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Interactive Alphabet, an iOS app for Little Ones

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Interactive Alphabet ($2.99 on the iTunes store) is an engaging iOS app that helps build the literacy skills of your youngest learners. The music is pleasant to adult ears, not cringe inducing, and the graphics are just cute. Dancing robots,…

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Seven Children’s Books About the Outdoors

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After last week’s post about professional books to help facilitate play, I received requests from teachers for suggestions about children’s literature that connects to the outdoors, imagination, and play.  Below are some favorites of the Best Practices staff. Have Fun,…

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Developing Early Math Skills

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This summer, I noticed several great sources of ideas for developing early math skills floating in my Twitter feed. Below are some of the best. “Developing Early Math Skills” at Zero to Three This article from the National Center for…

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Encouraging Writing in PreK

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The folks over at Teach Preschool have great ideas about engaging students in writing practice in fun, meaningful ways. Offering interesting tools to students is one example. “If you have students that do not enjoy finger painting or having messy…

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Shutterbugs Wiggle and Stomp

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Shutterbugs Wiggle and Stomp is a free game from the Smithsonian. In it, students join a zookeeper on a tour of a zoo, and students must identify the actions of various animals. The zookeeper’s spoken words appear as text, and…

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