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Early Childhood Educator Ann Gadzikowski

@anngadz

Chicago-area educator and author of books about young children, with a focus on STEM learning, equity, and play. Anngadzikowski.com

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Policy guardrails needed as babies around the world begin to interact with AI | Brookings Kathy Hisrh-Pasek and co-authors outline the potential risks that artificial intelligence poses to children's development.

AI is encroaching on young children. Scientists must speak out and policy makers have to listen so that we do not derail the human to human interaction key to developing little brains. www.brookings.edu/articles/pol...

19.09.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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My crackerjack team of water experts begin their investigative research.
#waterscience #waterplay #toysgoout #learningthroughplay

07.09.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My team of water play experts are all packed up and heading out for some field work beyond the bathtub. They’ll be looking for fun examples of water in the wild.

#waterplay

#toysgoout

#waterscience

www.gryphonhouse.com/every-drop-c...

06.09.2025 12:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Three colorful bath toys with bubblles

Three colorful bath toys with bubblles

I’ve assembled a team of water play experts to demonstrate ideas from my new book β€œEvery Drop Counts: Exploring Water Science with Young Children” Looking forward to our collaboration.
#waterplay
#waterscience
#learningthroughplay
#bathtoys

www.gryphonhouse.com/every-drop-c...

05.09.2025 21:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The mushrooms outside our school are so big, I fully expected to find a Richard Scarry bunny underneath.

17.07.2025 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Standing up for science in Chicago
@standupforscience.bsky.social

07.03.2025 20:28 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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02.03.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œEvery Drop Counts: Exploring Water Science in a Changing Climate” will be published by Gryphon House this fall. One of the joys of writing this book is collaborating with water scientist @alexayeo.bsky.social #waterscience #stemeducatiin #learningthroughplay

01.03.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 10 of β€œTen Days of Ice Play”: Our favorite frozen picture books
#waterscience #stemlearning

27.02.2025 14:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 9 of β€œTen Days of Ice Play: Icebergs and Animals!
#waterscience #learningthroughplay

26.02.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 7 of β€œTen Days of Ice Play”: Iceberg Architecture! Clear β€œice” tiles, blue fabric sea, and tea lights. #learningthroughplay

24.02.2025 19:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 6 of β€œTen Days of Ice Play”: Melting ice with rock salt and colored water.

23.02.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 5 of β€œTen Days of Ice Play”: Frozen Water Balloons!
#waterscience #stemeducation #learningtgroughplay

22.02.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 4 β€” Ten Days of Ice Play: Ice LEGOs!

#waterscience #stemlearning #lego #preschoolplay

21.02.2025 22:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ten Days of Ice Play β€” Day 3: Stepping on frozen puddles. Listen for sounds of ice cracking, look for movement of bubbles under the surface. #waterscience #natureplay

20.02.2025 18:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ten Days of Ice Play β€” Day 2: Nature Cupcakes

19.02.2025 14:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ten Days of Ice Play - Day 1: Ice Hands!

Fill disposable gloves with water and freeze. Peel off gloves and play with ice hands in the sensory table.
#waterscience #stemlearning

18.02.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are no longer allowing our tech team to work from home.

29.01.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"I begin again with the smallest numbers..."
from Burning the Old Year by Naomi Shihab Nye,
Illustration from Maurice Sendak's One Was Johnny
#freshstart

01.01.2025 03:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThey dearly love their friends and hope for peace..."
from The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper, illustrated by Carson Ellis.

21.12.2024 21:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Best Children’s Books of 2024 Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b...

12.12.2024 18:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Why is the sky fuzzy?’: Climate change lessons need to start as early as preschoolΒ  - The Hechinger Report Hello! I’m traveling back from the Bright Start International Conference where I spent the last few days learning about early childhood policies, systems and best practices worldwide. This week’s...

β€˜Why is the sky fuzzy?’: Climate change lessons need to start as early as preschool

28.11.2024 08:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meaningful messes…

23.11.2024 21:57 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0