IEL Electronic Newsletter
2010, Issue 5
New Items on the Illinois Projects in Practice Web Site
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Laura Deluca and Sandy Dunn describe a House Project undertaken by preschoolers in Decatur.
http://illinoispip.org/projects/house/index.html. - Dr. Lilian Katz recently added a blog titled The Question Table.
http://www.illinoispip.org/blogs/katz/2010apr06.html. - In a new Directors’ Corner article, Aissa Norris discusses Flexibility and the Project Approach.
http://illinoispip.org/directors-corner/flexibility.html.
New Tip Sheet in English
- Say Yes to the Mess! Water Works
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/mess-water.htm
Revised Tip Sheet in Spanish
- ¡Diga que sí a los bocadillos!
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/healthysnacks-sp.htm
Revised Tip Sheet in Polish
- When Should I Send a Sick Child Home?
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/sickchild-childcare-pol.pdf
“Ask an Expert”
Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) in the Early Childhood Classroom
- To read the final responses of Sallee Beneke, our April guest expert, please go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/beneke/trans.htm.
- For related resources, please go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/beneke/sup.htm.
New IEL Video
- Where the Chick Came From
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/videos/chickens.htm
For Help with Your Lesson Plans This Spring…
The Out and About with Preschoolers Tip Sheet seriesoffers ideas for reaching Illinois Early Learning Benchmarks in literacy, science, fine arts, and visual arts.
- Out and About with Preschoolers: Close Up with Visual Arts
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/outdoor-closeup.htm (English)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/outdoor-closeup-sp.pdf (Spanish)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/outdoor-closeup-pol.pdf (Polish) - Out and About with Preschoolers: Dancing on the Sidewalk
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/outdoor-dance.htm (English)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/outdoor-dance-sp.pdf Spanish)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/outdoor-dance-pol.pdf (Polish) - Out and About with Preschoolers: Literacy Activities
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/outdoor-lit.htm (English)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/outdoor-lit-sp.pdf (Spanish)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/outdoor-lit-pol.pdf (Polish)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-ch/outdoor-lit-ch.pdf (Chinese) - Out and About with Preschoolers: Make Some Music
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/outdoor-music.htm (English)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/outdoor-music-sp.pdf (Spanish)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/outdoor-music-pol.pdf (Polish) - Out and About with Preschoolers: Science in the “Built Environment”
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/built.htm (English)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/built-sp.pdf (Spanish)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/built-pol.pdf (Polish) - Out and About with Preschoolers: Sunshine Science
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/outdoor-sunshine.htm (English)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/outdoor-sunshine-sp.pdf (Spanish)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/outdoor-sunshine-pol.pdf (Polish) - Out and About with Preschoolers: The Places You’ll Go!
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/outdoor-places.htm (English)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/outdoor-places-sp.pdf (Spanish)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/outdoor-places-pol.pdf (Polish) - Out and About with Preschoolers: Visual Arts
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/outdoor-visual.htm (English)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/outdoor-visual-sp.pdf (Spanish)
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/math-word-pol.pdf (Polish)
Visit Us at a Conference Near You!
The 12th Annual Child Care Business Expo,sponsored by the Women’s Business Development Center, will be held at the Chicago Hilton and Towers on Saturday, May 22, 2010. For more information, please go to http://www.wbdc.org/Calendar/Child.aspx.
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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