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Texas Child Care Quarterly: Promoting Imagination in Preschool Classrooms
Imagination is one of the most important ingredients of a creative mind. Because imagination is at its peak in early childhood, educators can continually cultivate it among preschoolers. By allowing children to experiment with life...
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Pbs Kids: Daniel Tiger's Day & Night
Learn about morning and bedtime routines with PBS KIDS' Daniel Tiger. Help Daniel get ready for school in the morning and for bed at night through imaginative play and songs.
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Pbs Learning Media: Back to School: Activity Starters: Clifford
Be deliberate when inviting your student to watch a PBS KIDS show. These resources can help by adding meaningful conversation and easy activities to their experience watching Clifford The Big Red Dog.
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Learning4 Kids: We're Going on a "Teddy" Bear Hunt
Playing with songs and books helps prepare children for future learning and teach them beginning pre-reading skills. Re-enacting we're going on a bear hunt is a fun activity we can do with our kids to help promote this learning through...
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Scholastic: What Is Dramatic Play and How Does It Support Literacy Development
This article focuses on a specific kind of play: dramatic play, or, as it's sometimes called, pretend play, imitative play, and symbolic play. Read why this type of play is important and examples of how to incorporate it into your...
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Pocket of Preschool: How to Set Up the Dramatic Play Center
The dramatic play center is a place students can go to pretend, imagine, and be creative. Students can pretend to be anyone and do anything! This is powerful for our little learners. It is a place that promotes high-level thinking,...