Our learning intentions and success criteria for this course are:

Identify 2 possible strategies to make families comfortable in your program
Identify at least 2 effective listening strategies
Make a measurable goal to utilize these strategies with families in your program
You should expect this course to take no more than 20-40 minutes of on-screen learning time, with at least a few weeks of real-life work on a family engagement goal of your choice.

The VPK Learning Center Activities included with this guide are aligned with the Language, Communication and Emergent Literacy Domain within the Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards for Four-Year-Olds (2011). These standards and associated benchmarks were themselves developed based on the best available research evidence about the important skills that preschool children should know and be able to demonstrate to be ready for kindergarten by the end of the preschool period.

Google folder with sublimation instructions, links to amazon shopping list, example sublimation designs, and other sublimation resources. All handouts from our UCET 2024 presentation.

The Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Students can use this model to guide them through the research process. The Super3 is a simplified version of the model for younger students. This worksheet is a writing checklist that utilized the Super3 model.

Share sections and portions of the following video to help your child(ren) learn about how animals survive when they are young. 

What happens when the nicest and best cow has a clumsy run-in with the Ice Fairy? Find out in Sweet Arabella, the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime — featuring narration by Valerie Kahler, illustrations by Raul Villanueva and music by Jacques Ibert.

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Find teacher resources for pk-12 on our Utah State Board of Education English langauage arts elementary page.

Most educators agree that the traditional “sit and get” classroom will not help us achieve greater educational equity or promote the deeper learning skills our students need to succeed. In response, a growing number of schools, districts, and states are embracing approaches that are more equitable and learner-centered—where each student's unique profile of strengths, needs, interests, goals, family and cultural background, and experiences are nurtured and leveraged to enable them to succeed.

This lesson can be broken up into smaller lessons to help young or special education learners begin to comprehend how stories work and what is being taught in them. Overall, the lesson should take about an hour. 

Early childhood, between the ages of 2-8, is an important period for developing math skills. From the first years of life, your child is learning math and developing interest in the subject through everyday routines and play. Your support for the development of math knowledge and skills will help prepare your child for future success in school and life. Check out this infographic title, Supporting Your Child in Developing Math Skills for Future Success, to learn more about how early math success opens doors for future success in college and careers.

These family and caregiver resources and activities, organized by math topics such as counting or shapes, include research-based and easy-to-follow steps to help you support your child’s math skills during a typical day.

This video walks viewers through a 3-step routine for teaching academic vocabulary to young students. The routine is aligned with evidence-based recommendations from two What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides on teaching early literacy skills to all students and may be especially beneficial for students whose home language is not English.

Children will take turns adding to stories.  You can pick a topic and start off by saying “Once upon a time…” and then take turns embellishing and extending the story.  The goal is to pay attention to details, attend to one another while building their working memory, focusing their attention, and practicing self-control. 

This lesson is to help early readers and non readers understand and recall information from the story Caps for Sale, by Esphyr Slobodkina. This lesson is primarily for preschool children, but can be used with kindergarteners. Children will listen to the story of a peddler trying to sell his caps. The peddler takes a rest under a tree and when he awaks, the caps, which he keeps on his head, have vanished. He looks around and finally realizes that it's monkeys in a tree who have taken his caps. Once the story is read, children will choose a stick out a jar, containing a question or prompt about the book. This lesson is designed for a small group (3-5) of children. There are several extensions that can be done with this lesson including acting out the story and a small art project. 

What happens when three Billy Goats Gruff run out of food to munch on their mountainside? Will they dare go up against the evil troll, who's blocking the way to a field filled with delicious green grass and sweet clover? See what musical surprises await in the YourClassical Storytime episode The Three Billy Goats Gruff, featuring music from Bedrich Smetana and art by Nancy Carlson!

Welcome to the latest installment of YourClassical Storytime, classic stories with a classical music twist. Today we share our version of The Three Little Pigs, in which our favorite piglets venture out on their own and learn a lesson about planning and doing things well. Oh, and there's a big, bad wolf! Along the way, we'll hear some wonderful melodies by French composer Georges Bizet.

Once upon a time, there was a girl who was no bigger than a thumb – which made her just the right size to be kidnapped by a frog! Find out what happens to her in the wild adventures of Thumbelina, the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime, featuring narration by Julie Amacher, music by Maurice Ravel and illustrations by Nancy Carlson.