Sesame for Families
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.
Trash is Treasure
Watch the Mecha Builders repurpose old materials into something new!
Monster Meltdown
Meltdowns happen… but they are somewhat predictable! As you try to handle them, curiosity and patience go a long way.
Parenting Moment: Reflecting
The way you talk with children matters… your words have power!
6 Ways to Practice Nurturing Parenting
Tips from a pediatrician on understanding, empathizing with, encouraging, and positively guiding children.
C is for Choice
A game about making choices, big and small.
Try It! Stop, Stretch, Switch
Try this strategy to help little ones transition away from screen time.
Understanding Digital Well-Being: A Guide for Parents & Caregivers
Digital well-being is about understanding and making choices about media as a part of family life, in order to learn, play, connect, relax, and feel closer to one another.
I Love the Rain
Watch Elmo and Grover sing about how rain helps Earth’s people, animals, and plants live and grow.
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.
Put in some professional development hours by taking an online course
Components of Community: The Science of Kindness
Explore ways to connect and foster kindness in everyday life.
Welcome to SesameWorkshop.org!
Join us for a walkthrough of SesameWorkshop.org, and discover helpful resources for families, caregivers, and professionals who support children’s learning and development.
We’re here to support childcare providers, teachers, and program leaders just like you.
Provider Portrait: Zoraima Rosario-Rolón (Caring for FFNs)
Zoraima Rosario-Rolón, provider to family, friend, and neighbor caregivers, explores strategies to support these important community members every day.
Map Your Space: Making the Most of Learning in Your Space
A webinar that helps you get creative and make a plan to level-up the potential for learning in your space.
Provider-Parent Communications Log
A printable page to help parents and caregivers communicate about a child’s day.
We’re here to support pediatricians, nurses, promotores, and nutritionists just like you.
Milestones: Your Two-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Toddler Tips: Meltdowns
Strategies for during and after a meltdown…and even some ways meltdowns might be avoided.
Elmo’s Magic Blanket
When Elmo is sick and has to stay in bed, he plays pretend with his blanket or sheet.
Descubra imprimibles, videos y otros temas para ayudar a las familias con las que usted trabaja.
Monstruos atentos: Guía para el podcast Por la paz
Una guía con consejos para usar con la serie de podcast de Monstruos atentos
Canción Mi cuerpo, mi mente con Elmo y los amigos
¡Todo está conectado! Cuerpo sano en mente sana para que nos sintamos bien por dentro y por fuera.
Niños quisquillosos para comer
En sus propias palabras
Una página para colorear que ayuda a los niños a explorar las palabras que nombran sentimientos.
O es de Opción
Un juego que enseña a tomar grandes y pequeñas decisiones.
¡Inténtenlo! Alto, estirarse, cambiar
Hagan esta estrategia para ayudar a los pequeños en la transición del tiempo de pantalla.
Bienestar digital: Una guía para padres y cuidadores
El bienestar digital consiste en comprender y tomar decisiones sobre los medios como parte de la vida familiar para aprender, jugar, conectarse, relajarse y sentirse más cerca entre sí.
Brazaletes de amistad
Cuando es difícil estar separados de los seres que amamos, las cosas más pequeñas pueden convertirse en grandes recordatorios de que alguien nos ama y está pensando en nosotros.
Play time and reading time are great times for learning.
Play I Notice, I Feel, I Can
Children can help their Sesame Street friends manage their big feelings with a three-step strategy.
Making It Work
An interactive game that helps children build flexibility.
Feelings, Feelings, Everywhere
Everyone has different feelings, at different times, for different reasons—and all our feelings have a place.
C is for Choice
A game about making choices, big and small.
Counting Outdoors: Memory Match
A concentration-style counting game featuring things children see in the natural world.
Abby’s Letter Garden
Prepare children for school success by exposing them to uppercase letters.
Slow It Down
It’s time to relax, and Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Abby Cadabby guide you in these exercises to help calm children experiencing overwhelm with big feelings.
Twiddlebug Toss
Help the Twiddlebugs experiment with a catapult—then make your own!
Transitioning Between Parents
Read this storybook to help your child come up with a simple routine on days they are going between homes.
The Monster-Fairy Family Challenge
Abby and Rudy help spark fun family time with a game you can play anytime, anywhere.
Reading Adventures
Sharing stories now lays the foundation for a lifetime of reading.
The Feeling Basket
A story about “finding a place” for big feelings.
Elmo’s Brain Games
You can help children build important skills in everyday moments.
