School Readiness
Simple ways to lay the foundation for learning.
Rudy Gets Ready for School
Bridging the gap between home and school can help kids feel safe and secure in the classroom. Watch how Rudy’s dad, Freddy, asks questions and involves himself in Rudy’s school.
Turn everyday moments into brain-building adventures!
This Is How I Grow
Elmo and his friends sing about all of the ways that they learn and grow, like counting, building, stretching, moving, laughing, singing, dancing, and cooking!
Elmo’s Brain Games
You can help children build important skills in everyday moments.
Everyday Word Play
Tips to turn everyday activities into language-learning moments.
I Know My Numbers
A printable coloring page with the numbers 1 to 10.
Playing With Colors
An interactive game to build the basic skill of color recognition.
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Growing Together
Take an interactive course to learn of ways to partner with families for school readiness across every aspect of child development.
Building a Reader
An interactive course that explores key literacy goals, strategies, and activities to support learning around language and literacy in children ages 2-5.
The Wiggle-Jiggle Game
A video about a getting-to-know you game that helps kids appreciate similarities and differences.
Playing With Colors
An interactive game to build the basic skill of color recognition.
Abby’s Letter Garden
Prepare children for school success by exposing them to uppercase letters, helping them recognize them, and write them themselves.
Building and Rebuilding Language Skills—and Community!
An article about building children’s language skills by enriching your interactions.
Playing With Numbers
An interactive game to build the basic skill of number recognition.
New Friendships
Children need the support of the adults in their lives to help ease them back into familiar routines.
Friends: Old, New, and Kind of Oldish-Newish
A year is a long time in a child’s life. Children need the support of the adults in their lives to help ease them back into familiar routines—and into friendships that have been restricted over the past year.
Discover more resources for parents, caregivers, and providers.
Language and Literacy
Language is a key part of early childhood education and helps lay the foundation for success in school.
Math
Math is all around us—and both kids and grown-ups can make math fun every day!
Science
Kids learn science by exploring the world around them. Everyday moments are perfect opportunities to build science skills.
