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!
Podcast: Teaching Early Childhood Multilingual Learners
In this episode of the Lifting Language podcast, three experts gather to talk about
teaching multilingual learners in early childhood. They discuss the principles of early childhood education and the role languages play, families as resources, and best instructional practices. The podcast is sure to leave you inspired to try some new ideas!
Helping Every Child Unpack Their Emotional Backpack
This 4-part
Housman Institute series focuses on how we can help young children unpack thier emotional backpacks, and help ourselves in the process. It provides us with the
tools, language, and techniques we need to help kids through every part of processing their emotions, including: identifying what they are feeling, understanding them, expressing them appropriately, and regulating them when they are strong.
