- How might preschools do a better job balancing knowledge development and skills with the cultivation of critical thinking and problem solving?
- Read the sample lesson plan and critique it: What aspects might work better than others, and why? If you are volunteering or working at an early childhood setting, try to implement small parts of the plan and then share your experience with your class and teacher.
- There has recently been increased emphasis on academics in preschool settings. Is this good for children? How do the activities described in this article seem to integrate development of critical thinking and problem solving with children’s natural play?