Engage young minds and ignite curiosity! This course explores Project-Based Learning (PBL), a powerful teaching method that lets children delve into real-world ...
Early childhood research has demonstrated the importance of knowing child development and how individual children learn and grow at their own pace. We have crea...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 7: Observing and Recording Children's Behavior Many educators have heard the term "individu...
Esta capacitación de dos horas para proveedores de cuidado infantil familiar se centra en las prácticas de Supervisión Activa que previenen lesiones y reduce...
Sensitive periods are key windows of opportunity when young children are naturally primed for learning specific skills, such as language, movement, and order. T...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 8: Understanding the Principles of Child Development and Learning Dating back to the 1800s,...
Social-emotional development is an important part of early childhood. Children learn more about themselves and how to interact with their peers and the adults a...
In the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s signature document defining best practices for children, developmentally appropriate experie...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the #CDA: Subject Area 8: Understanding the Principles of Child Development and Learning In the National Associat...
The way that adults learn differs greatly from that of children. The reasons why we seek to learn can be because a number of reasons; this is why you as the tra...
Child care providers play a vital role in creating environments where children can thrive through purposeful play, choice, and independence. This training explo...
This "Play, Learn, Grow" course equips childcare professionals with the knowledge to nurture young minds. By exploring child development stages (1-5 years old),...
The need for afterschool programs in our country is far greater than the amount of programs available. Creating quality afterschool programs will meet the huge ...
Providers must have the foundations of early childhood development in order to address the various needs of children at different ages and to plan individualize...
To create truly inclusive early learning environments, child care providers must plan with each child’s unique needs, language, and background in mind. This c...
This 4-page printable invites children ages 2–3 to color large shapes, cut them out with adult supervision, and match each shape to its labeled group. Children practice recognizing and sorting sh... Read more
This six-page planning resource helps teachers prepare playful, hands-on shape exploration for children ages 2–3. Use the form to choose a shape, gather safe materials, plan the setup and explora... Read more
This 8-page printable autumn game invites children ages 2–5 to cut out leaf cards and match each one to its identical leaf on the mat. Children practise visual discrimination, matching by shape a... Read more
Preschool, Two's · Art, English, Fine Motor, Play · 8 pages
This six-page printable activity invites children ages 2–5 to look closely at autumn pictures, cut out cards with adult help, and place matching pictures in the correct group. Children practise v... Read more
Two's, Three's · Art, English, Fine Motor, Play · 6 pages
This 7-page printable planner helps preschool teachers, nursery educators, and families design a short, playful exploration of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, or touching. Each planning sheet g... Read more
This 10-page printable invites children ages 2–3 to match picture tokens to the same images on a friendly monster’s board, then pretend to feed the monster. Children practise visual matching, n... Read more
Two's · English, Fine Motor, Halloween, Language Arts · 10 pages
Plan a welcoming Halloween classroom day with this five-page printable planner for teachers. The forms help you record the date, group, learning goal, activities and times, materials, transitions, ... Read more
This six-page printable invites children ages 2–5 to color grocery pictures and then circle or dot three red things. It builds color recognition and visual observation through familiar foods and ... Read more
Two's, Three's · Art, English, Fine Motor · 6 pages
This six-page printable observation checklist helps teachers document social learning and safe play for children ages 2–4. Check off observable behaviors such as taking turns, using gentle hands,... Read more
This 11-page printable invites children ages 2–5 to look closely at pictures, draw or color missing parts, match and place picture pieces, and connect related images. It builds observation, visua... Read more
Preschool, Two's · Art, English, Fine Motor · 11 pages
This 8-page printable kit includes cut-out labels for organizing children’s photos, artwork, writing attempts, project samples, and learning records. Each label provides space to record the child... Read more
This 10-page printable observation record helps preschool teachers document one child’s learning during everyday activities and autumn experiences. Record the date, context, and observable action... Read more
Preschool · Curriculum, Developmental Milestones, English · 10 pages
Use this 10-page printable toolkit to plan and reflect on open-ended loose-parts play experiences inspired by children’s interests. The reusable planning form helps preschool teachers choose and ... Read more
Preschool · Curriculum, English, Environment, Play · 10 pages
This printable reminder sheet offers practical ways to support every preschool child's meaningful participation in autumn learning. Use the prompts to build on children's strengths, offer different... Read more
Preschool · Curriculum, English, Environment, Special Needs · 11 pages
This 7-page family guide offers practical prompts for using feelings cards in playful, supportive conversations with children ages 2–5. Children can practise noticing and naming emotions by point... Read more
Two's, Three's · Behavior, English, Play · 7 pages
This 9-page autumn edition resource includes a classroom poster with practical reminders for noticing learning during everyday preschool play. Educators are prompted to observe before intervening, ... Read more
Use this 10-page reusable planning form to prepare or refresh an autumn-themed learning center for children ages 3–6. Record the center and setup date, learning objectives, materials and quantiti... Read more
Invite children ages 3–5 to imagine and draw a flying invention that can carry an autumn leaf through the sky. This four-page printable includes visual idea starters such as wings, balloons, a pr... Read more
Preschool, Three's · Art, Curriculum, English, Play · 4 pages
Use this 9-page Autumn Discovery & Observation Toolkit during or shortly after preschool outdoor exploration. The nature observation record helps teachers capture children’s questions, what they ... Read more
This four-page printable invites families to share feedback after reading a book or enjoying a reading activity with a child ages 2–5. Caregivers can write, draw, or dictate what the child enjoye... Read more
Plan a child-led nature exploration day with this 7-page printable planner for children ages 2–5. The pages help you capture children’s questions and interests, choose a nature focus and learni... Read more
This 6-page printable supports a classroom Halloween vocabulary activity and helps families continue the conversation at home. Children ages 2–5 practice hearing, noticing, and beginning to use n... Read more
This four-page printable invites children ages 2–5 to use visual clues to find and circle Halloween pictures by color, beginning with an orange-picture hunt. Children practise color recognition, ... Read more
This four-page Halloween printable invites children ages 2–5 to identify what comes next in repeating picture patterns featuring pumpkins, ghosts, bats, and other seasonal images. Children practi... Read more
Preschool, Two's · English, Halloween, Math · 4 pages