Topic: Early Childhood Education
The Sound of Safety: Building Secure Bonds Through Shared Music Making
The Sound of Safety workshop, we’ll define what happens in the brains of both grownup and child when they make music together (newborns included!), specific musical activities that spark connection, and why shared music making is the ultimate way to communicate the safety children need to feed positive development in the first few years of life.
¡Potenciando las habilidades STEAM a través de la Música!
POSTPONED Programa: ¡Potenciando las habilidades STEAM a través de la Música! Descripción: El enfoque STEM ya forma parte de las actividades en las aulas de educación infantil, pero ¿ha considerado integrar el enfoque STEAM? Los elementos de las Artes apoyan directamente las habilidades que se desarrollan en Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas. La “A” es,…
Fueling the STEAM Engine with Music
Program: Fueling the STEAM Engine with Music Description: STEM is already on the rotation in early childhood classrooms, but have you considered STEAM? Elements within the Arts directly support skills learned and needed within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. “A” is truly the secret ingredient as the joy that happens in early shared music making…
Spanish Version of Tuning Up Circle Time: How Musical Play Boosts Learning and Connection
Spanish Version of Tuning Up Circle Time: How Musical Play Boosts Learning and Connection Program Description: This entire program will be complete in Spanish. Circle time—a safe, focused space for children to learn and interact in a group setting—is nothing new. So, how do we keep it from getting old and fine-tune it as a…
Tuning Up Circle Time: How Musical Play Boosts Learning and Connection
Program: Tuning Up Circle Time: How Musical Play Boosts Learning and Connection Description: Circle time—a safe, focused space for children to learn and interact in a group setting—is nothing new. So, how do we keep it from getting old and fine-tune it as a model for healthy social behavior? Leaning into the rich history of…
Early Childhood Innovation Summit
Looking at the Future of Early Education Early childhood education stands at a pivotal juncture where innovation is essential. However, for practitioners, the challenge is figuring out how to build the plane while flying. The Early Childhood Innovation Summit (ECIS) is here to bridge this gap, connecting researchers, policymakers, and practitioners and empowering educators to…
NHSA and The Zoo in The Classroom: Head Start’s Birthday Party with Farm Animals
Head Start’s birthday party with farm animals focused on learning about our bodies & the five senses while dancing, singing and celebrating.
2023-2024 Garden Storytime Series
Watch Garden Storytimes Through the Seasons Fall Garden Storytime Resources: Book: The Pie That Molly Grew, by Sue Heavenrich The Pie that Molly Grew Activity Kit from the Author, Sue Heavenrich Singing Activity Activity: Pumpkin Learn and Play Activity: Connect the Dots Winter Garden Storytime Resources: Five Little Carrots – Lyrics Downloadable activity kit for Logan’s Greenhouse from Peachtree with…
Recording: Summer Garden Storytime
Recording of Summer Garden Storytime brought to you by NHSA in the Classroom, KidsGardening, and ScottsMiracle-Gro. Our garden expert, Ms. Noel, shares the joy of gardening and reading with your Head Start cuties. In this interactive recording, she reads a story, shows some gardening treats, and provides classroom resources. Recording: Summer Garden Storytime Resources: Story: City Beet…
Recording: How to Discuss Tough Topics
In this recording of How to Discuss Tough Topics, presenters share resources for answering young children’s questions about sensitive topics.