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    • Brain Building In Progress
    • Early Literacy Practices and Models
    • Strengthening Families
    • Strengthening Partnerships
    • Contact Us
  • Programs, Special Events, & More
    • Weekly Programs >
      • Mondays
      • Tuesdays
      • Wednesdays
      • Thursdays
      • Fridays
      • Saturdays
    • Special Events
    • Countdown To Kindergarten >
      • CTK Calendar
      • Top Ten Strategies to Survive Separation Anxiety
    • Developmental Screenings
    • Registration
  • Learning At Home
    • Anti-Bias Education
    • Early Literacy
    • Fine Motor Skills
    • Getting Ready To Learn
    • Learning Through Play
    • Music and Dance
    • Self Care For Parents/Caregivers
    • Sensory Play
    • Social-Emotional Learning
    • Songs, Rhymes, & Bounces for LapBabies
    • Speech & Language Development
    • STEM/STEAM
    • Supplies, Recipes, & Suggestions
  • Community Resources
    • Early Education & Care Resources For Families >
      • Early Education and Care Programs
      • After School Programs
      • Drop-Off Summer Camp Programs
      • Children with Special Needs
    • Health & Safety Resources
    • Housing, Legal, Financial, Fuel & Food
    • Local Events Calendars & Things To Do
    • Museums & Historical Societies
    • Playgrounds, Parks, & Outdoor Spaces
    • Public Libraries, Town Halls, & Community Centers
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ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUS ON SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) defines social and emotional learning (SEL) as the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities (self-awareness), manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals (self-management), feel and show empathy for others (social awareness), establish and maintain supportive relationships (relationship skills), and make responsible and caring decisions (responsible decision-making).  Hundreds of studies that show SEL leads to beneficial outcomes related to: social and emotional skills; attitudes about self, school, and social topics; social behaviors; conduct problems; emotional distress; and academic performance. Early Childhood Partners CFCE integrates SEL throughout our curricula and culture, and through ongoing collaboration with our families and community organizations.  Here's how you can practice SEL at home!

  • Download The "Joyful ABC Activity Booklets" series from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.  The Joyful ABC Activity Booklet series invites caregivers and educators to support children’s positive identity development while also growing their language and literacy skills with activities, museum objects, and new words. Learn more about the series and download all the available activity booklets for early learners ages 3 - 5 and infants and toddlers HERE.
  • Think of five people you would like to send kind wishes to.
  • Squeeze and let go, tensing different muscles in the body for 5 seconds and then slowly releasing.
  • Hold one finger in front of your mouth.  First, smell the flower.  Then, blow out the candle.
  • Use a happy moment to 'soak in the good' by pausing with your child to observe the pleasant physical and emotional feelings present.
  • Practice gratitude by going back and forth with your child to name as many things possible that you are grateful for.
  • The Ultimate Guide To Social Skills
  • 7 Ways to Help Kids With Anxiety
  • Try "Teddy Bear Belly Breathing" aka "Breathing Buddies"
  • 28 Social Emotional Activities for Distance Learning At Home
  • Find a space at a window.  Look at everything there is to see.  Pay attention to the movement of the grass or leaves in the breeze.  Notice the many different shapes present in your view.  Be observant.
  • Get a handful of raisins.  Pretend that you have never seen a raisin before.  Examine the raisin's appearance.  How do they look?  Feel?  Smell? Taste?  What did you notice?
  • Do your Alphabreaths!  The Story Time regulars know all about this!
  • Create Your Own Feeling Words Book
  • Strategies To Support Social-Emotional Development 
  • ASQ-SE2 Activities
  • 7 Music Games for Practicing Self-Regulation
  • How You And Your Kids Can De-Stress During Coronavirus
  • Take regular "Brain Breaks".  Get moving with GoNoodle and Mindful Movement!
  • 15 Essential SEL Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten
  • Check out GoNoodleFlow and Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube
  • Understood.org
  • PBS Kids
  • Zero To Three
  • Here are some PBS KIDS videos you can watch with your child to practice deep breathing together:
    • Daniel Learns to Be Calm on the Trolley
    • Calming Down Strategy Song
    • Belly Breathing with Elmo
    • Practice Belly Breathing
    • Glitter Jar    

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Early Childhood Partners programs are funded by the Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant awarded to Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) serving Hamilton, Wenham, Manchester, and Essex.  All educational and non-academic programs, activities and employment opportunities at Hamilton-Wenham RSD are offered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, homelessness, age and/or, disability, and any other class or characteristic
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E. Paige Menchini, MSW, LICSW, ECMH-E® ​
Early Childhood Partners CFCE
​Program Coordinator
978-468-5489
​e.menchini@hwschools.net