Why Kids Should Play Outdoors in Winter
In winter and cold weather children’s play is often limited to the indoors. Adult fears about safety and negative attitudes toward exposure to cold weather are the barriers that prevent children from accessing play in winter months, but it's up to adults to focus on the importance of children’s play, regardless of the season. After all, play should not be restricted to warm weather. Let’s
welcome winter with a playful attitude.
New and Improved Multilingual Parent Resource: All About Care for Newcomer Children (CNC)
A new and improved version of one of our most popular resources, is now available in 21 languages and ready for use in all provinces.
All About CNC will help parents understand, what they can expect from CNC, important things to remember - like staying on-site, and information they need to share with CNC staff. It also has a section on the bottom, where you can personalize the document to communicate information that is specific to your SPO/CNC program.
Care for Newcomer Children (CNC) Conference
Refugee families with young children often face a great deal of trauma and adversity. Luckily, as one of their early points of contact in Canada, CNC staff are uniquely positioned to help these families by building their resilience. To support their work, we’re pleased to announce the upcoming
National CNC Conference.
Free Online Learning
Join the edWeb community to connect with early childhood educators, attend/view webinars, earn CE certificates, get advice from experts, exchange ideas and resources, ask questions/get answers, and discover ways to improve teaching and learning.
“Magic 8” Preschool Practices Adapted for Dual Language Learners
According to research, there are
eight practices that are most likely to lead to success for preschoolers - and this list looks at these core concepts through the lens of working with children who are learning more than one language.
Mothercraft Lecture Series Recording: Caring for Canada’s Children
These informative online lectures by leading academics and researchers for professionals working with newcomer children focus on issues for families with infants and young children under six years of age.
Presentation archives are now available in French and English!
Canada immigration explained: Video answers to 9 common questions
This
"Coming to Canada" video series answers nine common questions, on topics like:
Immigrants vs. refugees: How are people getting into Canada?
How is Canada's immigration system different from that of the U.S.?
Do refugee claimants automatically get access to our hospitals and doctors?
Building Emotional Literacy: Video
Children have so many emotions. Have you ever tried using a mood metre or starting the day with a moment of silence? In
this video, we're reminded of how important it is to help children learn awareness and strategies for calming down.
Heavily Decorated Classrooms Disrupt Attention and Learning In Young Children
This research shows that children in classrooms with too much visual stimulation were more distracted, spent more time off-task and demonstrated smaller learning gains than when the decorations were removed.
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Healthy eating guidelines from food pyramids around the world
This article provides an overview of
healthy eating guidelines from seven of the world's healthiest countries. You might be surprised to see how each country has a unique approach, and how culture and geography can impact influences thoughts on nutrition!
