Thank you for your interest in writing for Teaching Young Children, NAEYC’s magazine for preschool teachers. Please review the guidelines below, then complete the Teaching Young Children Article Proposal Form to submit your idea.

Writing guidelines

Articles published in Teaching Young Children:

• provide practical, developmentally appropriate tips and strategies for preschool teachers.
• present information using bullets, subheads, lists, checklists, and high-resolution photographs.  Read our photo guidelines here.  
• are written in plain language that is clear, straightforward, and easy for readers to understand. For more information visit www.plainlanguage.gov
• include the author’s firsthand experiences working with children and families. 
• reflect the current knowledge base in early childhood education.
• are short. One page articles average 400 words. Longer feature articles are between 750 - 1,000 words.  

Additional information

• Please submit proposals, rather than complete articles.
• We will acknowledge receipt of your proposal via e-mail. Although we are not able to provide specific feedback on all submissions, the editor will contact you if your proposal is a good match for the current needs and interests of Teaching Young Children.
• Articles selected for publication are considered a contribution to the profession; authors do not receive fees or royalties. 

We look forward to receiving your Article Proposal!  

Share Learning Activities

Tell other preschool teachers about your experience planning and carrying out an engaging learning activity. Use the TYC online activity form to explain what you planned and why and to describe what the children did and learned. We look forward to hearing about successful activities that other teachers could adapt to address the learning needs of the children in their classes. Our plan is to publish a selection of these activities on the TYC Web site.  

Sincerely,

The Teaching Young Children Editorial Team