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/
Websites
- AUCD Prepared4ALL: Fear of needles & the COVID-19 vaccine: A guide for people with disabilities
- AUCD Prepared4ALL: Fear of needles & the COVID-19 vaccine: A guide for caregivers
- WE CAN DO THIS: Making vaccine shots less stressful and painful for your child
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: COVID-19 information and resources: Toolkit for people with disabilities: Easy to read: Needle phobia
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: COVID-19 information and resources: Toolkit for people with disabilities: Healthcare providers: Understanding needle fears and phobia
- Confident Care for Kids: Make-a-plan intake questionnaire
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
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
Podcasts
Baby Steps to STEM on The Preschool Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-steps-to-stem/id1134688873?i=1000415987927
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.
Websites
Math Skills at Different Ages
https://www.understood.org/articles/en/math-skills-what-to-expect-at-different-ages
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
Videos
EastConn - Cardinality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlralpEkUqM
EastConn – Counting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ppJgu6qaZM
EastConn – Geometry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZghiQN2U5E
EastConn – One-to-one correspondence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLehpAp0OyA
EastConn – Recognition of Quantity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-XeK6kr9g0
EastConn – Measurement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpPN9hIz1mk
EastConn - Data
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or7d-i4hQ_4
Podcasts
Building a Curious and Playful Early Childhood Math Community
https://blog.stenhouse.com/podcast-building-a-curious-and-playful-early-childhood-math-community
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