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A Walk in the Woods

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Hoisington, C., Sableski, N., and DeCosta, I. (2010). A Walk in the Woods. In Science and Children 48 (2)


Capitalizing on Literacy Connections

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science Teaching and Learning

Moriarty, RWinokur, J. and Worth, K. (2004). Capitalizing on Literacy Connections. In Science and Children 41 (5)


Considerations for STEM Education From PreK Through Grade 3

Publication Type: Reports and Briefs

Content Type: Science Teaching and Learning

Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE). (2018). Considerations for STEM Education From PreK Through Grade 3

http://cadrek12.org/sites/default/files/DRK12-Early-STEM-Learning-Brief.pdf


Early STEM Matters

Publication Type: Reports and Briefs

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Early Childhood STEM Working Group at the University of Chicago. (2017). Early STEM Matters

http://ecstem.uchicago.edu/


English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives

Publication Type: Reports and Briefs

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning, Science with English Language Learners

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.17226/25182.


Gimme an “E”!: Seven strategies for supporting the “E” in young children’s STEM learning

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Hoisington, C., and Winokur, J. (2015). Gimme an “E”!: Seven strategies for supporting the “E” in young children’s STEM learning. In Science and Children 53 (1).


Guest Editorial: Addressing Common Questions About 21st-Century Science Teaching

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Hoisington, C. (2018). Guest Editorial: Addressing Common Questions About 21st-Century Science Teaching. In Science and Children 56 (1)


Methods and Strategies: Connecting Science and Literacy Through Talk

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science Teaching and Learning

Winokur, J.,  Worth, K. and  Heller-Winokur, M. (2009) Methods and Strategies: Connecting Science and Literacy Through Talk. In Science and Children 47 (3), 46-49


National Association for the Education of Young Children

Publication Type: Websites

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning, Science with English Language Learners

Science resources from the National Association for the Education of Young Children:

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/science


National Science Teachers Association

Publication Type: Websites

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Science resources for parents from the National Science Teachers Association: https://www.nsta.org/parents/


NSTA Position Statement

Publication Type: Reports and Briefs

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). (2014). Early Childhood Science Education: NSTA Position Statement.

A position paper on science in the early years from the National Science Teachers Association:

https://www.nsta.org/about/positions/earlychildhood.aspx


Peep and the Big Wide World

Publication Type: Websites

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning, Science with English Language Learners

The website of the wonderful science-based tv show Peep and the Big Wide World has resources specifically for parents, family child care providers, and classroom teachers.

http://peepandthebigwideworld.com/en/  (English)
http://peepandthebigwideworld.com/es/  (Spanish)


Preparing teachers of young children: How an interdisciplinary curriculum approach is understood, supported and enacted among students and faculty

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science Teaching and Learning

Heimer, L and Winokur, J. (2015). Preparing teachers of young children: How an interdisciplinary curriculum approach is understood, supported and enacted among students and faculty. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education. 36(4), 289-308. This research article describes an approach to training early childhood professionals.


Promoting children’s science inquiry and learning through water investigations

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Hoisington, C., Chalufour, I., Winokur, J. & Clark-Chiarelli, N. (2014). Promoting children’s science inquiry and learning through water investigations. Young Children, 69(4), 72-79.


Science learning in the early years: Activities for PreK-2

Publication Type: Books

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Ashbrook, P. (2016). Science learning in the early years: Activities for PreK-2. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press. Filled with science activities appropriate for early childhood classrooms, from the author of The Early Years column in Science and Children.


Science professional development for the 21st century

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science Teaching and Learning

Hoisington, C., & Winokur, J. (2018). Science professional development for the 21st century.  Science and Children 55 (6), 73-79.


Starting with science: Strategies for introducing young children to inquiry

Publication Type: Books

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Edson, M. 2013. Starting with science: Strategies for introducing young children to inquiry. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.

Describes strategies for instruction in inquiry-based early childhood classrooms.


STEM in Early Education and Development Conference

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

STEM in Early Education and Development Conference: This is a series of articles written by a variety of prominent early childhood science educators collected from a 2010 conference on STEM in early childhood: http://ecrp.illinois.edu/beyond/seed/


STEM Starts Early

Publication Type: Reports and Briefs

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. (2017). STEM Starts Early.

https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jgcc_stemstartsearly_final.pdf

A report on “…grounding science, technology, engineering, and math education in early childhood.”


Teaching science during the early childhood years

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science Teaching and Learning

Trundle, K.C. Teaching science during the early childhood years. National Geographic Learning/Cengage. Retrieved from https://ngl.cengage.com/assets/downloads/ngsci_pro0000000028/am_trundle_teach_sci_early_child_scl22-0429a.pdf


Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children From Birth Through Age Eight

Publication Type: Reports and Briefs

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (2012). The NAEYC Joint (with the Fred Rogers Center at St. Vincent’s College) Position Statement: Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children From Birth Through Age Eight.  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PS_technology_WEB2.pdf


The Early Years: Experiencing Inquiry

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Hoisington, C. and Ashbrook, P. (2017). The Early Years: Experiencing Inquiry, In Science and Children. 55 (01)


The science and mathematics of building structures

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science Teaching and Learning

Chalufour, I., Hoisington, C., Moriarty, R., Winokur, J. and Worth, K. (2004). The science and mathematics of building structures. In Science and Children. 41 (4) Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association.


The young scientist series

Publication Type: Books

Content Type: Science Teaching and Learning

Chalufour, I. and Worth, K. with Moriarty, R., Winokur, J., and Grollman, S. The young scientist series: Discovering nature with young children (2003), Building  structures with young children (2004), Exploring water with young children (2005).  St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.

Three teacher guides for providing in-depth early science learning on topics that connect with existing early childhood practice, with activities and teaching strategies.


To Boost Science Learning, Start Early

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Education Development Center (EDC). (2018). To Boost Science Learning, Start Early. https://www.edc.org/what-parents-talk-about


Tools for physical science inquiry

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Hoisington, C. and Winokur, J. (2016). Tools for physical science inquiry. Science and Children 53 (5), 24-25.


Tools of science inquiry that support life science investigations

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Hoisington, C. and Winokur, J. (2015). Tools of science inquiry that support life science investigations. Science and Children 52 (6), 24-25.


Why Preschool Shouldn’t Be Like School

Publication Type: Articles

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Gopnik, A. 2011. “Why Preschool Shouldn’t Be Like School,” at http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2011/03/why_preschool_shouldnt_be_like_school.html


Worms, shadows and whirlpools: Science in the early childhood classroom

Publication Type: Books

Content Type: Science for Families, Science Teaching and Learning

Worth, K., & Grollman, S. (2003). Worms, shadows and whirlpools: Science in the early childhood classroom. Portsmouth, NH

Describes appropriate approaches to topics in physical, life, and earth and space science for students ages 3-7.