This resource guide explains the benefits of mixed-age group settings and gives practical examples of integrated learning throughout the day, including arrival, meals, transitions, story time, outd... Read more
Celebrate the amazing teachers in your classroom with these fun and meaningful Teacher Appreciation Week activities for children. This resource includes easy, hands-on ideas for infants through sch... Read more
Bring color, music, movement, and creativity into your classroom with these fun Cinco de Mayo activities for children. This resource includes simple, age-appropriate ideas for all ages with easy di... Read more
This question-and-answer guide explains safe sleep practices that help reduce the risk of SIDS, including placing babies on their backs to sleep, using a firm sleep surface, and keeping soft items ... Read more
This quick-reference resource explains CACFP infant meal patterns for birth through 11 months. It helps providers understand what to serve at meals and snacks and when infants may be developmentall... Read more
Support better bedtime habits with this toddler sleep resource for families. It shares easy ways to build a calming bedtime routine, explains how night waking can be temporary, and offers practical... Read more
The Georgia In-Home Daycare: Family Child Care Learning Home Applicant Guide is the official DECAL resource that explains how to apply to operate a licensed family child care learning home in Georg... Read more
Talking with babies and toddlers is a brain building activity! Every time you talk to a baby and have a high-quality back-and-forth interaction, new connections in that baby’s brain are made. The... Read more
Washington’s Birthday Activities (All Ages) is a classroom-friendly resource that helps children explore leadership, fairness, helping others, and community responsibility through simple crafts, ... Read more
Classroom-friendly collection of meaningful ways to honor Dr. King through kindness, fairness, inclusion, and service. With three age-appropriate activities each for infants, toddlers, preschoolers... Read more
Week of the Young Child activities celebrate young children's learning and development through play-based, hands-on experiences that spark curiosity and creativity. Popular activities include art p... Read more
Gentle, classroom-friendly ideas centered on service, kindness, gratitude, and caring for others. With easy activities for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children like helper jobs,... Read more
Create a family-friendly countdown with noisemakers and confetti poppers made from tissue paper for a safe, early celebration. Set up craft stations where kids can make party hats, glittery New Yea... Read more
Kwanzaa classroom activities can include learning about the seven principles (Nguzo Saba) through storytelling, discussions, and daily reflections that connect students with African and African Ame... Read more
Bring cozy holiday fun to your classroom with hands-on crafts, jingling sensory play, silly movement games, winter STEM challenges. With simple adaptations for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and ... Read more
Bring the Festival of Lights into your classroom with fun! Children can explore sparkling “light” sensory play, create simple menorah-inspired crafts, spin and count with dreidel games, and sha... Read more
Thanksgiving Activities for Kids (All Ages) is a flexible, inclusive set of classroom ideas for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children. The resource includes gratitude-themed craf... Read more
Celebrate children’s well-being, belonging, and voice through age-appropriate activities for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children. It includes connection routines, choice-maki... Read more
Veterans Day activities for kids can include age‑adaptable crafts (paper flags, gratitude cards, or memory boxes), classroom lessons and read‑alouds about service, and interactive projects like... Read more
National Stress Awareness Day encourages families and schools to recognize and address stress in children by promoting simple, age-appropriate coping strategies. Calming activities such as deep bel... Read more
This resource is designed to help child care providers and teachers celebrate family diversity with respect and care. It includes age-appropriate activities for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and... Read more
Halloween offers a variety of all-ages activities such as pumpkin carving or decorating, costume parades, fall festivals, and community "trunk-or-treat" events that keep the fun friendly and access... Read more
For Indigenous Peoples’ Day, kids can take part honoring Indigenous communities through nature-based learning, respectful storytime, community-building circles, simple gardening experiences, and ... Read more
Columbus Day activities for all ages is a flexible set of classroom ideas focused on maps, navigation, curiosity, and respectful learning. Children from infants to school-age can explore land-and-w... Read more