Family Engagement
Building Relationships
- Funds of Knowledge- The Importance of Learning From Families (Video)
- Increasing Family Engagement in Early Childhood Programs (Article)
- Lessons Learned from Our Collaborations with Families (NAEYC Webpage)
- Family Engagement, Diverse Families, and An Integrated Review of the Literature (Article)
- List of Various Articles on NAEYC Website that Support Family Involvement (Webpage)
- List of Parent Involvement Ideas (Webpage)
- Building Partnerships: Developing relationships with Families (ECLKC Series)
Each week the classroom stuffed animal goes home with a family and they document what life is like at their house. The family texts the photos to the teacher to make a new page in the book.
A parent worked at a local restaurant and made biscuits with the children one morning for breakfast.
Community Connections
- A Sense of Place: Human Geography in the Early Childhood Classroom (Article)
- Building Bridges to Understanding in the Pre-K Block Center: A Morning in the Block Center (Article)
- Building Reciprocal Relationships with Communities (Article)
- Exploring the Concept of Community in Relation to Early Years Practice (Article)
- Parent, Family, Community Involvement in Education (NEA Webpage)
- Playing and Learning Beyond the Classroom (Article)
Transition
- Family Engagement and School Readiness (ECLKC Series)
- Explaining Developmentally Appropriate Practice to Families (Article)
- Promoting Family Engagement (Webpage)
- Going to Kindergarten (Pamphlet)
Supporting Families
- Engaging with Families of Children Who Are Dual Language Learners (Professional Learning Guide)
- Raising Young Children in a New Country: Supporting Early Learning and Healthy Development (Family Handbook). Available in Arabic (العربية) and Spanish (español).
- Guidance and Discipline Tip Sheet Available in Spanish (español)
The teacher created a chart at a parent meeting for an upcoming field trip to support families in planning transportation (who needed or could help others).