In the interest of making it easier for early childhood educators to teach science, I am unabashedly tooting my own horn—read the Early Years column I write in the National Science Teachers Association’s elementary school journal, Science and Children. Not an NSTA member? Some of the Early Years columns are available online to non-members at no cost in the NSTA Learning Center if one follows these steps:
- Create an account (no charge).
- Use the “advanced search” option.
- Search for “early years” as a keyword and “ashbrook” as author, and “free” as cost.
I think it will be worth your while to find columns about such topics as melting, inventing animals, and the sun’s energy. While you’re there take a look at some of the other benefits of membership. Members get one journal in the mail and online access to all 
four NSTA journals.
Is there a topic you would like me to write about in the Early Years column? Post a comment below and let me know.
Peggy
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Peggy, I would love to contribute to the Early Years column. I will contact you soon.
Have a great day!
Ronnie Thomas
Parkside Elementary
Science Lab Instructor
Correction on the website.
Thank you for your interest Ronnie, and congratulations on your trip to Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy (HE@SA)! How was it?
The upcoming journal theme for the year is a Year of Inquiry–check out the call for papers for Science and Children, http://www.nsta.org/publications/call-sc.aspx to see where you might be interested in submitting a manuscript (I have already scheduled the Early Years columns). The editing process is thorough and I learn something every time. I look forward to hearing more about your work.
Peggy