TYC-Teaching Young Children - Vol 10, No 3 - Week of the Young Child Celebrations

Oct 13, 2026

TYC-Teaching Young Children (February/March 2017, Vol 10, No 3) presents practical early-childhood guidance centered on the Week of the Young Child. It provides daily classroom and at-home activity ideas using play-based learning, including Music Monday, Tasty Tuesday, Work Together Wednesday, Artsy Thursday, and Family Friday. The issue also highlights sensory activities, coding stories and games, children’s book recommendations for introducing coding, altered books to encourage creativity, guidance on essential life skills, and tips responding to aggression in the classroom.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time55 min

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Are you ready for the 2017NAEYC Week of the Young Childᵐcelebration?

Music Monday

Tasty Tuesday

Work Together Wednesday

Artsy Thursday

Family Friday

Take Your Family to School Week

Picturing Good Practice

Hands On! Promoting Sensory Activities

The What, How, and Why of Making

Full STEAM Ahead: Creating Coding Stories and Games

Now Read This! Books That Introduce Coding

Altered Books: Encouraging Creativity

Good Guidance: The 7 Essential Life Skills—Skill 6: Taking on Challenges

March DaDness: Engaging Fathers

Ask TYC: Aggression in the Classroom

Sensory Activities 13 Coding 22 March DaDness 29 VOL 10 NO3 # Are you ready for the 2017NAEYC Week of the YoungChildᵐcelebration? Join NAEYC April 24-28 as we celebrate our youngest learners with fun classroom and at-home activities to encourage learning through play.Use\#woyc17 to share yourcreative celebrations on social media! Music Monday:Through music,children develop math,language,and literacy skills—all while having fun andbeing creative! Tasty Tuesday:This fun,food-themed day is about morethan just animal crackers!With the rise in childhood obesity,teachers and families can encourage healthy nutrition whilechildren learn about the math and science of cooking. Work Together Wednesday:When children build together,they experience teamwork and develop their social and earlyliteracy skills. Artsy Thursday:Children develop creativity,social skills,andfine muscles with open-ended art projects that let them makechoices,use their imaginations,and create with their hands. Family Friday:Engaging and celebrating families is at theheart of supporting our youngest learners! Week of the Young Child Presenting Sponsor: WALDENUNIVERSITY A higher degree.A higher purpose. f facebook.com/NAEYCtwitter.com/NAEYC ®National Association for the naeyc Education of Young Children For fun Week of the Young ChildM ideas for the home and classroom,visit NAEYC.org/woyc! 12 Message in a BackpackTM # Take Your Family to School Week Natianal PTA 13 Picturing Good Practice Hands On!Promoting Sensory Activities Kothleen 1.Harris ond Heother Fisher 1610x The What,How,and Why of MakingLisa Brahms and Peter S.Wardrip 18 Full STEAM Ahead:TECHNOLOGY Creating Coding Stories and Games Deanna Pecaski McLennan 22 Now Read This! Books That Introduce Coding Deanna Pecaski McLennan 24 Altered Books:Encouraging Creativity(Don't throw away your old books) J.Elizabeth Cosey and Paula Schubert 26 Good Guidance The 7 Essential Life Skills—Skill 6:Taking on ChallengesEllen Galinsky and Nicale Gardner 29 March DaDness:Engaging Fathers James Sounders 31 Ask TYC Aggression in the Classroom Mary Jomsek FEBRUARY/MARCH2017 TYC-Teaching Young Children/Preschool NAEYC Membership InformationCharity ColemanTYC is available as an NAEYCCreative Designer From the Editors Vol 10,No 3member benefit.Rhian Evans AllvinFebruary/March 2017www.NAEYC.org/membershipChief Executive OfficerTYC-Teaching Young Children/Purchasing(single issues)Stephanie A.MorrisPreschool (ISSN 1939-7283)iswww.NAEYC.org/storeDeputy Executive DirectorDear readers,published bimonthly except inJune(issued in February,April,SubscriptionsSusan Friedman,SeniorAugust,October,and December)NAEYC Subscriptions(TYC)Director,Content Strategy andFor the first time,we are featuringby the National Association forPO Box 96270Developmenta program director on the cover ofthe Education of Young ChildrenWashington,DC 20090-6270Audra Meckstroth,Senior Creative(NAEYC),1313 L Street,NW,Suitewww.NAEYC.org/tyc/subscribeTeaching Young Children.We wanted toDesign Manager500,Washington,DC 20005-4101.Advertising rates/Media kitshighlight and honor the critical roleTYC Contributorswww.NAEYC.org/tyc202-232-8777 or 800-424-2460,Deb Curtis and Megan Arnim.that early childhood administrators playext.8832Thinking LensM is a registeredThrough its publications program,advertising@NAEYC.orgin supporting teachers and in creatingtrademark/service mark of HarvestNAEYC provides a forum forwww.NAEYC.org/tyc/advertisingResources Associates,LLC.the best early learning environmentsdiscussion of major ideas in ourfield.We hope to provoke thoughtTYC Staffwww.ecetrainers.com.Look,for children.Teaching Young Childrenand promote professional growth.Heather Benson CollickListen,Leamcelebrates all the collaborative work thatThe views expressed or impliedEditor in ChiefCover photo:Courtesy ofare not necessarily those ofCatherine Cauman andDani Rose for the University of

FAQs

What are the key activity themes for the Week of the Young Child in this issue?

The issue organizes activities by day: Music Monday, Tasty Tuesday, Work Together Wednesday, Artsy Thursday, and Family Friday. Each theme targets different learning goals while keeping activities fun and engaging.

How does Tasty Tuesday connect food with learning?

Tasty Tuesday uses a food theme to go beyond snacks. The content emphasizes healthy nutrition while connecting children’s experiences to learning about math and science through cooking.

What classroom topic does the “Ask TYC” section address?

The “Ask TYC” section addresses aggression in the classroom, focusing on guidance for handling behavior and supporting young children.

Oct 13, 2026

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