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Making Collages with Leftover Craft Supplies | Kaplan Early Learning Company
Create opportunities for open-ended art with this fun Sunflower Collage! Invite students to see what type of flowers they can create with leftover craft supplies.
Turkey Prints 2 Ways | Kaplan Early Learning Company
With Thanksgiving on the way, what better time to show our appreciation for the turkey in all of its gobbling glory! Celebrate the fall season through artistic endeavors in your classroom with these 2 Turkey Print activities!
Pumpkin Seeds Math Activity | Kaplan Early Learning Company
Want to celebrate fall and help your children with their math skills at the same time? Take advantage of the fall season and plant the seeds for new and fun math activities in your classroom with the Pumpkin Seeds Math Activity!
3 Ways to Make Halloween Stress Balls | Kaplan Early Learning Company
Whether it's from unexpected changes around us or the rapidly approaching holiday season, why not squeeze away all the stress with this fun and relaxing Halloween Stress Balls activity!
Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month with Children | Kaplan Early Learning Company
Celebration through education is one of the easiest and most fun ways to deliver authentic lessons that teach children to value and appreciate diverse cultures and experiences.
Halloween Paper Plate Puppet Theater | Kaplan Early Learning Company
Perform your own Halloween spectacular with this fun and easy Halloween Paper Plate Puppet Theater activity!
Easy Fall Sensory Bags | Kaplan Early Learning Company
If our "senses" at Kaplan are correct, fall is here and it's time to have some fun with sensory play! Celebrate fall's arrival with your littlest learners
Creating Inclusive Spaces: Communication Plans for DLLs | Kaplan Early Learning Company
Dr. Lea Ann Christenson offers practical tips for creating communications plans educators can use to engage with the families of the Dual Language Learners in their care.
Autumn Scarecrow Craft | Kaplan Early Learning Company
Simple and fun, the Autumn Scarecrow Craft is the perfect DIY arts and craft activity to welcome the fall season into your classroom. Scarecrows are as much a part of fall as pumpkins and falling leaves!
The Kissing Hand Raccoon Puppet | Kaplan Early Learning Company
Back-to-school is an exciting time full of new faces, new friends, and new routines! But, for some young children, it can also be a time of worry and anxiety as they leave their parents for perhaps the first time to join a new classroom community. The Kissing Hand Raccoon Puppet is perfect for children experiencing separation anxiety and back-to-school blues, this easy arts and crafts activity helps children know they're not alone even though they may be away from home for the day.
Nurture in Nature: Back-to-School Tips for Outdoor Play | Kaplan Early Learning Company
In the final entry in her series, Nurture in Nature, Dr. Rachel Larimore provides easy and, most importantly, fun tips for incorporating outdoor play into the back-to-school, season.
Nurture in Nature: Supporting School Readiness Through Outdoor Play | Kaplan Early Learning Company
In the third entry in her series Nurture in Nature, Dr. Rachel Larimore explains educators and caregivers the important role outdoor play has in school readiness.
Mindfulness in the Classroom | Kaplan Early Learning Company
Offering teachers peace of mind this back-to-school season, Dr. Elizabeth Erwin addresses mindfulness in the classroom by answering frequently asked questions based on her book The Power of Presence.
Creating Inclusive Spaces: The Basics of Serving Dual Language Learners | Kaplan Early Learning Company
In the second blog of her series, Creating Inclusive Spaces, Dr. Lea Ann Christenson provides educators ways to prepare for the new Dual Language Learners entering their classroom this upcoming school year.
#SayHerName: Supporting the Social-Emotional Health of Black Girls in the Early Years | Kaplan Early Learning Company
Is your classroom an affirming space for young Black girls? In this blog, Dr. Iheoma U. Iruka challenges educators to move their focus beyond Black boys, and the high rates of preschool suspension and expulsion they face, in order to create learning environments in which Black girls are nurtured and supported.
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