www.eita-pa.org/

The 7 conservation activities that can help your child with math and more (Piaget)
https://lovevery.com/community/blog/child-development/the-7-conservation-activities-that-can-help-your-child-with-math-and-more/

The Fred Rogers Center
https://www.fredrogersinstitute.org/

Children and Nature Network
https://www.childrenandnature.org/

Guides to Including Young Children with Disabilities in STEM Learning Opportunities. The STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education Center (STEMIE) recently released two guides on including young children with disabilities in STEM learning opportunities. A Guide to Adaptations. This guide provides information on how adults can make adaptations to support the access and full participation
of young children in STEM learning opportunities. The guide focuses on environment (e.g., room set-up, equipment, how an activity is done, length of time), materials (e.g., adaptations to toys, materials, assistive technology devices), and instruction (e.g., add information, reduce steps).
https://stemie.fpg.unc.edu/sites/stemie.fpg.unc.edu/files/A%20Guide%20to%20Adaptations.pdf

A Guide to Teaching Practices. This guide shares practices used by adults (e.g., family members, practitioners) or, in some instances, by other children to help facilitate children’s participation in everyday routines, learning experiences, and activities. Using these strategies engages children in activities, maintains their interest, and provides opportunities for them to learn concepts and thinking skills that support STEM learning when using adaptations is not a sufficient support.
A Guide to Teaching Practices | STEMIE

No Child Left Inside
https://portal.ct.gov/ncli

Articles

NAEYC Joint Position Statement on Inclusion.
Early Childhood Inclusion

National Science Teachers Association Position Statement: Early Childhood Science Education
Early Childhood Science Education | NSTA

NAEYC Math Position Statement. Early Childhood Mathematics: Promoting Good Beginnings
https://www.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/globally-shared/downloads/PDFs/resources/position-statements/psmath.pdf

NAEYC Position Statement: Technology and Interactive Media
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/technology-and-media/

Using Technology Appropriately in the Early Childhood Classroom
https://highscope.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/162.pdf

It’s Never too Early for S.T.E.M.
https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/2090-it-s-never-too-early-for-stem

NAEYC: Technology and Young Children: Preschoolers and Kindergartners
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/technology-and-media/preschoolers-and-kindergartners

Examples of Assistive Technology for Young Children
https://www.pacer.org/stc/pubs/STC-29.pdf

Effective Classroom Practice: Infants and Toddlers
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/technology-and-media/infants-and-toddlers

Videos

Assistive Technology
https://www.eita-pa.org/assistive-technology/

Augmentative and Alternative Communication
https://www.eita-pa.org/assistive-technology/

Science Resources

Websites

Children’s Books

• Biology
- What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
- Hairs/ Pelitos by Sandra Cisneros
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- Animals in The Forest by Visiting Fellow John Wood
- I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry (math concepts of size)

• Botany
- The Tiny Seed Eric Carle
- Planting a Rainbow Lois Ehlert The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_bKAhUzjkU

• Physical Science
- What Do Wheels Do All Day? April Jones Prince
- Motion: Push and Pull, Fast and Slow by Darlene R. Stille. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTEvLIPzW28
- Magnet Max by Monica Lozano Hughes

• Earth Science
- Drop: An Adventure through the Water Cycle by Kate Moon
- Once in a Full Moon by Carolinda Goodman A Rock is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston

• Chemistry
- Pete the Cat and the Supercool Science Fair by James Dean

Technology Resources

Technology Activities
https://www.teachingexpertise.com/classroom-ideas/technology-activities-for-preschoolers/

Integrating Technology into a Preschool Classroom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYoCfBA9Xpc

Eastern Video Technology in the Classroom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ylsrxof48

Engineering Resources

Articles

Multiple NAEYC articles regarding Engineering and other STEM topics.
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/engineering

Creating and Engineering Design Process (EDP) for the Preschool Classroom
https://blog.eie.org/creating-an-engineering-design-process-for-the-preschool-classroom

How to Teach Engineering to Preschoolers
https://www.sixthbloom.com/how-to-teach-engineering-to-preschoolers/

Engaging Preschoolers in STEM: It’s Easier Than You Think!
https://dreme.stanford.edu/news/engaging-preschoolers-stem-it-s-easier-you-think

Videos

Introducing a preschool engineering curriculum
https://www.eie.org/stem-curricula/engineering-grades-prek-8/wee-engineer

What’s an Engineer? (A great video to explain the field of engineering to preservice teachers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owHF9iLyxic

Children’s Books

The Most Magnificent Thing, by Ashley Spires

What Do You Do With an Idea?, by Kobi Yamada, illustrated by Mae Besom

If I Built a Car, by Chris Van Dusen

If I Built a House, by Chris Van Dusen

The Little Red Fort, by Brenda Maier, illustrated by Sonia Sanchez

The Carpenter, by Bruna Barros.

Math Resources

Articles

Teaching Math to Young Children from the What Works Clearinghouse.(Discusses core math concepts, developmental progressions, and recommendations for instruction)
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/practiceguide/early_math_pg_111313.pdf

NAEYC Making Math Meaningful for Young Children
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/oct2014/making-math-meaningful

Edutopia: A Playful Approach to Math
https://www.edutopia.org/article/playful-approach-mat

Podcasts

Children’s Books

Inch by Inch, Leo Lionni (measurement)

Mouse Count, Ellen Stoll Walsh (Counting – cardinality)

Mouse Shapes, Ellen Stoll Walsh (geometry)

Rosie’s Walk, Pat Hutchins (Spatial Relations)

The Doorbell Rang, Pat Hutchins (subtraction)

Five Creatures, Emily Jenkins (classification)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GyDtMd4I_s

Round is a Pancake, Joan Sullivan Baranski (geometry)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcO8InI0_9M

How Much is a Million, David Schwartz (quantity)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5f0Sncb2NI