Learn about how social and emotional development influence behavior, some factors as to why children struggle to regulate their emotions, and what we can do to help children learn to self-regulate.  We will discuss mindfulness practices, a variety of interventions for challenging behaviors, and we will be making calming sensory bottles to add to our calm down boxes or emotional toolkits.

Learn about how boredom can lead to challenging behaviors in the classroom. A great way to mitigate boredom is to offer novel games and activities. Please join us as we create our own games and activities out of household, inexpensive items!

This required training explains all the parts of North Carolina’s SIDS Law. Participants will review information about when and how to use the approved waivers, how to best place a baby in bed to sleep, and other “Best Practice” recommendations. During the workshop, participants will get the needed information to create a Safe Sleep Policy, updated research about SIDS, and local health and safety resources. Participants also will be walked through how to do an unresponsive infant drill and the reason for doing them regularly.

Learn more about the components of the ECERS-R. Get clarification about questions and discuss the subscales. Brainstorm how this may look in your classroom. Look at the individual items and how they are scored. Learn more so you can feel confident before your ECERS-R assessment.

Learn about the importance of sensory play in early childhood. Every child has preferences around certain sensory experiences and textures. Offering a variety of sensory activities can ensure all students can enjoy sensory play! Sensory play can be more than just sand and water play. Please join us as we make sensory bins out of a variety of materials that your students will enjoy!