{"id":37284,"date":"2016-11-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/stem-learning-starts-early-2-3\/"},"modified":"2016-11-05T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T16:00:00","slug":"stem-learning-starts-early-2-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/stem-learning-starts-early-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM Learning Starts Early"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"blog_content\">\n<p>\n\tBabies are born to learn, and research tells us that early learning opportunities that include a focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have positive results for children later in life. For example, early math knowledge not only predicts later math success, it also predicts later reading achievement (National Research Council, 2012).<\/p>\n<p>\n\tYoung children learn about STEM through play and exploration. Parents and teachers can support  learning through songs, games, simple activities, and by including STEM concepts in their conversations with young children. Download the resources below from the U.S. Department of Education for tips on how to include STEM learning in everyday activities.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t <\/h3>\n<h3>\n\tTips for Families with Young Children<\/h3>\n<p>\n\tEnglish: <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/inits\/ed\/earlylearning\/talk-read-sing\/stem-toolkit-families.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/inits\/ed\/earlylearning\/talk-read-sing\/stem-toolkit-families.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tSpanish: <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/inits\/ed\/earlylearning\/talk-read-sing\/stem-toolkit-families-es.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/inits\/ed\/earlylearning\/talk-read-sing\/stem-toolkit-families-es.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>\n\tTips for Preschool Teachers and Providers<\/h3>\n<p>\n\tEnglish: <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/inits\/ed\/earlylearning\/talk-read-sing\/stem-toolkit-preschool-teachers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/inits\/ed\/earlylearning\/talk-read-sing\/stem-toolkit-preschool-teachers.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tSpanish: <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/inits\/ed\/earlylearning\/talk-read-sing\/stem-toolkit-preschool-teachers-es.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/inits\/ed\/earlylearning\/talk-read-sing\/stem-toolkit-preschool-teachers-es.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>\n\tTips for Infant\/Toddler Teachers and Providers<\/h3>\n<p>\n\tEnglish: <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/inits\/ed\/earlylearning\/talk-read-sing\/stem-toolkit-infant-toddler-teachers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/inits\/ed\/earlylearning\/talk-read-sing\/stem-toolkit-infant-toddler-teachers.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tSpanish: <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/inits\/ed\/earlylearning\/talk-read-sing\/stem-toolkit-infant-toddler-teachers-es.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/inits\/ed\/earlylearning\/talk-read-sing\/stem-toolkit-infant-toddler-teachers-es.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_tags":[],"event_category":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-37284","thread-blog","type-thread-blog","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>STEM Learning Starts Early - Thread<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/stem-learning-starts-early-2-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"STEM Learning Starts Early - Thread\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Babies are born to learn, and research tells us that early learning opportunities that include a focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have positive results for children later... 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