Lehigh Valley Child Care’s Pre-K Counts classroom visits the Crayola Factory in downtown Easton
Duration : 0:3:48

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Songs we are learning for our fall leaf unit. Words and patterns are located on my website.
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Question: Are you worried that some pre-k supporters – including some policymakers – will oversell the benefits of high-quality pre-k?
(From an interview by USA Today editorial writer Richard Whitmire with David Kirp, author of “The Sandbox Investment: The preschool Movement and Kids-First Politics.”)
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Rep. Hirono gives a one-minute House floor speech on her pre-kindergarten education bill, the “Providing Resources Early for Kids Act” (PRE-K Act).
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Vinnie Volcano, who is one of The Quirkles, KOLR 10, Terri Johnson, and Sherry Cook demonstrate the concept of geysers by combining Diet Coke and Mentos. This activity can be great for science experiments and is sure to be entertaining for all. The Quirkles books are an educational series that offer a fresh new way [...]

This video shows former Georgia Governor Zell Miller in his last “State of the State” address to the Georgia General embly in 1998 when he reviews the establishment of Georgia Pre-K class of four-year-olds who sing “Give me, Give me Ice Cream” to the legislators. The Southern Education Foundation (SEF) has recently published a report [...]

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Density Dan, who is one of The Quirkles, KOLR 10, and Terri Johnson demonstrate density through a fun science experiment using raw eggs on the KOLR 10 morning news show. Also see how to make your own ocean in a bottle that demonstrates density among different liquids as well.
The Quirkles books are an educational series [...]

Question: In your book, you are critical of some pre-k programs for placing too much emphasis on early literacy, math, and science skills and not enough of developmental skills like critical thinking and problem-solving. You also say you admire the program headed by Susan Landry in Texas. Does Landry’s program, in your opinion, [...]

Great for building math skills and fine motor skills. Patterns can be found on my site at childcareland.com under the video section.
Duration : 0:2:49

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