Keystone Kids Go Resources
Keystone Kids Go partner resources are focused on improving young children’s nutrition and physical activity. These resources are geared towards early childhood practitioners from childcare, Head Start, early intervention, family literacy, and pre-kindergarten programs.
Cruise Libraries Resources
Family Book Adventures are designed to provide all the support needed for libraries to host a one-to two-hour interactive family night. The activities in the guides are outlined for three different age groups of children: three activity stations to support preschool/kindergarten literacy skill building, an exploration table especially for toddlers, and extension activities that offer primary grade children the chance to take a deeper dive into the subject.
The purpose of these family night activities is to educate families about the importance of early literacy. The activities included in each resource guide will focus on the five research-based practices emphasized by the Every Child Ready to Read @ your library® 2nd Edition initiative: Singing, Talking, Reading, Writing, and Playing. This event has the potential to provide the perfect opportunity for partnership between early childhood programs and local libraries.
The purpose of these family night activities is to educate families about the importance of early literacy. The activities included in each resource guide will focus on the five research-based practices emphasized by the Every Child Ready to Read @ your library® 2nd Edition initiative: Singing, Talking, Reading, Writing, and Playing. This event has the potential to provide the perfect opportunity for partnership between early childhood programs and local libraries.
Newsletters
Color Me Healthy Newsletters
North Carolina’s original Color Me Healthy kit contains 12 monthly newsletters for families. These newsletters can be downloaded from their website.
Penn State Better Kid Care ABCs of Growing Healthy Children
The ABCs of Growing Healthy Kids are a helpful resource for providing general feeding information from birth through six years of age. Specific topics of interest are also covered such as picky eaters, healthy snacks and breakfast ideas. You can print and share these PDFs.
Nibbles for Health: Nutrition Newsletters for Parent of Young Children
These colorful and engaging newsletters for parents of young children can be shared by Child and Adult Care Food Program providers to communicate information about popular nutrition topics. There are 12 newsletters available in both English and Spanish.
I Am Moving, I Am Learning: Monthly Family Newsletters
To complement the IMIL program, monthly newsletters help to provide families with ideas on how to get up, move more, and have fun together. Each newsletter includes a Chant it! and Move it! section that goes with the monthly theme.
North Carolina’s original Color Me Healthy kit contains 12 monthly newsletters for families. These newsletters can be downloaded from their website.
Penn State Better Kid Care ABCs of Growing Healthy Children
The ABCs of Growing Healthy Kids are a helpful resource for providing general feeding information from birth through six years of age. Specific topics of interest are also covered such as picky eaters, healthy snacks and breakfast ideas. You can print and share these PDFs.
Nibbles for Health: Nutrition Newsletters for Parent of Young Children
These colorful and engaging newsletters for parents of young children can be shared by Child and Adult Care Food Program providers to communicate information about popular nutrition topics. There are 12 newsletters available in both English and Spanish.
I Am Moving, I Am Learning: Monthly Family Newsletters
To complement the IMIL program, monthly newsletters help to provide families with ideas on how to get up, move more, and have fun together. Each newsletter includes a Chant it! and Move it! section that goes with the monthly theme.
- Chant it! This portion of the newsletter focuses on a song, chant, or finger play, and reinforces reading skills. Many of the chants focus on a Choosy Kids song. Choosy™ is a fun character in the IMIL program who helps adults to be active play partners with children. Choosy™stands for Choose Healthy Options Often and Start Young®!
- Move it! This section introduces fun and simple physical activities that can easily be done without a lot of materials. The IMIL program helps you to make memories by playing together. Choosy™says "YOU are your child's favorite toy. Remember your child really loves to play with YOU!"
