A Very Angry Preschool Song… Will it Work for Multiple Languages?
"This is an Angry Song” is a popular early years song in England that is a simple way to enable a child to express their anger with words and actions, and help other children understand the feelings a friend is experiencing. When we're working with multilingual groups of children, it's important to consider: Are the expressions and actions meaningful within the children's cultural context? Do they actually understand the words? Here are some tips for adapting songs like this for your CNC group.
LET’S PLAY: PLAY DOUGH ACTIVITY IDEAS
Play dough play provides children with lots of great opportunities to use their imagination and strengthen their fine motor skills. It can also provide hours of fun while children develop problem-solving, language and social skills! A team of CNC staff put their heads together and came up with over 125 play dough activity ideas for CNC… and now you can find them here! Special thanks to the CNC team that worked on the new content.
Are you new to CNC? Looking for information and resources?
If you’re new to CNC and looking for information and resources, here’s
a list of resources to help get you started and set you up for success!
Food Allergy Canada Tip Sheets and Posters
Food Allergy Canada has new tip sheets and posters on topics like: signs and symptoms, epinephrine, and 5 emergency steps. These one-page resources are perfect for downloading and posting in your program.
Newcomer Parent Resource Series: Available in 16 Languages
Refugee parents come to Canada with unique settlement needs, and language barriers that make it challenging to get information to support their parenting, children’s development, and the health and safety of their family here in Canada.
We’ve developed a series of
14 parent resources to help - and they’re available in the 16 languages most commonly spoken by refugee families here in Canada!
5 Tips for Teaching and Practice Gratitude with Children Every Day
Gratitude is an important skill that needs to be nurtured and practiced often, which is why it is so important to teach children about gratitude, empathy, and helping others. Here are
five ways to ensure kids are practicing gratitude daily, along with suggestions for simple language you can use!
Ahlan Simsim Research Findings
Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee launched Ahlan Simsim in 2018 to address a humanitarian crisis: a generation of children raised amidst conflict, with limited access to early childhood learning and development opportunities. Another goal was to share our
research and findings. Now, NYU has released the results of three landmark studies, with some good news for children.
Video Supports Dialogue Between Indigenous Peoples and Newcomers
Welcome to our Homelands is a seven-minute video featuring six Indigenous individuals extending a welcoming message to newcomers to Canada. The video provides a glimpse of aboriginal history in Canada including its more complex aspects, and reflects the wide diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada and their cultures, and introduces viewers – particularly newcomers – to the vast richness of Indigenous people’s values and views. The accompanying guide provides helpful information, links and terminology to increase awareness of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
7 Critical Components of Empathy
Empathy isn't something we are either born with or without, but a more complex way of being that is shaped by our experiences and relationships.
Here are seven ways we can nurture empathy for the little ones in our lives everyday - both at home and in the classroom. After all, the magic of connection and learning happens when we are present for the little moments of everyday life.
VIDEO: This is Me ~ The Child’s Right to Play
The
International Play Association (IPA) has developed this
beautiful series of videos on the Child’s Right to Play... and they're now available in 15 languages!
