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      Module 1
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      Building Relationships
      All About My Child

      All About My Child

      This document is designed to be used to gather information about the children in your classrooms. It will provide you with important information to help you build a relationship with each and every child and family. Below are some ideas for how to use the child information sheet.

      Media: PDF

      Language: English,Spanish

      Keywords: Printout Activity

      Classroom
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      Module 2
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      Module 2
      Book Nook

      Book Nook

      These easy-to-use guides were created especially for teachers/caregivers and parents to provide hands-on ways to embed social-emotional skill-building activities into everyday routines. Each book nook is comprised of ideas and activities designed around popular children’s books.

      Media: PDF

      Language: English

      Classroom,Family
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      Module 1
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      Supportive Environments
      Families: Let’s Talk Expectations!

      Families: Let’s Talk Expectations!

      We are developing expectations for the classroom. Expectations are what we want all children and adults to do. One of the ways we develop expectations are thinking of the behaviors we value. Think of your child at home and in the community. What are the behaviors that are most important to you and your family?

      Media: PDF

      Language: English

      Classroom
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      Module 2
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      Emotional Literacy
      Feeling Faces

      Feeling Faces

      The Feeling Faces assist children with understanding their feelings and the feelings of others. It is important to teach children words to use to express feelings in replace of the use of challenging behavior. The feeling faces that follow can be used in a variety of ways to help children learn social emotional skills around use of emotional literacy and

      Media: PDF

      Language: English,Spanish

      Keywords: Infants & Toddlers,Printout Activity

      Classroom,Family
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      Module 2
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      Managing Strong Emotions
      Help Us Calm Down

      Help Us Calm Down: Strategies for Children

      Try these strategies with your child! The more you use a calming strategy and practice the strategy with your child, the more likely they are to use the strategy when  experiencing anger, stress, sadness, or frustration.

      Media: PDF

      Language: English,Spanish

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      Module 2
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      Friendship Skills
      Stay Play Talk

      Implementing Stay-Play-Talk in Early Childhood Classrooms

      Peer-mediated interventions typically involve adults training peer buddies to implement interventions with target children who have social delays.

      Media: PDF

      Language: English

      Classroom
      Inventory of Practice

      Inventory of Practice

      The Inventory of Practices for Promoting Social-Emotional Competence is designed to be used by individuals and/or teams to identify training needs and plan a course of action to address those needs.

      Media: PDF

      Language: English,Spanish,Chinese

      Keywords: Infants & Toddlers,Preschool

      Classroom
      Making a Scripted Story

      Making a Scripted Story

      Scripted stories can help a child understand what to expect during the activity or routine, understand the expectations and perspectives of others, and provide instructions about what to do.

      Media: PDF

      Language: English,Spanish

      Keywords: Scripted Stories

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      Module 1
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      Building Relationships
      PDA Sentence Strips

      PDA Sentence Strips

      A PDA a day can make a child’s day. You can put the PDA strip in the child’s cubby or in the mailbox at the end of the day.

      Media: PDF

      Language: English

      Keywords: Printout Activity

      Family
      Positive Solutions for Families: Session 1 – Making a Connection!

      Positive Solutions for Families: Session 1 – Making a Connection!

      Media: PDF,PPT

      Language: English,Spanish,Chinese,Vietnamese

      Keywords: Positive Solutions for Families

      Family
      Positive Solutions for Families: Session 2 – Making It Happen!

      Positive Solutions for Families: Session 2 – Making It Happen!

      Media: PDF,PPT

      Language: English,Spanish,Chinese,Vietnamese

      Keywords: Positive Solutions for Families

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      Module 1
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      Supportive Environments
      Rebuilding the Pyramid: Reconnecting After a Break

      Rebuilding the Pyramid: Reconnecting After a Break

      After a long break, it’s likely children and adults may forget some of the routines that make the school day go smoothly. To help with the transition of your classroom community back to school after an extended break, it may be important to re-teach or remind children of schedules, expectations, and routines.

      Media: PDF

      Language: English,Spanish

      Classroom
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      Module 2
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      Friendship Skills
      Scripted Stories for Social Situations Tip Sheet

      Scripted Stories for Social Situations Tip Sheet

      Scripted stories for social situations help children understand social interactions, situations, expectations, social cues, the script of unfamiliar activities, and/or social rules.

      Media: PDF

      Language: English,Spanish,Chinese

      Keywords: Scripted Stories

      Classroom
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      Module 2
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      Managing Strong Emotions
      Self-Care for Teachers

      Self-Care for Teachers

      Regulating your responses when children’s behaviors push your buttons.

      Media: PDF

      Language: English

      Classroom
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      Module 2
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      Managing Strong Emotions
      Self-Regulation Skills: Breathing Strategies

      Self-Regulation Skills: Breathing Strategies

      Self-Regulation is the ability to recognize and manage your emotions and behaviors in different settings and activities.

      Media: PDF

      Language: English,Spanish

      Keywords: Self-Care

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      Module 2
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      Problem-Solving & Conflict Resolution
      Solution Kit: Classroom Edition

      Solution Kit: Classroom Edition

      An important part of kindergarten readiness is having strong social-emotional skills. This includes knowing how to solve common social problems. Our classroom uses a tool called the Solution Kit that helps teach children to recognize a situation as a problem and then try different solutions. These visuals are available in our room as reminders.

      Media: PDF

      Language: English,Spanish

      Keywords: Printout Activity,Solution Kit

      Family
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      Module 2
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      Problem-Solving & Conflict Resolution
      Solution Kit: Home Edition

      Solution Kit: Home Edition

      An important part of kindergarten readiness is having strong social-emotional skills. This includes knowing how to solve common social problems. Our classroom uses a tool called the Solution Kit that helps teach children to recognize a situation as a problem and then try different solutions. These visuals are available in our room as reminders.

      Media: PDF

      Language: English,Spanish

      Keywords: At Home,Printout Activity,Solution Kit

      Classroom,Family
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      Module 2
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      Managing Strong Emotions
      Sonia Snail at Home

      Sonia Snail Takes Time to Tuck and Think

      Media: PDF,PPT

      Language: English,Spanish,Chinese

      Keywords: At Home,Scripted Stories

      Classroom
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      Module 1
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      Supportive Environments
      Stop and Go Activity

      Stop and Go Activity

      When in large group the teacher will pick a scenario card and talk about the action depicted on the card with the children. Then the teacher will ask children to show the GO sign if this action represents one of the classroom’s expectations. If the action does not represent one of the classes’ expectations, the children will show the STOP

      Media: PDF

      Language: English

      Keywords: Printout Activity

      Classroom
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      Module 2
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      Problem-Solving & Conflict Resolution
      Tiered Plan of Action

      Tiered Plan of Action

      Tools & Techniques for Addressing Challenging Behavior.

      Language: English

      Keywords: Preschool,Printout Activity

      Classroom,Family
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      Module 2
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      Managing Strong Emotions
      Tucker Turtle at Home

      Tucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think

      Media: PDF,PPT

      Language: English,Spanish,Chinese

      Keywords: At Home,Scripted Stories