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Safe Sleep for Babies: A Simple Guide for Caregivers
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Safe Sleep for Babies: A Simple Guide for Caregivers

A clear, supportive safe-sleep guide for families and caregivers that explains how to reduce sleep-related risks and create a safer sleep environment. Great as a trusted handout for infant rooms an... Read more
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License: CC0/PUBLIC DOMAIN
Schedules & Routines at Home: Tips for Families
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Schedules & Routines at Home: Tips for Families

Consistent schedules and routines at home give children predictability and security, reduce daily conflicts, and support better sleep, eating, and behavior. A family-friendly handout that explains ... Read more
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Schedules & Routines: Quick Tips for Teachers
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Schedules & Routines: Quick Tips for Teachers

A simple, classroom-friendly guide to building predictable schedules and smooth routines that support behavior, learning, and transitions. Great for improving daily flow, reducing challenging behav... Read more
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Starting Solid Foods in Child Care: Tips for ECE Providers
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Starting Solid Foods in Child Care: Tips for ECE Providers

A practical, easy-to-follow tip sheet for early educators introducing solid foods safely in child care settings. In early care and education settings, introduce solid foods when infants show develo... Read more
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Talk, Read & Sing: Infant & Toddler Tips
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Talk, Read & Sing: Infant & Toddler Tips

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
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Washington’s Birthday Activities
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Washington’s Birthday Activities

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
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License: CCBY
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities

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
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Week of the Young Child Activities
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Week of the Young Child Activities

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
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Holy Thursday Activities for Kids
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Holy Thursday Activities for Kids

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
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License: CCBY
Mahavir Jayanti Activity Ideas for Kids
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Mahavir Jayanti Activity Ideas for Kids

Peaceful, kid-friendly ways to celebrate values like kindness, compassion, self-control, and caring for all living things. With simple activities for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age... Read more
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I-Messages for Kids: Meaning + Examples
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I-Messages for Kids: Meaning + Examples

I-messages are a way to tell someone how you feel without blaming This resource includes kid-friendly definitions, feelings and needs word banks, classroom-ready examples for common problems (shari... Read more
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New Year’s Activities for Kids
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New Year’s Activities for Kids

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
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Kwanzaa Classroom Activities
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Kwanzaa Classroom Activities

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
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Christmas-Season Activities
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Christmas-Season Activities

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
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Hanukkah Activities Kids Will Love!  All Ages
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Hanukkah Activities Kids Will Love! All Ages

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
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Thanksgiving Activities
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Thanksgiving Activities

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
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Universal Children’s Day Activities
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Universal Children’s Day Activities

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
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Veterans Day Activities for Kids (All Ages)
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Veterans Day Activities for Kids (All Ages)

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
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National Stress Awareness Day: Calming Activities for Kids
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National Stress Awareness Day: Calming Activities for Kids

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
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All Families Belong: National Adoption Month Activities
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All Families Belong: National Adoption Month Activities

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
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Halloween Activities (All Ages)
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Halloween Activities (All Ages)

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
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day Activities for Kids
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day Activities for Kids

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
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Columbus Day Activities for All Ages
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Columbus Day Activities for All Ages

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
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World Teachers’ Day Activities
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World Teachers’ Day Activities

There are meaningful ways children can celebrate teachers using crafts, gratitude notes, classroom helper roles, and group appreciation moments that work from infants to school-age. Includes easy a... Read more
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