Sesame Street in Communities

Topic

Trauma

Sesame Street has been reaching vulnerable children since 1969. Here are resources to support children coping with the effects of traumatic experiences.

Topic

Reading and Writing

Sesame Street has been teaching the ABC’s and 123’s for 50 years.

Topic

Grief

For 50 years, Sesame Street has been there for the most difficult moments in children’s lives.

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Mi Familia: Sunny Day Song

It’s a Journey: First Steps

Explaining Addiction

Meet Salia

Karli’s 7 Cs

Feelings Have Words

Karli’s Coloring Quilt

Color Me Calm

Caring for Brain Injuries

We’re Special and So Are You

Sunny, Cloudy, Stormy Days

Guest Post: Rebuilding Trust

It’s Not Your Fault

Teamwork

Complex Emotions

The Monster-Fairy Family Challenge

Everyday Word Play

What’s for Dinner

This Is How I Grow

Moving and Grooving

Let's Make Up a Story!

Grover's Story Circle

Reading Adventures

You Can Count on Me

Parent-Teacher Communication Tips

Making Math Time Anytime!

The Family Song

Parenthood: An Amazing Roller Coaster

All Moms Are Special

You Belong

Slow It Down

Tell Me About It

The Feeling Basket

Daddy Time!

“I Love You Because” Garden

Artmaker: Draw It Out!

Vocabulary Walk

Moving Together

Three Steps for Bug Repellent

What to Say to a Parent of a Child with Autism

We Are All Amazing!

We’re Alike and We’re Different

K Is for Kindness

Building Bridges of Understanding

F Is for Family

All in the Family

Everyday Moments Activity Cards

Dress Up Grover

Dot to Dot

Let's Help: A Guide for Grown-Ups Helping Children Through the Toughest Times

Play All Day

Milestones: 3 months

Milestones: 12 months

Milestones: 2 years

Muppet Feelings

Monster Moments

From My Heart to Yours

Silly Power

We Got This! Storybook

Spending Time Together

Home Is Where the Hugs Are

Transitioning Between Parents

Playing Is Learning

Let's Play: A Children's Activity Book

Frustration...and Persistence

Furry Fuzzy Hugs

Bert & Ernie: Two Best Buddies

Tips for Reading Together

Healthy Brains, Healthy Kids

Snow Monster Maker

Thankful Hearts

Self Care

Silly Storytelling

Circle of Good

Building Reading Confidence

Words Are Everywhere

Grouchy Party

Language and the Brain

Choosing a Book

Special-Special Comfort

It’s All About You

Draw Your Love

Stress in Preschoolers

Twiddlebug Toss

Age-by-Age Adaptations

Sink or Float

Bert and Ernie’s Science Experiment

The Most Important Factor

Grown-ups Come Back

Train-Track Engineers

Let’s Build It

Measure That Foot

Oscar’s Trash Launch

Building a Love of Literacy at Every Age

Elmo’s School Friends

Play Cards

Learning About Shapes

Talking is Teaching Storybook

Ask Questions, Build Skills

Sensory Learning

Shape Play

Brush Those Teeth

Brush Your Teeth to This Song!

Marvie’s Bedtime Routine

H Is for Handwashing

Wellness Tips

Lemonade Stand

The Job Song

Why Is Physical Play Important?

Your Amazing Brain

Eating Colorful Fruits & Veggies

Grow Your Colors

Family Forever: A Julia Storybook

Learning Daily Routines

Twinkle, Twinkle

My Asthma Profile

Exploring Healthy Snacks

Visiting the Dentist

Healthy Teeth Coloring Book

Tooth Care: Ages and Stages

Asthma Triggers

Siblings Helping Siblings

Getting Along With Siblings

Respectful Behavior

Brush With Elmo

Dentist Visits

Tooth-Brushing Chart

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

Measure That Foot

Breathe, Buddy, Breathe!

Thankful Hearts

Feelings Tic-Tac-Toe

Adjusting to Two Homes

A Delicious Day

When Kids Miss the Other Parent

Sick Days

Writing the Alphabet

Language Activity Cards

H Is for Hope

Breathe, Think, Do

Saying “No”

It’s All Connected

Handling Sibling Conflicts

Helping Kids Celebrate Strengths

Feeling Faces

Teaching Kindness

Move Along With Elmo

I Can Be Patient

Mean Behavior

A Little Help From My Furry Friends

Watching for Signs of Stress

Talk Together, Read Together

Asking for Help

Elmo Doesn’t Give Up!

Twiddlebugs Take Turns

Learning in the Morning

Care, Cope, Connect

Learning at Home

Knowing First & Last Names

Five Things a Family Emergency Plan Should Have

Let’s Pack an Emergency Kit

I Know Our Address & Phone Number

Word Play

Math With Everyday Games

Math & Movement

When Mean Behavior Becomes Bullying

Elmo's Math Adventure

Reading With Picture Clues

My Firsts!

