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STEM
Many school-age teachers and classrooms have an existing STEM curriculum that aims to teach children the fundamentals of science, technology, and math, but early childhood classrooms tend to shift their focus away from STEM. A typical early childhood classroom will focus on social, emotional and foundational skills such as early literacy and early math concepts. These are very important early childhood skills to teach and can be developed further when combined with STEM concepts. This has the potential to create a very well-rounded approach to learning certain concepts.
Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom
We don’t often consider teaching technology in early childhood education, but may consider the use of technology. Using technology in an early childhood education program can be beneficial in some ways, but the use of technology as part of STEM curriculum is much more than that. It is more focused on the development of tools as pieces of technology and the process of creating it. How to include technology lessons in your early childhood program:
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