Resources for Family Child Care Materials and Activities

Family Child Care Learning Environments Lesson 4 Explore Resources for Family Child Care Materials and Activities Guide	WWW.VIRTUALLABSCHOOL.ORG ACTIVITY ID: 25346 Name Certifier Date
Child Care Aware of North Dakota https://ndchildcare.org/providers/activities.html This resource offers pages with creative ideas for materials and activities that address children’s learning and development, including ideas on the following topics and for ages birth to 3; 3 to 5; and birth to 5: gross motor (active play); fine motor (manipulatives); language and literacy (books); math and numbers; sand and water play; science and nature; art; blocks; dramatic play; music and movement; and rest and relaxation. Illinois Early Learning Project Tip Sheets https://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/ This website has a variety of tip sheets with ideas for using found materials in activities with young children. Below are two of the many tip sheets available on the website. Toys from Throwaway Boxes: https://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/toys-boxes/ Toys from Throwaways: Let’s Recycle: https://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/toys-recycle/ Fun Craft Projects for School Age Children: https://www.pinterest.com/blessedinaz/fun-crafts-and-activities-for-school-age-children/ Pinterest is a great tool for discovering new ideas or building on materials you may already have available in your family child care home. Care.com: 101 After School Activities: https://www.care.com/c/stories/3177/101-after-school-activities-for-kids/ This webpage offers an extensive list of creative activities for children of all ages. The Project Approach Examples of Projects: http://projectapproach.org/project-examples/ Project work builds on natural curiosity, enabling children to interact, question, connect, problem-solve, communicate, reflect, and more. This kind of learning extends beyond the traditional classroom to each student’s home, community, nation, and the world. The example projects compiled on this website are sorted by grade level but remember that the best projects evolve from student interests and needs.

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ACTIVITY ID: 25346

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Child Care Aware of North Dakota
https://ndchildcare.org/providers/activities.html
This resource offers pages with creative ideas for materials and activities that address children’s learning and development, including ideas on the following topics and for ages birth to 3; 3 to 5; and birth to 5: gross motor (active play); fine motor (manipulatives); language and literacy (books); math and numbers; sand and water play; science and nature; art; blocks; dramatic play; music and movement; and rest and relaxation.
Illinois Early Learning Project Tip Sheets
https://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/
This website has a variety of tip sheets with ideas for using found materials in activities with young children. Below are two of the many tip sheets available on the website.
Toys from Throwaway Boxes:
https://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/toys-boxes/
Toys from Throwaways: Let’s Recycle:
https://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/toys-recycle/
Fun Craft Projects for School Age Children:
https://www.pinterest.com/blessedinaz/fun-crafts-and-activities-for-school-age-children/
Pinterest is a great tool for discovering new ideas or building on materials you may already have available in your family child care home.
Care.com: 101 After School Activities:
https://www.care.com/c/stories/3177/101-after-school-activities-for-kids/
This webpage offers an extensive list of creative activities for children of all ages.
The Project Approach Examples of Projects:
http://projectapproach.org/project-examples/
Project work builds on natural curiosity, enabling children to interact, question, connect, problem-solve, communicate, reflect, and more. This kind of learning extends beyond the traditional classroom to each student’s home, community, nation, and the world. The example projects compiled on this website are sorted by grade level but remember that the best projects evolve from student interests and needs.