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Everything you need to help children grow smarter, stronger, kinder
Scroll to discover printables, videos, and more on topics important to your family or the families you work with.

Elmo and Abby’s Check-up Play Date
Pretend play can help children “rehearse” situations that may frighten them.

I’m Listening
Good communication amongst family, healthcare providers, and children leads to trusting relationships and inspires healthy habits…and well-child visits are a great time to communicate!

Hooray for Healthy Teams
A child’s healthy team includes parents, extended family and caregivers, teachers, doctors, nurses, …and themselves!

Healthy and Strong, All Day Long
Everyday routines are building blocks for learning healthy habits and reaching developmental milestones.

Monster Mornings
Watch the video with children and talk about Rosita and Rosa’s healthy morning routine.

Elmo Isn’t Sleepy
Watch this video of Elmo getting ready for bed with his dad, Louie.
Featured Resource Categories
Discover tons of resources that help kids (and parents!) with what matters most in young lives: health and wellness, social-emotional skills, and school readiness.

Healthy Minds and Bodies
Help children build healthy habits to last a lifetime.

ABCs and 123s
Build vocabulary, spark curiosity, and help children think critically, preparing them to succeed in school and in life.

How to Talk to Kids about Tough Topics
Caring adults can help kids learn coping and resilience-building techniques to help them face tough challenges like divorce, foster care, grief, and more.
1 in 44 Children
in the U.S. is Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) today.
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Roads to Resilience
The course Roads to Resilience highlights some of the best assets from topics across SesameWorkshop.org with customized approaches, tips and tricks on using these resources in your work with caregivers and their children.

A Conversation on Healthy Habits
In this webinar, Sesame Workshop’s Kama Einhorn, Director of Content Design, and Dr. Glenn Flores, Chair of Pediatrics and Senior Associate Dean of Child Health at the University of Miami, discuss the importance of healthy habits for young children and families.
Resources to support children and families… and you!

I’m Listening
Good communication amongst family, healthcare providers, and children leads to trusting relationships and inspires healthy habits…and well-child visits are a great time to communicate!

Hooray for Healthy Teams
A child’s healthy team includes parents, extended family and caregivers, teachers, doctors, nurses, …and themselves!

Connecting & Communicating
Communication and connection with families is key to building a strong, effective healthy team.
Resources for your classroom and the children you work with.

Building Classroom Community
An article about building classroom community after a period of remote learning.

Phonemic Awareness
Activities like word blending can help kids build phonemic awareness, which is the understanding that words are made up of a series of separate sounds, called phonemes.

In the Classroom
School can provide great stability in the lives of children and families without permanent homes.
Descubra imprimibles, videos y otros temas para ayudar a las familias con las que usted trabaja.

La cita para jugar al chequeo médico de Elmo y Abby
Los juegos de pretender pueden ayudar a los niños a “ensayar” situaciones que puedan asustarles.

Estoy escuchando
Una buena comunicación entre la familia, los proveedores de salud y los niños resulta en relaciones de confianza e inspira hábitos sanos, ¡y los chequeos médicos son un excelente momento para comunicarse!

Hurra por los equipos de salud
El equipo de salud de un niño incluye los padres, la familia extendida, además de los cuidadores infantiles, los maestros, los doctores, las enfermeras… ¡y ellos mismos!

Visitar al doctor: Ayudando a los niños a crecer fuertes y sanos
La preparación y la comunicación le ayudarán a obtener el mejor cuidado para su niño durante cada chequeo médico.
Play time and reading time are great times for learning.

Making It Work
An interactive game that helps children build flexibility.

Abby’s Broken Wand
A storybook featuring strategies to help children cope with big feelings.

Elmo’s Brain Games
You can help children build important skills in everyday moments.

The Monster Dash
A storybook featuring Karli about practicing flexibility and maintaining a positive outlook as skills to build resilience.

Bert & Ernie Reuse & Reinvent!
An interactive game about upcycling.