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Playing Pretend

Make-believe play is a universal and powerful learning experience. Help parents explore ways to expand and enrich kids’ pretend play—and join in on the fun!

Storybook

Your Amazing Brain

What’s inside that furry blue head? An amazing organ that makes Grover the lovable monster that he is! Encourage parents and kids to read this storybook together to help children understand and celebrate their own amazing developing brains.

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Your care and support can make a huge difference in the life of a young child. We’re here for you with activities and tips to help children overcome adversity and thrive.

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Discover printables, videos, and more on topics to help the families you work with.

Knowing First & Last Names

Five Things a Family Emergency Plan Should Have

Let’s Pack an Emergency Kit

I Know Our Address & Phone Number

A Delicious Day

Making the Most of Your Groceries

H Is for Handwashing

Grow Your Colors

Word Play

Choosing a Book

Writing the Alphabet

Math With Everyday Games

Math & Movement

Elmo's Math Adventure

Feelings Tic-Tac-Toe

Reading Adventures

Talk Together, Read Together

Tips for Reading Together

Building a Love of Literacy at Every Age

Building Reading Confidence

Reading With Picture Clues

Talking is Teaching Storybook

Language and the Brain

Learning Daily Routines

Building Bridges of Understanding

What to Say to a Parent of a Child with Autism

Siblings Helping Siblings

My Firsts!

Baby, Go to Sleep!

Grover’s Playground Workout

What Is Asthma?

My Asthma Profile

We Are All Amazing!

Bert & Ernie: Two Best Buddies

Feeling Faces

A Little Help From My Furry Friends

Grouchy Party

Answering Tough Questions

Grown-ups Come Back

Furry Fuzzy Hugs

Healthy Brains, Healthy Kids

Language in Everyday Moments

Lullabies

“I Spy” Language Skills!

Adjusting to Blended Families

Adjusting to Two Homes

Age-by-Age Adaptations

Ages & Stages: Talking

Animal Yoga

Answering Difficult Questions

Answering Even More Questions

Anytime & Sometime Foods

ArtMaker: Draw It Out!

ArtMaker: Draw It Out!

Ask Me Anything

Ask Questions, Build Skills

At the Supermarket

Bedtime Math

Breathe, Balance, and Bend: The 3 B’s of Calm Bodies

Building Skills at Bedtime

Comfort Foods

Comfort Strategies

Coping With Big Feelings

Counting Heartbeats

Creating a Reading-Friendly Environment

Different Circumstances, Different Explanations

Do the Freeze Dance!

Drawing Your Feelings

Eating Colorful Fruits & Veggies

Eating Is an Experiment

Eating Well on a Budget

Emotional Milestones

Everyday Conversation Cards

Executive Function Milestones

Explaining & Reassuring

Explaining Visitation Schedules

Exploration & Curiosity Milestones

Exploring Big Feelings

Exploring Healthy Snacks

Exploring Kids’ “Circle of Care”

Expressing & Handling Emotions

Expressing Emotions

Expressing Feelings

Expressing Feelings With Words

Family Routines

Feelings Have Names

Feelings Journal

Finding Comfort With Family and Friends

Finding Support in Friendships

Finding Support in Others’ Stories

Five Is Always Five!

Get Moving Anywhere, Anytime!

Giving Hearts Time to Heal

Good Night, Twiddlebug!

Healthy Eating: Supporting Families

Healthy Snacks on the Go

Helping Families Get Healthy Food

Helping Hands

Parent Workshop: Helping Kids Love Reading

Helping Kids Remember

Helping Kids Soothe Themselves

Helping Kids Stay Connected

How Kids Make Sense of Numbers

Hugging It Out

In My Family

Inside on a Rainy Day

It’s All Connected

Language & Art

Language Activity Cards

Language On the Go

Language-Learning Through the Five Senses

Learning About Shapes

Learning at Home

Learning at the Store

Learning in the Morning

Learning Math at Mealtimes

Learning Through the Senses

Listen & Talk Together

Little Children, Big Feelings

Managing Changes

Math & Pretend Play

Math All Day Long

Math Development Chart

Math in Unlikely Places

Math On-the-Go Cards

Memory Boxes

Morning Routines

Move & Learn

Move Along With Elmo

Movement Squares

Moving Through Grief

Moving Through Transitions

Moving Together

Muppet Feelings

My Autograph

Naming Feelings

Noticing Signs of Stress

On the Go

Patience & Persistence

Pattern Play

Questions to Grow On

Read & Move

Recipes, Shopping List, and Meal Planner

Recognizing Letters

Reminding Kids It’s Not Their Fault

Reminding Kids They’re Loved

Responding to Different Reactions

Showing You Care

Showing You Care

Silly Storytelling

Sing It Out

Singing During Prison Visits

Something Small

Something to Count On

Sort, Order, Build!

Spending Time Together

Staying Connected

Sticking to Routines

Storytime

Taking Care of Yourself

Taking Care of Yourself

Taking Care of Yourself

Talking About “Big Feelings”

Talking About Feelings

Talking About Feelings

Talking Is Teaching

Tell Me About It

The Benefits of Hugs

The Language of Math

Time for a Change

Time for a Nap

Transitioning Between Parents

Treasuring Childhood

Trying New Foods

Using Humor

Visiting a Parent in Prison

Vocabulary Adventure Cards

Vocabulary Walk

Walk & Talk

Watching for Signs of Stress

What Happened?

What Is Incarceration?

When Kids Miss the Other Parent

Why Move More?

Workout With Grover

You're Not Alone

An Act-Along Story

10 Tips for Healthy Teeth

Brush Those Teeth

Brush With Elmo

Dentist Visits

Handwashing: Step by Step

Sick Days

Tooth-Brushing Chart

Tooth-Friendly Foods

Visiting the Doctor

Wash Your Hands!

Wellness Tips

Why Brushing Matters

Being a Good Friend

Building Self-Esteem

Elmo’s School Friends

Friends Can Be Different

Getting Along With Siblings

Growing Empathy

Making New Friends

Recognizing Bullying

Respectful Behavior

Showing We Care

Signing Up for Friends

The Joy of Friendship

We Are All Different; We Are All the Same

We’re Alike and We’re Different

When Mean Behavior Becomes Bullying

A Is for Active

Action Plan Steps

Asthma Action Plan

Asthma in Childcare Settings

Asthma Rap

Asthma Rap Path

Asthma Triggers

Dani's Triggers

Find the Hidden Triggers

Healthy Superheroes

Helping Kids Reach Out

Helping Kids Resolve Conflicts

Managing Asthma in a Childcare Setting

Spotting Asthma Signals

The Most Important Meal

Visiting the Asthma Doctor

Working With Your Asthma Team

A Day in the Life of a Child With Autism

Creating Special Times for Everyone

Exploring Similarities

Involving & Appreciating Siblings

Making Everyday Routines Go More Smoothly

Preparing for Outings

Taking Care of the Caretaker

Teaching Kids About Autism

Monster Moments

How Helpers Keep Us Safe

Talking to Children About Emergencies

Dramatic Play

Elmo’s World: Play Ball!

Emergency Helpers

Emergency Preparation for Childcare Providers

Family Emergency Kit

Five Easy Ways to Get Emergency-Ready

Forms of Play

Learning Through the Senses

Make a Family Emergency Plan

Planning Together

Patience & Self-Care

Preparing for Emergencies in a Childcare Setting

Puzzle Play

The Littlest Players

Why Is Physical Play Important?

Word Play

Word Play

Your Amazing Brain

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An interview with Sherika Johnson from Nurse Family Partnership.

The Power of Play

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