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Char A. Moffit – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
This qualitative multiple-case study examined kindergarten students' engagement in science concepts and literacy learning in a classroom in which these two subjects were integrated through Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI). CORI is an instructional framework created to increase reading engagement by teaching reading comprehension…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Scientific Concepts, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
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Trundle, Kathy Cabe; Smith, Mandy McCormick – Science and Children, 2011
Some of children's earliest explorations focus on movement of their own bodies. Quickly, children learn to further explore movement by using objects like a ball or car. They recognize that a ball moves differently than a pushed block. As they grow, children enjoy their experiences with motion and movement, including making objects move, changing…
Descriptors: Young Children, Developmental Stages, Motion, Human Body
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Connors, Margaret M.; Perkins, Bill – Democracy & Education, 2009
A number of studies have shown that spending time in nature produces cognitive benefits. What if a child's exposure to the out-of-doors is considered not just a beneficial extracurricular activity, but a fundamental building block to an elementary education in math and science? The Young Achievers Science and Math Pilot School operates a 9:30 a.m.…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Educational Strategies, Scientific Principles, Inquiry