If you want to learn what children are thinking, you have to ask the right questions. Not just any question will do. Open-ended questions...

If you want to learn what children are thinking, you have to ask the right questions. Not just any question will do. Open-ended questions...

- What do you notice about your car? - Why did you choose that car? What do you like about it? - Describe your car. What does it look like?

- Scratch rocks using different objects to test their hardness? - Wash and polish rocks

- Examine and describe the cars to someone. - Sort and classify their cars, or other modes of transportation, by their characteristics.

Here are 50 activities that can be used to look at animals through the lens of STEM.

Whether your garden is a pot in the kitchen, a raised planter, or a plot of land, young children will reap many benefits from what they...

It’s hard to get children to listen to every word you say during the day. But if you creatively grab their attention, they are more...

Clapping games are easy, free, and don't require any props or equipment. They are a great way to keep children of all ages moving,...

Asking Open-Ended Questions (Short vs. Tall) - Early Childhood