IEL Electronic Newsletter
2009, Issue 12
New Tip Sheet in Spanish
- El juego con piedras. ¡A ensuciarse las manos!
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/mess-rocks-sp.htm
New Tip Sheet in Polish
- Take a Bold Approach to Shyness
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/shy-pol.pdf
Illinois Projects in Practice Web Site
What is a project? A project is an in-depth investigation of a topic undertaken by a class, a group of children, or an individual child in an early childhood classroom or at home. If you are looking for information related to the Project Approach, please visit the redesigned Illinois Projects in Practice Web site at http://illinoispip.org.
- The Directors’ Corner has a new article entitled Journey into the Project Approach by Vicki Larson, Principal of Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center, Woodstock, Illinois. This part of the Web site provides information for administrators to help them better support their teachers’ implementation of the Project Approach. To read Vicki’s article, please go to http://illinoispip.org/directors-corner/journey.html.
- Join the PIP Listserv to share your Project Approach experiences, ideas, and insights with others who have attended the Great Expectations or Projects in Practice training sessions by going to http://illinoispip.org/listserv.html.
Great Tip Sheets to Revisit for the Holidays
- Making the Holidays Memorable and Meaningful
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/holidays.htm (English)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/holidays-sp.pdf (Spanish)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/holidays-pol.pdf (Polish) - What Makes a Good Toy?
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/goodtoy.htm (English)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/goodtoy-sp.pdf (Spanish)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/goodtoy-pol.pdf (Polish) - Time to Play, Time to Dream: Unscheduling Your Child
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/unstructured.htm (English)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/unstructured-sp.pdf (Spanish)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/unstructured-pol.pdf (Polish) - Toys from Throwaways: Boxes
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/toys-boxes.htm (English)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/toys-boxes-sp.pdf (Spanish)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/toys-boxes-pol.pdf (Polish)
Visit Us at a Conference Near You!
- Opening Minds Conference,sponsored by the Chicago Metro Association for the Education of Young Children, will be held in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place on January 28-30, 2010. For additional information, please go to http://www.chicagometroaeyc.org/opening-minds.
IEL Question-Answering Service
Another service of the Illinois Early Learning Project is to provide reliable resources and information in response to your questions on the parenting, care, and education of young children in Illinois. To take advantage of this service, please call our toll-free number at 877-275-3227 during business hours or send us your question using our online form at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/6654728.
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