Parent Resources

  • Community Helpers: At-Home Activity

    September 4, 2021

    Community Helpers: At-Home Activity

    Our Creatively Shine Curriculum™ theme this month is “Community Helpers”. Community Helper activities help encourage children to think about and appreciate all of the people in their community who work to keep them safe, healthy, well-fed and educated. 

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  • Community Helpers: Reading List

    September 2, 2021

    Community Helpers: Reading List

    The theme for September is Community Helpers. As a Reggio Emilia school, we must ensure selections are age-appropriate, ask questions before, after and during the book. Encourage your children to play/act out the plot. Bring the books to life and make reading fun.

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  • Overcoming Parent Guilt

    August 26, 2021

    Overcoming Parent Guilt

    If Ben Franklin were alive today, he probably would have changed one of his more famous quotes to say, “Nothing is certain except death, taxes, and mom guilt.”

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  • Beating Back-to-School Stress

    August 23, 2021

    Beating Back-to-School Stress

    Going back to grade school or preschool after a long summer break can be stressful under normal circumstances. Throw in a global pandemic and constantly changing masking rules and it feels downright chaotic.

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  • All About Me Reading List

    August 3, 2021

    The Best All About Me Books for Preschoolers

    The theme for August is I am Special/All About Me. As a Reggio Emilia school, we must ensure selections are age-appropriate, ask questions before, after and during the book. Encourage your children to play/act out the plot. Bring the books to life and make reading fun.

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  • It’s Happening: What To Do When Your Child Throws a Tantrum in Public

    July 20, 2021

    It’s Happening: What To Do When Your Child Throws a Tantrum in Public

    If you are a parent, one day your child will throw a tantrum in public. Here’s the thing … it’s going to happen. And probably more than once. So that spike of fear you had reading that statement? Toss it to the side. Every parent deals with this, and we’re going to talk about how to get through the worst of it.

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  • Journey Across America: Reading List

    July 6, 2021

    Journey Across America: Reading List

    This month we are learning about the journey across America. We compiled a great reading list for the whole family. Teach your kids all about America with these great books!

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  • Journey Across America: At-Home Activity

    July 5, 2021

    Journey Across America: At-Home Activity

    Summertime is just such a great time for everyone! It is the time as families we pack our things and we travel far and wide to experience new family adventures.

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  • 5 Ways to Help Preschoolers Develop an Attitude of Gratitude

    June 23, 2021

    5 Ways to Help Preschoolers Develop an Attitude of Gratitude

    Like so many other things in life, gratitude is learned. Humans aren’t naturally grateful — without some guidance, we’ll stay selfish as long as we can. And be honest … you probably just thought of someone in your life who could say “thank you” a bit more often. 

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