Classroom Strategies
Browse and review strategies you can use to support children's development of Core Skills
This library contains strategies that can be used to foster specific Core Skills, both with individual children or within a group setting. Our strategy offerings range from short, informative video lessons to complete learning suites that include printable resources.
Our strategy library is a work in progress. As we grow, we will add new strategies that are focused additional skills, like motor skills, vocabulary, and active exploration. Check back often for more freely available resources!
Relate
Strategies to support relationship-building
A targeted strategy for building positive, sensitive, and supportive relationships
How you can focus on children’s effort and process to boost their confidence
Strategies you can use to support children’s budding friendship skills
Help preschoolers practice social skills and make friendships
Back-and-forth exchanges that build positive relationships
Ways to help children work together to find solutions to their problems
A step-by-step strategy to help toddlers work through challenging social situations
Explore simple yet powerful ways to strengthen your relationship with every child
How books provide children with a window into the larger world, as well as a mirror for self-reflection
Regulate
Strategies to foster self-regulation skills
Help children know what to expect and what is coming next
Help children choose positive behaviors by linking behaviors to outcomes
Learn how to craft simple and clear statements that share your behavioral expectations
Strategies for supporting children’s behavior by maximizing engagement
Ways you can support students to be active agents in their own learning
Give attention to children’s positive behaviors using praise, recognition, or rewards
Help children recognize and manage emotions using evidence-based strategies
A series of strategies to help older infants and toddlers understand strong emotions
How communication and collaboration between educators supports children’s learning
Strategies to maximize engagement and minimize downtime
Communicate
Strategies to foster children’s language and literacy skills
Foster conversational turns that build strong listening and language skills
Help children practice early writing skills by exploring the letters in their name
