Early Childhood

[Edited and updated on September 14, 2023] Many families look forward to the natural beauty and fun activities associated with the fall season. In today’s post, you'll find 10 things…

The number of dual language learners in early childhood classrooms is expanding every year—and if you’re like many of your fellow teachers, you may feel underprepared to bridge language barriers…

What are some things every early childhood teacher should do for and with their students? We’re answering that question in today’s blog post, through some of our favorite quotes from…

Emotional regulation and empathy are two of the most important social-emotional skills for young children to develop. As authors Jennifer Grisham, Mary Louise Hemmeter, and Kristie Pretti-Frontczak point out, “children…

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter daily life, many families will find themselves staying closer to home than they normally would during the active summer months. Fortunately, there’s lots…

Here on the Brookes blog, we talk a lot about how to teach and include every learner, from the preschool years through high school and beyond. But today we’d like…

Whether you’re an early childhood teacher or a parent (or both), you play an important part in helping the children in your care become literate citizens. Even at a time…

Today we're excited to welcome a special guest to the blog to talk about a timely and important issue: mindfulness, and how to harness its power to help the children…

As families stay at home to preserve health and safety this spring, many parents of young children---especially parents who are working remotely---are struggling just to get through the day. With…

*We originally published this post near the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. While some things have changed since then, the activities in this post are still great skill-builders for young…