SSIC Resources
Supporting Families Through Emergencies
Our partners at Sesame Street in Communities have developed resources to support community providers and caregivers who serve families and help children face challenges, big and small. When a natural disaster strikes, caregivers and providers look for the right thing to say or do.
Read MoreSpark Curiosity
Curiosity is the key to learning. When you encourage children to ask lots of questions, you’re helping them build their natural curiosity and think like scientists. Our partners at Sesame Street in Communities have great resources to help you encourage curiosity with those in your care.
Read MoreAutism Acceptance Month
April is Autism Acceptance Month! Our partners at Sesame Street in Communities have created new bilingual (English and Spanish) resources to help foster autistic children’s sense of creativity as well as support parents and providers in helping discover and support children’s unique perspective and personality.
Read MoreMovement for Healthy Bodies
Physical skills and healthy bodies can be built through everyday activities and movement. As a caring grown-up in a child’s life, you can facilitate movement and learning, and our partners at Sesame Street are here to help. Their worksheet provides fun ideas to get kids moving. Remember, there’s always an opportunity to move!
Read MoreParental Addiction
Our partners at Sesame Workshop have partnered with the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts to create new resources to support caring adults supporting children impacted by parental addiction. Building on the library of parental addiction resources on Sesame.org, the new resources include a curated professional development course for providers.
Read MoreSofia the Feelings Helper
This video from our partners at Sesame Street in Communities is for all children, whether or not they’re seeing a therapist or counselor! Children can learn along with Elmo and Karli to understand the job of “feelings helpers”—professionals who help children (and grown-ups too) when big feelings get too big, too often.
Read MoreStretch, Breathe, Move!
Our bodies can teach us a lot about our feelings, and our bodies can also help us understand and manage our feelings. Our partners at Sesame Street in Communities have resources to help you encourage children to notice the “clues” their bodies give them about what they may be feeling (for instance, a stomachache may be a sign that they’re feeling worried). Then, show them how to use their bodies to help them manage their feelings.
Read MoreEmergency Response
Our partners at Sesame Street in Communities have developed resources to support community providers and caregivers who serve families and help children face challenges, big and small. When a natural disaster strikes or there is an act of violence in the community, caregivers and providers look for the right thing to say or do.
Read MoreBelonging and Responsibility
With the help of caring adults, little ones can feel empowered and encouraged to find ways to be helpful, kind, and contribute to their communities. Our partners at Sesame Street in Communities have created new bilingual resources to help children instill a sense of belonging and responsibility in the world. New resources include four videos, two articles, six printables, and a volunteer tip sheet.
Read MoreGet Moving Together
Looking to incorporate more movement in your child care for Physical Fitness Month? You can join in on the fun too! Our partners at Sesame Street in Communities have resources to help get you and the kids moving.
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