Nurturing a Child’s Curiousity
New research shows that the more curious children are, the better they do academically in reading and math once they enter school.
https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/3505-nurturing-your-young-child-s-curiosity
Ask Open-Ended Questions
The why and how to use open-ended questions with children.
Gain Language Skills and Learn About STEM Through Storybook Conversations
Check out a great guide for using dialogic reading practices to do just that with Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar. https://stemie.fpg.unc.edu/sites/stemie.fpg.unc.edu/files/Storybook-Very%20Hungry%20Caterpillar-Carle.pdf
This is just one resource available at Stemie website: https://stemie.fpg.unc.edu/
Leading Children in Hands-On Exploration
BE ENGAGING – Help them to use their words!