Quill.org, a nonprofit that provides free literacy activities, is sponsoring the Student Writing Accelerator MicroGrant 2023. The grant is designed …
Early Childhood
Early Childhood development and education from birth to age 8.
A team of school psychologists and researchers at University of Connecticut has developed a free program to get students to express their feelings or reduce anxiety. The science-backed program uses puppets in short videos to explain concepts and includes kits for students to create their own puppets.
Underneath the festivities, winter holidays almost always involve gatherings and togetherness. Children can tap into that deeper current of connection with these activities.
The Oceans of Data Institute began as an initiative of the Learning and Teaching Division at Education Development Center (EDC). Over three years, the institute’s Preschool Data Collection and Analysis project created and tested problem-solving activities for young children.
To help young children feel empowered in the face of climate change and anxiety, a Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) alum and early childhood educator, with guidance from an HGSE associate professor, has developed Earth Warriors—a comprehensive, developmentally appropriate, and scientifically accurate curriculum for young children.
Three new early-literacy apps—released for free from Harvard Graduate School of Education and its Reach Every Reader initiative—are designed for parents and caregivers to use with their children to encourage fun and rewarding interactions, promote dialogue, and give children the foundations they need to read, learn, and thrive.
EmbraceRace was founded in early 2016 by two parents—one a first-generation, multiracial daughter of a mother from Quebec and a father from Dominca, who brings a racial equity lens to her work as a storyteller, K–12 educator, and edtech strategist; and the other a Black man of Jamaican origins, born on the 4th of July.
Recognized as a 2021 Best Digital Tool by the American Association of School Librarians, Diverse BookFinder is a comprehensive collection of children’s picture books featuring Black and Indigenous people and People of Color (BIPOC).
Simple Interactions, a project of the Fred Rogers Center in partnership with researchers at Harvard University and University of Pittsburgh, has been adopted by schools, afterschool and summer programs, and other organizations for children in 35 states and several countries, including in China, Canada, and Scotland. Under the program, educators’ interactions with children are filmed to help strengthen relationships and educators’ professional growth.