# activities

### 5 Supports for Inclusive Small-Group Activities 
**June 18, 2026**  
In inclusive early childhood classrooms, small-group activities are rich with opportunities for promoting communication, social connections, and problem solving skills for all young learners. Excerpted and adapted from the fourth…  
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### 10 Easy Activities for Helping Toddlers Develop Fine Motor Skills 
**April 2, 2026**  
Fun, simple, and low-cost learning experiences can help young children develop essential fine motor skills during play. Try these activities with the toddlers in your program and share them with…  
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### 8 Outdoor Activities That Boost Child Development 
**March 12, 2026**  
In many areas across the country, it’s been a cold and snow-filled winter—but spring is finally here! It’s the perfect season for getting outdoors with young children and trying some…  
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### 12 Days of Winter Activities for Young Children 
**November 24, 2025**  
Winter is right around the corner! Adapted from some great early childhood resources from Brookes, these 12 activities will help you occupy the cold months ahead, have fun with children,…  
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### 11 Tips for Great Sensory Learning Activities 
**October 2, 2025**  
Sensory activities provide a perfect opportunity for young children to learn important social, motor, problem-solving, and early STEM skills. Try the 11 strategies in this article to help make sensory…  
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### 6 Activities That Enrich Student Vocabulary 
**August 6, 2025**  
(Updated on 8/6/25) Well-developed vocabulary knowledge sets the stage for your students' reading comprehension and academic success. With some planning—and activities like the ones in today’s post—you can provide students…  
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### 8 Activities that Teach Young Children Social-Emotional Skills 
**February 4, 2025**  
Whether you’re an early childhood educator, a parent, or both, you know how important healthy social-emotional development is, especially in a child’s formative first years. Today we’re sharing some fun…  
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### 10 Joyful Activities that Boost Young Children’s Development 
**December 11, 2024**  
We could all use a little more joy in our lives—and the activities in today’s post will help you infuse more fun and positivity into your routines with young children.…  
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### 11 Activities That Engage Young Children with Nature 
**April 9, 2024**  
As we say goodbye to winter and welcome spring, the families you work with might enjoy some fun nature-themed activities to get their kids moving, exploring, and interacting with the…  
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### 7 Creative Ways to Teach Children High-Frequency Words 
**February 2, 2024**  
High-frequency words—words that occur often in text—are important for your students to learn to read quickly and accurately. But as authors Susan Smartt and Deborah Glaser note, “simply using flashcards…  
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