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Don't Give Up!

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Approaches to Play and Learning (APL)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    APL3.3d, APL3.3d
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    36-48 months

There are many great books to encourage children to keep trying even when things get hard, such as The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper. Another classic is Corduroy by Don Freeman about a small teddy bear on a department store shelf waiting to be taken home by a child. After reading a book, give the children an assortment of real buttons. Ask them how they can group the buttons. Watch and encourage the children to talk through the process. Some children will only look at the color of the button; others may look at the size: "These are small and these are big." Others may notice more unusual attributes: "These are all shiny, but these are not."

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