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Do you know that Bubbling slime recipe and slime activities have become one of the most requested crafts in homes and classrooms, and it’s not hard to see why? Imagine the look on your toddler’s face ...

Grown-ups—including teachers—tend to underestimate preschoolers’ capacity to learn scientific principles as well as the length of time they’ll spend exploring such ideas, the National Science Teachers ...

WASHINGTON — Science and engineering education needs to be prioritized from preschool through fifth grade, and state policymakers should ensure these subjects are taught comprehensively, frequently, ...

Children growing up in poverty face many challenges, but a preschool program that aims to improve social and emotional skills may help increase their focus and improve learning in the classroom, ...

When kids incessantly ask "Why?," mess around in the dirt and run their hands over everything within reach, they're not just being kids. It turns out they're also being scientists. Until recently, ...

A new study shows that children's abilities to both speak and understand words developed faster when they were with classmates with better language skills. The study involved 1,800 preschoolers in ...