Baby, Go to Sleep!

What Is Asthma?

Answering Tough Questions

Language in Everyday Moments

Lullabies

“I Spy” Language Skills!

Adjusting to Blended Families

Ages & Stages: Talking

Animal Yoga

Answering Difficult Questions

Answering Even More Questions

Anytime & Sometime Foods

ArtMaker: Draw It Out!

Ask Me Anything

At the Supermarket

Asking for Help

Bedtime Math

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 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 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

Language & Art

Language On the Go

Language-Learning Through the Five Senses

Learning About Shapes

Learning at the Store

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

Movement Squares

Moving Through Grief

Moving Through Transitions

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

Sing It Out

Singing During Prison Visits

Something Small

Something to Count On

Sort, Order, Build!

Staying Connected

Sticking to Routines

Storytime

Taking Care of Yourself

Talking About “Big Feelings”

Talking About Feelings

Talking Is Teaching

The Benefits of Hugs

The Language of Math

Time for a Change

Time for a Nap

Treasuring Childhood

Trying New Foods

Using Humor

Visiting a Parent in Prison

Vocabulary Adventure Cards

Walk & Talk

What Happened?

What Is Incarceration?

Why Move More?

Workout With Grover

You're Not Alone

An Act-Along Story

10 Tips for Healthy Teeth

Handwashing: Step by Step

Tooth-Friendly Foods

Visiting the Doctor

Wash Your Hands!

Why Brushing Matters

Being a Good Friend

Building Self-Esteem

Friends Can Be Different

Growing Empathy

Making New Friends

Recognizing Bullying

Showing We Care

Signing Up for Friends

The Joy of Friendship

We Are All Different; We Are All the Same

A Is for Active

Action Plan Steps

Asthma Action Plan

Asthma in Childcare Settings

Asthma Rap

Asthma Rap Path

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

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

Word Play

Care, Cope, Connect

A Child's Perspective of a Traumatic Experience

Breathe, Think, Do!

Comfy-Cozy Nest

Connect

Count, Breathe, Relax

Elmo's World: Building Things

Feeling Safe

Teaching Kids to “Breathe, Think, Do”

“Getting to Know Me” Workshop

A Birthday Gift for Elmo

A Caring Connection

A Rainbow Kind of Day

A Tree of Growth and Learning

A-maze-ing Apples

Abby’s Amazing Friends

Adding Comfort to Your Space

Animal Antics

Breathe

Body Science

Breathe Deep

Building Financial Skills in the Classroom

Breathing Strategies

Avoiding the Media

Bebe Gets Sick

Bedtime Blues

Bert & Ernie: Same & Different

Bye Bye for Now Song

Changing the Labels

Checkup With Elmo

Color Big Bird’s Nest

Come & Play

Comforting Your Sick Child

Comfy-Cozy Nest

Communication Strategies for Positive Interactions

Creating a Sense of Home

Cover Up

Creating Feelings of Safety and Calm

Creating Feelings of Strength and Confidence

Creating Safety and a Sense of Home

Creature Camouflage

Don’t Pop the Bubbles

Dot to Dot

Eating Together

Elmo and Abby Investigate: Bouncing Balls

Elmo and Zoe Pretend

Elmo Has Choices

Elmo Learns to Save

Enriching & Extending Play

Everyday Math Tips

Experimenting With Boats

Explore Strategies for Positive Adult-Child Interactions

Explore the Strategies

Exploring and Learning

Exploring Outdoors

Express Yourself

Family Together Time

Furry Fuzzy Hugs

Garden Senses

Give Yourself a Hug

H Is for Helping Hands

H Is for Hope

Handling Worry and Anger

Handling Angry Feelings

Helping Hands

Helping Kids Calm and Soothe Themselves

Helping Others

Here For Each Other

Hooray for Hands

How Do People Get Money?

How Others Feel

How to Wash Your Hands

Hugs All Around

I Can Calm Myself Down, Slow Down & Settle Down

I Can Do It

I Can Feel Safe

Ideas Into Action: Grown-Ups Come Back

Ideas Into Action: Waiting for Visits

Ideas Into Action: Parent-Child Bonding Time

Ideas Into Action: Coloring Page

Ideas Into Action: Circles of Care

It’s All Connected

Jerry O'Connell Explains the Word "Observe"

It Takes a Village

I Can Let My Feelings Out

Abuela’s Story Quilt

Me and My Abuelo

Our Family

Me & My Grandparents

Supporting Children and Families in Transition

Self-Care: Digging Deep

Grandparenting Today

Big Bird & His Granny

Me and My Abuelo

Our Family

Abuela’s Story Quilt

Adult-Child Coloring Page: I Hear You!

You Can Count on Me

Using These Resources

Self-Expression…Without Words

What Are Traumatic Experiences?

Attachment & Attunement

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