Practical materials include classroom-tested activities that incorporate children’s books, self-reflection checklists, practical strategies and modifications, Early Childhood UDL Planning Sheets, and blank Experience Planning Templates.

Educators will:

• Introduce hands-on learning experiences that teach critical thinking skills—curiosity, persistence, flexibility, reflection, and collaboration.
• Demystify and teach key phases of engineering design: think about it, try it, fix it, and share it.
• Support school readiness by helping children work toward kindergarten standards, including Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
• Use universal design for learning (UDL) principles to ensure that learning experiences work for all children, with and without disabilities.
• Encourage language and literacy development with suggestions for weaving reading into problem-solving experiences and using language to prompt children’s thinking skills.
• Promote other skills needed for school success, including social-emotional skills, self-regulation, and executive functioning.

Engaging Young Engineers is published by Brookes Publishing Co.

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