Inspire children to build birdfeeders and figure out how to keep squirrels at bay.

Prompt children to make or build something, using high-quality children's literature as a prompt.

Educators can connect, deepen, and extend children’s STE learning by drawing on their interests, knowledge, local contexts, and cultures.

In this article, we describe the five skills of academic conversations, the ways in which these skills promote literacy and language development, and the strategies teachers can use to foster, scaffold, and assess academic conversations among children.

Teachers can weave STEM learning into play through the environment, materials, and intentional instruction.

Three books teachers can use to capitalize on multilingual learners' assets and interests.