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These six scientific inquiry prompts invite infants and toddlers to notice changes, explore water, listen for sounds, compare textures, investigate light and shadow, and test how structures balance... Read more
This practical guide outlines emotional growth from birth through age five, with examples for babies, young toddlers, older toddlers, and preschoolers. Educators can notice how children communicate... Read more
This practical guide helps educators support children ages 6–12 as they build memory, attention, and classroom task-management strategies. It offers concrete ways to make directions easier to fol... Read more
This 17-page teacher’s guide helps educators introduce and model healthy, respectful friendships for children ages 6–12. Children learn to recognize and respect personal boundaries while practi... Read more
School Age · Admin, Behavior, English, Listening · 17 pages
This 10-page printable child progress report helps teachers and caregivers document skills observed during familiar daily routines and share specific examples with families. Check off observations ... Read more
Preschool, Three's · Behavior, Curriculum, English, Family · 10 pages
This 9-page printable planner helps educators review a challenging classroom transition, identify what may be contributing to it, and test one practical adjustment. Record the observed challenge, c... Read more
This 9-page printable action planner helps preschool teachers aged 3–6 choose and test one manageable classroom improvement. Use the prompts to identify an area to improve, plan a small change, e... Read more
Use this 10-page printable toolkit to plan and reflect on open-ended loose-parts play experiences inspired by children’s interests. The reusable planning form helps preschool teachers choose and ... Read more
Preschool · Curriculum, English, Environment, Play · 10 pages
Use this six-page observation checklist to document children’s participation and emerging independence during everyday dressing routines. It includes space to record the child, date, clothing, ro... Read more
Two's, Three's · Developmental Milestones, English, Fine Motor · 6 pages
Bring science to life with this hands-on pumpkin rolling investigation for preschoolers ages 3–5! Children predict whether a round or oval play-dough pumpkin will roll farther, test their ideas u... Read more
Encourage curiosity and scientific thinking with this hands-on pumpkin rolling experiment for preschoolers! Children ages 4–5 investigate how round and oval play-dough pumpkins roll down a ramp w... Read more
This 15-page printable guide offers preschool teachers playful reading-time activities, including a Halloween sound hunt and guidance for building shared attention through stories. Children practis... Read more
Preschool, Three's · Admin, English, Halloween, Language Arts · 15 pages
This printable teacher guide offers playful, pressure-free ways to encourage listening, speech-sound awareness, and confident communication using familiar Halloween words. Children can talk, point,... Read more
Preschool, Three's · Admin, English, Halloween, Language Arts · 10 pages
Guide children ages 3–5 through a supervised water investigation with this printable sink-or-float recording sheet. Children predict whether familiar objects will sink or float, test them in a tu... Read more
This printable New Classroom Skills Snapshot helps families and current or receiving teachers share observations before or during a child’s classroom transition. The form captures the child’s c... Read more
Mixed Ages · Admin, English, Environment, Family · 16 pages
Use this five-page printable tracker to test one small classroom change with children ages 3–6 and record what happens across the week. Educators document the routine and strategy tried, children... Read more
Three's, Four's · Admin, Curriculum, English · 5 pages
This 6-page planner helps preschool teachers plan open-ended questions for everyday activities, with three worked examples and a blank planner to complete before or after an activity. Children prac... Read more
Preschool · English, Language Arts, Listening · 6 pages
This six-page printable toolkit guides preschool teachers through observing classroom friction points, investigating environmental barriers, testing one small change, and reviewing the results. Its... Read more
This 14-page printable journal helps parents and caregivers of children ages 3–5 notice and remember meaningful learning moments in everyday life. Each reusable page offers space to note the date... Read more
Three's, Four's · Curriculum, English, Family · 14 pages
This 15-page printable toolkit helps preschool teachers map how children and materials move through the classroom, then test a possible layout redesign. Use the symbol key and observation prompts t... Read more
Use this seven-page checklist to plan and notice everyday communication opportunities with children ages 2–5. Prompts invite children to name objects, describe pictures, request help, and share i... Read more
Two's, Three's · English, Language Arts, Listening · 7 pages
This four-page observation checklist helps educators record how a child approaches a play challenge without turning play into a test. Note the child’s name, date, and challenge prompt, then check... Read more
This 8-page printable guides children ages 3–5 through a hands-on investigation of whether familiar objects float or sink. Children predict, test, observe, describe what they see, and sort pictur... Read more
This 18-page printable offers daily prompts for infants ages 6–12 months to look at, touch, and explore big and small objects. Illustrated examples featuring animals and toys pair simple phrases ... Read more
Infant/Toddler, Two's · Admin, English, Math · 18 pages