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Program Quality Assessment in PA

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What Does Diversity in the Environment Look like? Photos, Books and Materials

by pqaadmin on November 17, 2021

Angel Avery-Wright When an assessor walks into the room, one of the first things that catches our eye is the display: artwork, family photos, calendar, posters, and other photos. Do those other photos depict diversity?

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Puppets: Give Them a Purpose!

by pqaadmin on December 4, 2019

Natalie Grebe As an assessor, I often observe classrooms with many well-stocked activity centers: a kitchen center for dramatic play,

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What Can You do with a Box or Two?

by pqaadmin on January 2, 2019

Angel Avery-Wright Boxes of all sizes can add so much fun to a dramatic play center and incorporate science, math,

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Dramatic Play: Back to Basics

by pqaadmin on October 24, 2018

By Stefanie Camoni Preschool children love to pretend. They pretend to be police officers, fast food workers, moms, dads, even

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Story Prop Boxes

by pqaadmin on September 5, 2018

Kelli Harris When I was in graduate school, one of my assignments was to create a prop box, and my

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Dramatic Play and the School-Age Classroom

by pqaadmin on February 15, 2017

Angie Marshall The world is a busy place and TV, videos, iPads and computers fill the day leaving less time for dramatic play. School-age children learn best from hands on experiences and dramatic play can

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You’re Invited to a High Quality Preschool Classroom

by pqaadmin on February 1, 2017

Pam Schaffner Please join us for a fun-filled time observing in a high quality preschool classroom! What to expect: During

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Importance of Play

by pqaadmin on January 25, 2017

Regina Wright Close your eyes and imagine when you were a child. What was your favorite toy? I’m sure you