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Taking a Break: Using a Calm Down Area at Home (Spanish)

This resource includes instructions and tips for families on how to create a calm down area at home.

Re-Connecting and Building Relationships with Infants (Spanish)

Use this tip sheet to help practitioners of infants and toddlers intentionally plan and think about how to reconnect, help children transition back to the classroom, and support children’s social and emotional development after being away from the program.

Rebuilding the Pyramid: Reconnecting After a Break (Spanish)

Rebuilding the Pyramid: Reconnecting After a Break is a one page tip sheet to help preschool practitioners intentionally plan and think about how to support children’s use of social and emotional skills that are important to re-teach or remind children after being away from a classroom. Areas to focus on include: schedules and routines, supportive conversations, expectations and rules, positive descriptive feedback and emotional support.

My Teachers Want to Know (Spanish)

Programs can use this form to gather information from families as to the impact from the pandemic and best ways to support the child and family.

My Teachers Want to Know

Programs can use this form to gather information from families as to the impact from the pandemic and best ways to support the child and family.

Put Your Own Mask on First: Being a Great Pyramid Model Implementer in the Time of COVID-19

This presentation will focus on specific steps that early care and education administrators and practitioners can and need to take right no to ensure a functional preschool setting during this pandemic. Specific examples from the Pyramid Model will be highlighted.

The Leadership Team’s Guide for Re-Opening Programs

This document is designed to guide the Program Leadership Team around considerations for supporting children, families, and staff as they return to the program. The guidance includes Pyramid Model practices you know and encourages you to think about those strategies from a trauma-informed perspective. While the leadership team may not know who among children, families, and staff have or are experiencing trauma, a trauma-informed approach guides programs in providing a safe and nurturing environment where children, families, and staff can build resilience, feel safe, and recover.