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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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Talk, Read & Sing: Preschool Teacher Tips
Talking, reading, and singing with young children every day helps build their language skills and supports early brain development. These simple shared activities also strengthen caregiver-child bo... Read more
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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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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
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
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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Child Care Workforce Qualifications, Training, and Professional Development
The child care workforce requires clearly defined qualifications such as minimum education levels, background checks, CPR/first aid and early childhood credentials or state licensing to ensure care... Read more
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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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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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ADHD Awareness Month Activities for Kids
During ADHD Awareness Month, schools and community centers can host inclusive, sensory-friendly activities that celebrate neurodiversity and teach kids about attention differences in a supportive w... Read more
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National Book Month Classroom Activities
During National Book Month, classrooms can host daily read-alouds and dedicated silent reading periods to build excitement and foster a love of literature. Students can participate in book-themed p... Read more
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month Classroom Activities
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Activities (Birth–Kindergarten) is a simple, age-appropriate resource that helps classrooms focus on caring, kindness, and community support through activities like ... Read more
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Yom Kippur Classroom Activities
Yom Kippur Classroom Activities (Birth–Kindergarten) is a simple, inclusive resource that helps children practice kindness, calm moments, saying sorry, and fixing friendships in age-appropriate w... Read more
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