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.
Components of Community: The Science of Kindness
Amazing to Me
When Julia and her family do a special art activity together, Julia finds a way to add her own amazing touch!
Sharing Amazing
An adult-child coloring page to spark ideas and connection.
Make a Pinch Pot!
Simple craft instructions to help your family make pinch pots from homemade dough together.
Creative, Talented, Amazing: A Conversation with Anna Wang, Co-founder of FCSN, about fostering autistic children’s talents
An article to help parents foster creative exploration and expression in their autistic child.
Exploring the Amazing in Autistic Children: A Conversation with Camille Proctor, Founder of The Color of Autism Foundation
An article to help parents discover and support their autistic child’s unique perspective and personality
New Ways to Ask for Help
It’s important to equip children with ways to reach out to others on their own.
Many Ways to Play
Spending focused, dedicated time to play can be a powerful tool in fostering connection and joy.
Growing a Language Garden: Everyday Language Development
A reminder of the simple things you do every day that nurture children’s language skills.
The Power of Positive
Gentle reminders for practicing self-kindness and compassion.
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.
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Reading at Home and School
A video showing how children can bring their learning home.
Guest Post: Preschool Bullying
Not all aggressive behaviors are acts of bullying.
Taking Care of Myself
Watch this webinar to recharge and stock your self-care tool kit with tips and tricks to try when stress sneaks in.
Resources to support children and families… and you!
Grief
Your love and support can help children understand death and cope with grief.
Big Bird’s Comfy-Cozy Nest
Video presenting a strategy for coping with the effects of trauma.
Tips for Shared Reading with Children Birth to Three
Tips for using reading time to bond with your child and build their language and literacy skills.
Descubra imprimibles, videos y otros temas para ayudar a las familias con las que usted trabaja.
Increíble toque personal
Cuando Julia y su familia hacen una actividad de arte especial, Julia encuentra una manera de agregarle un increíble toque personal a su arte.
¡Simplemente, pregunta!
Con esta canción, los niños se sentirán motivados sobre hacer preguntas.
Cinco maneras fáciles de prepararse para las emergencias
Piense en cinco maneras de prepararse para lo inesperado.
¡A cepillarse esos dientes!
Actividad práctica para mostrar a los niños cómo limpiar sus relucientes dientes
¡Juguemos! Detective de sentimientos
Ayude a los niños a “ver” los sentimientos en el rostro y el cuerpo de las personas y a entender que todos expresamos nuestros sentimientos de diferentes maneras.
Adentro y afuera con Bert y Ernie
Los niños pueden jugar y aprender con Bert y Ernie a observar y notar, reunir y recopilar, clasificar y combinar y a usar pistas para desarrollar destrezas de razonamiento.
Play time and reading time are great times for learning.
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.
The Feeling Basket
A story about “finding a place” for 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.
Grow, Grow, Grow!
A story about Elmo and his daddy using a book to grow a flower.
Reading Adventures
Sharing stories now lays the foundation for a lifetime of reading.
Making It Work
An interactive game that helps children build flexibility.
Elmo’s Brain Games
You can help children build important skills in everyday moments.
