Active Start
From 0-6 years, children need to be engaged in daily active play. Through play and movement, they develop fundamental movement skills and learn how to link them together. At this stage developmentally appropriate activities are important to
help children feel competent and comfortable participating in all kinds of fun and challenging play!
New resource for caregivers: Your Guide to Caring for a Child with Food Allergy
Food Allergy Canada has a new resource just for caregivers that explains what food allergy is, how to avoid having reactions and what to do in case there is one. “
Caring for a child with food allergy: What you need to know” is very visual, making it easy to follow along and understand, even if English is not your first language.
Preschool Activities that Explore Emotions
Socio-emotional development in the preschool years strengthens independence, self-regulation, and cooperation. These are valuable skills to ease their transition into school and build a foundation for success later in life. Here are some
activities to include in your programming to help children explore their emotions.
Sesame Street in Communities: Resettlement
Resettling can be a long, challenging process. Big changes bring big feelings, too. But children and adults can learn ways to cope with their big feelings and adapt to a new way of life, all while finding strength and comfort in the many memories, practices, and traditions they bring with them. Sesame Street in Communities has put together this collection of resources to
support families as they find strength in their own stories and begin a new, hopeful chapter.
Ask, explore and discover: How STEM begins in the early years
Children are natural, curious learners, and the way they explore and discover the world is inspiring. They have an innate desire to gather information, explore everything, and test theory after theory.
Nurturing these skills and characteristics early in a child’s life builds a solid foundation for their continued growth in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
20 Shared Reading Tips to Share with Parents
Shared storybook reading is one of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child. At its best, this one activity can promote strong parent-child attachment, nurture key early language and literacy skills, strengthen a child’s pride in their cultural and personal identity, expand their knowledge of the world, and help them process strong emotions and deal with life’s challenges. Share these
20 practical shared reading tips with families, and help them make the most of their special storytimes with young children.
Cultural Competence Self-assessment Checklist
Developed by Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society, this
cultural competence self-assessment tool provides an opportunity to explore your cultural competence, reflect on your skills, knowledge, and self-awareness, and think about ways to improve your interactions with others.
Preschool All About Me Activities
Preschoolers love to talk about is themselves! In fact, it's developmentally appropriate for them to be egocentric and find it challenging to take on a perspective that isn’t their own. It’s such an important phase in their development, so it's important to nurture socio-emotional skills such as self-esteem and identity formation so that children grow into kind and confident adults. Here are some
great activity ideas to help!
National Poison Prevention Week
Parachute is working with partners across Canada to provide resources and activities to raise awareness about poisoning, which is now the third-leading cause of injury-related death in Canada, according to the
2021 Cost of Injury Report. There are lots of great resources available on our
Poison Prevention Week webpage for National Poison Prevention Week, March 20 to 26, 2022.
International Women’s Day 2022: #BreaktheBias!
International Women’s Day 2022 is on March 8. To celebrate, here are
6 Women’s Day facts (and this year's inspiring theme) that you should know about!
