We are different, we are the same: Activities that teach young children about diversity
Diversity activities teach young children to respect and celebrate the differences in all people. Learning about different cultural aspects offers new experiences for children. It also helps them realize that we’re all humans, despite differences in how we look or dress, or what we eat or celebrate!
Games and activities are a fun way for young children to learn about differences and similarities and to introduce the concept of diversity.
CMAS WEBINAR: Colouring Outside the Lines with Bookmates
In this webinar recording, Bookmates joins us to explore the idea of creativity as an important bridge to learning and development for young children. This session is designed to share practical skills, tips, and resources for how CNC staff can engage children with open-ended process art activities to extend literacy concepts.
Now available online!
Do you work with newcomer children and families?
Having a newcomer child in your care presents unique challenges. It’s also an exciting opportunity to learn, to grow and to have a lasting impact on a child’s life.
Written by child care and diversity expert Julie Dotsch, with strategies and ideas from caregivers working in the field of newcomer child care, Supporting The Settlement Of Young Immigrant Children And Their Families, is now available online for free!
Supporting The Settlement Of Young Immigrant Children And Their Families, by Julie Dotsch is now available online!
Do you work with newcomer children and families? Having newcomer children in your care can present unique challenges, but it’s also an exciting opportunity to learn, grow and have a lasting impact on children’s lives. In her book, Supporting The Settlement Of Young Immigrant Children And Their Families, child care and diversity expert Julie Dotsch shares strategies and ideas from caregivers working in the field of newcomer child care, and builds on caregivers’ professionalism, knowledge and experience to provide a greater understanding of the new immigrant and refugee experience from a child’s and family’s perspective. Now you can download your own copy of Supporting The Settlement Of Young Immigrant Children And Their Families in PDF format!
Transform Challenging Behavior FREE Online Conference for Early Childhood Providers
In this
online event, participants will consider the topic of challenging behaviour from many angles, focus on prevention and look at how to support children using innovative strategies. Sessions will also explore racial disproportionality and implicit bias surrounding issues of challenging behaviour in the early years.
FILM: Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action- The Early Years
A new film,
Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years, features vignettes of anti-bias strategies in early childhood classrooms interspersed with teachers reflecting on their practice. The film shifts the focus away from the talking heads of experts and on to the voices of teachers committed to equity on a daily basis. By taking viewers into diverse early childhood classrooms, the film demonstrates the importance of teacher reflection on identity, context, and practice in anti-bias education and provides a much-needed resource for teacher education and professional development. It also includes an accompanying
viewer guidebook and suggestions for using the film for professional development for your team!
April is Autism Awareness Month!
All children experience the world differently, and those differences are even greater for children with autism. April is Autism Awareness month, and
Sesame Street in Communities has developed these new resources to share and help remind us to
celebrate the amazing in every child!
50 Earth Day Activities for Children and Families
Earth Day is our annual reminder to slow down and appreciate the bounty of the earth. Here's a list of
50 Earth Day activity ideas that you can share with families this week to encourage children to create objects from natural and recycled materials and spend more time outdoors.
Looking for resources to support English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners?
This
collection of EAL teaching and learning resources includes worksheets & activity sheets for teachers, professionals and parents to support them in effectively communicating and helping children learn English as an Additional Language.
Podcast: Improving Children’s Attention Spans Through Play
In this episode of
The Preschool Podcast, you'll learn about children’s attention spans, and how educators and parents can foster learning and regulated attention through intentional play.
