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How Can Child Care Programs Celebrate Juneteenth Through Respectful, Child-Centered Art?
09/23/2026Meaningful Juneteenth art experiences can help children explore freedom, belonging, and community without reducing the holiday to a decoration or a party theme. Pair a thoughtful classroom plan with Strength in Differences: Cultural Diversity to deepen staff knowledge about cultural competency and i... How Can Child Care Programs Celebrate Juneteenth Through Respectful, Child-Centered Art?
How Can Handmade Gifts Help Children Express Appreciation?
09/23/2026A handmade gift gives children a concrete, joyful way to communicate love, notice another person’s care, and experience the pride of contributing something personal. To strengthen the family-partnership practices behind these moments, explore Community and Family Engagement in Childcare, a foc... How Can Handmade Gifts Help Children Express Appreciation?
How Do Wearable Crafts Support Fine-Motor Skills and Classroom Celebration?
09/23/2026Wearable crafts turn children’s excitement about celebration into meaningful practice with cutting, coloring, decorating, and fastening. The Art from the Heart for Preschoolers course helps providers use open-ended art to strengthen choice-making, confidence, and classroom practice; Power of A... How Do Wearable Crafts Support Fine-Motor Skills and Classroom Celebration?
How Can Children Recognize and Appreciate the Supportive Adults in Their Lives?
09/23/2026Children thrive when caring adults help them feel safe, heard, and valued—and they can also learn to notice and express appreciation for that support. Explore Bridging Cultures: Family Communication & Collaboration to strengthen culturally responsive family partnerships, then use My Toolbo... How Can Children Recognize and Appreciate the Supportive Adults in Their Lives?
What Water Safety Rules Should Every Early Childhood Program Teach?
09/23/2026Water play can be joyful, educational, and safe when every adult follows the same clear expectations. Pair this guidance with ChildCareEd’s Everyday Safety: Creating Healthy Environments to strengthen daily routines, transitions, sanitation, and preventive practices while building practical pr... What Water Safety Rules Should Every Early Childhood Program Teach?
How Can Child Care Providers Introduce Even and Odd Numbers Through Visual Patterns?
09/23/2026How can a simple color pattern help children move from recognizing numerals to reasoning about quantity? Pair the ideas in this article with Early Mathematics Through Play to strengthen your classroom strategies for number sense, patterns, and hands-on mathematical reasoning while working toward app... How Can Child Care Providers Introduce Even and Odd Numbers Through Visual Patterns?
How Can You Make Addition Practice More Engaging Without Losing the Learning Goal?
09/23/2026When addition practice feels repetitive, children may focus on finishing rather than understanding. A playful, purposeful approach can preserve the learning goal while increasing attention, confidence, and meaningful mathematical talk; the Early Mathematics Through Play course offers broader strateg... How Can You Make Addition Practice More Engaging Without Losing the Learning Goal?
How Can Child Care Programs Turn the Buddy System into a Consistent Water-Safety Habit?
09/23/2026Water safety becomes stronger when children know exactly what to do and adults reinforce the same routine every time. Pair the practical Swim With a Buddy: Water Safety Matching Activity with Everyday Safety: Creating Healthy Environments to turn a simple matching lesson into repeatable habits, safe... How Can Child Care Programs Turn the Buddy System into a Consistent Water-Safety Habit?
How Can Short, Focused Practice Build Subtraction Fluency Within 10?
09/23/2026When young children understand subtraction but hesitate to recall facts, brief, purposeful practice can strengthen fluency without turning math into a drill-heavy experience. Pairing playful instruction with a resource such as Early Mathematics Through Play can help providers connect subtraction to ... How Can Short, Focused Practice Build Subtraction Fluency Within 10?
How Can Child Care Providers Teach Children to Recognize Safe and Unsafe Summer Choices?
09/23/2026Summer invites children to explore water, sunshine, playgrounds, and new environments—but young children need concrete practice to recognize safer choices. Pair the printable Summer Safety Choices activity with Injury Prevention: Their Safety Is In Your Hands to reinforce classroom instruction... How Can Child Care Providers Teach Children to Recognize Safe and Unsafe Summer Choices?
