California Early Learning and Care Inclusion Resources

Early childhood inclusion embodies the values, policies, and practices that support the right of every infant and young child and their family, regardless of ability, to participate in a broad range of activities and contexts as full members of their family, community, and society. 

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Creating A Musical Forest

Get outside and make some noise! Here are four creative ways to add instruments to an outdoor setting.

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Learned Optimism: A Critical Skill for Teaching and Learning

Here are a few sample activities to help children learn optimistic thinking. 

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How To Help Kids Worried About ‘Bad Thoughts’

Children sometimes feel guilty about disturbing thoughts and can't stop confessing.

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Hailey’s Book of Feelings

 

This resource offers visuals to young children on various emotions.

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Self-Regulation Skills: Breathing Strategies

 

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

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Exploring Consent and Power in Preschool

 

Children learn to respect others by having adults respect them. It may be harder for some of us to do this for children who enjoy aggressive play themes.

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Cut Out the Pre-Cuts: The Trouble with Themes in Early Childhood Education

 

The greatest issue is that themes are teacher directed and teacher owned. The trouble with cut outs is that they greatly restrict a child’s creativity and individuality.

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Steps For Resolving Conflicts

 

These four steps for resolving a problem can be used with children.

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Conflict-Resolution Steps (Older)

 

This resource offers steps for conflict resolution that can be used with older children.

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Proven Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions

 

Early childhood intervention programs have been shown to yield benefits in academic achievement, behavior, educational progression and attainment, delinquency and crime, and labor market success, among other domains.

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Gossip Be Gone: Strategies For Building Positive Strengths-Based Teams

 

In this exciting webinar, we will explore strategies for eliminating gossip and enhancing your professional communication skills with coworkers, parents, and administrators.

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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.

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How To Help Your Child Have a Successful Morning

 

Learn how to create a morning routine that not only helps your day to begin more smoothly, but also teaches your child important skills that he needs to become more independent and confident.

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Signs of Bullying in Kids with Learning Differences and ADHD

 

Kids who learn and think differently are at risk for bullying. But it’s not always easy to recognize that a child is being bullied because the signs can point to other things, too. Learn about common ways kids show they’re being bullied.

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Play Vs. Learning: A False Dichotomy in Early Childhood Education

 

Over the past several years, experts in various disciplines such as Pediatrics, Psychology, and Education have expressed alarm about the disappearance of play in early childhood and its long-term effects.

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Play Continuum of Complexity

This visual resource offers more information on the various types of play that children can experience.

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The Difference Between Teasing and Bullying

Here’s what you need to know about the difference between teasing and bullying, and how to help kids navigate these tricky social waters.

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Fall Scavenger Hunt and Free Printable

 

This fall activities scavenger hunt is a fun way for children to explore autumn changes and practice fundamental movement skills along the way.

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12 Bean Bag Games Your Kids Will Love

Unlike a ball, bean bags won’t roll away when a child is working on their throwing or catching skills. Whether you have one or 10 bean bags, there are loads of activities your kids will love to play with them.

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DESSA Competencies Guide

 

This digital guide provides an in-depth look at all 8 of the DESSA Competencies (known as the Aperture 8) and provides strategies for how to inspire these competencies in children throughout elementary school, middle school, and high school!

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Self-Advocacy Sentence Starters for Kids Who Learn and Think Differently

 

Self-advocacy is an important skill for kids who learn and think differently. But kids don’t always know how to ask or what to say. Here are things kids can say to self-advocate, organized by age and learning difference.

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Strategies That Help Multilingual Students Learn Content and English at The Same Time

 

Teachers can use these strategies to help keep students who are still learning English on track with their peers.

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Is Creativity A Superpower in Early Education?

 

Experts suggest that children need more time for play in the wake of the pandemic, not less.

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What To Do When Your Child Is the Bully

 

There’s a lot of advice on what to do when kids are being bullied. But what do you do when your child IS the bully? The good news is parents can do a lot to help. Check out these tips to help you help your child stop bullying.

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I Can Be a Super Friend!

This visual resource offers young children a short story on how to be a good friend.

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Solution Kit: 4x4

This solution kit offers possible solutions to problems in a 4 x 4 format.

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Solution Kit: 11x17

 

This solution kit offers possible solutions to problems in an 11 x 17 format.

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I Can Get Calm: A Toddler Tale

 

This resource for young children can be used to help them get calm.

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What Is Cyberbullying?

 

Cyberbullying is the use of digital communication tools (like the internet and cell phones) to make another person feel angry, sad, or scared. Online bullying is like in-person bullying in two keyways. It’s done on purpose and it tends to happen more than once.

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How Collaboration Promotes Deeper Learning

 

One teacher has found that focusing on both the individual and the group in lesson planning helps create a solid foundation for learning.

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5 Meaningful Ways to Support Asian American Students

 

Welcoming students’ culture into the classroom creates an inclusive learning environment that supports a sense of belonging.

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Bullying, Learning Differences, And How to Help

 

Listen in to learn how to tell the difference between teasing and bullying. Also, find out what to do if your child is being bullied.

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How Do I Get My Embarrassed Teen to Use Her ADHD Accommodations?

 

Parents should perpetually assess the value added (or lost) by using resource room services. If your teen’s ADHD accommodations are yielding more distress than help, change the IEP or 504 Plan.

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5 Ways to Support Neurodivergent Students

 

An academic coach for neurodivergent students shares how to help them reach their potential throughout the school year.

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Walking Up the CA Teaching Pyramid: Tools to Support Children’s Return

 

This resource offers information on each level of the California Teaching Pyramid and tools to move forward.

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Parents Say, ‘Good Girl’ And ‘Good Boy’ All the Time. Here’s Why You Should Try to Say Something Else

 

This kind of language may not always be healthy or helpful. One issue is it doesn’t give children clear feedback on what they just did or said.

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ECTA: Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

 

This resource offers several topics to improve your overall support and practices with children and families.

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Behavior Expectation Matrix Examples

 

This behavior matrix, produced by the Teaching Pyramid Model, gives examples of behavior expectation during various parts of the day.

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Strategies for Talking with Children about Difficult Issues

 

This workshop will give teachers an opportunity to share their challenges, explore strategies for supporting children, and look at ways to take care of themselves.

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Solution Kit: 8.5x11

 

This solution kit offers possible solutions to problems in an 8.5 x 11 format.

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Pyramid Model Overview

 

The Pyramid Model for Promoting Social-Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children is a conceptual framework of evidence-based practices for promoting young children’s healthy social and emotional development. This video provides an overview of the structure and levels of support.

Tell Me What to Do Instead!

 

In this classroom edition, communication is the key.  This resource offers what to avoid saying and instead what can be modeled.

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Two New Free Activities! Gratitude Starts with Thinking About Others

 

These free activities can be used at home or at school.

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Amy’s Book of Feelings

 

This resource offers visuals to young children on various emotions.

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