Tag: early childhood development
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Play Isn’t a Break From Learning, It’s the First Language
A house exploded in the neighborhood where some of my students lived. Nobody was hurt, but the whole community felt it. My students were four and five. They didn’t have words for what they were carrying, but they had the dramatic play center.
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Critical Thinking Starts Way Before Kindergarten
A four-year-old explained photosynthesis to me without knowing the word for it. He just needed someone to ask him a question and get out of the way.