Refugees Welcome: TED Talks Video Playlist
Not since World War II have so many people been forcibly displaced by war and persecution. In response, TED has developed a
playlist of 10 videos on why it's important to help refugees thrive, and personal stories of starting over.
Video: Hypothesizing About Bugs
Watch how preschool children make hypotheses about bugs, talk about observations and test their hypotheses in this great small group activity!
Caring About Food Safety
Caring About Food Safety is a short, self-guided course for parents and caregivers about the safe preparation and handling of food. It is designed to raise awareness of how to prevent food-borne illness.
Video: Open-Ended Questions Guide Garden Observations
This video showcases a student-led lesson guided by the teacher’s use of open-ended questions. Brian Silveira has his pre-K students work in the garden, where they hone their observation skills by looking closely at plants.
Video – Watch Language Skills Grow When They Make Playdough!
Lanie Igtanloc teaches her students to make playdough by measuring, mixing, and describing. While experimenting,
watch how Ms. Igtanloc builds her students’ language skills by having them describe their observations.
Video: Frontloading for English Language Learners
Carmen Ngan teaches her students new vocabulary through literature, discussion, and movement.
Watch how Ms. Ngan uses Total Physical Response to engage her students in learning new words.
Video Playlist: Early Childhood Education
With a focus on early literacy, dual language learners, science, math, social-emotional learning, and strategies for early childhood education, this
video series is full of information and ideas for your CNC program!
Why some children do well despite early adversity: Resilience Video Series
Reducing the effects of significant adversity on young children’s healthy development is critical to the progress and prosperity of any society. Yet not all children experience lasting harm as a result of adverse early experiences. Some may demonstrate “resilience,” or an adaptive response to serious hardship. A better understanding of why some children do well despite early adversity is important because it can help us design policies and programs that help more children reach their full potential.
These three videos provide an overview of why resilience matters, how it develops, and how to strengthen it in children.
Video: Using Math Talk to Support Learning
In
this video, Dr. Jeffery Trawick-Smith and Dr. Sudha Swaminathan discuss the importance of using math and math talk to help support learning in the preschool classroom. Child and Family Development Resource Center teacher Cynthia DeJesus shares her experiences on using these strategies in her classroom.
Video: Preschool Science Experiment – Program planning ideas for your program!
The preschool classroom at Bright Horizons does a science experiment in which they mix together water, cornstarch and food coloring. Hear about all that they are learning and
watch as they see what happens when the different materials and colors mix together!
