HighScope at Home
Helping families continue early childhood education at home.
How to keep children engaged in active learning at home.
At HighScope, we view families as our valued partners and we strive to collaborate with them to promote optimal learning and development for their children outside of the classroom. During this uncertain time, we want to support educators and families, not overwhelm them. This is why we’ve curated our best “at-home” activities, strategies, and resources to give you a practical way to keep children engaged in active learning at home.
Stay connected with children and families by sharing these “at-home” resources.
ACTIVITIES
Each step-by-step activity offers fun and easy ideas to continue learning at home!
STRATEGIES
Each downloadable PDF provides tips to easily integrate early learning strategies into every day play!
RESOURCES
A variety of ready-to-use resources provides age-appropriate learning materials.
Helping Children Cope With COVID-19
Young children are vulnerable to the emotional impact of traumatic events that disrupt their daily lives. HighScope has created this resource to help you support and protect children’s emotional well-being during this difficult time.
Mealtime Conversations offer fun ideas to spark conversations with children. Mealtime is a great opportunity to engage children in thoughtful talk and support their language and literacy skills.
Beats for Young Peeps is filled with culturally diverse, age-appropriate music tracks to support children’s movement and development.
Looking for strategies? Download these tips to help children develop self-regulation skills while listening to Big Beats!
PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES
I SPY
Math, Science, and Technology
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WORD DETECTIVE
Language, Literacy, and Communication
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BOOKMARKS
Art, Music, and Movement
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GERMS
Physical Development and Healthy Habits
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DRAW YOUR DAY
Myself and Others
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TODDLER ACTIVITIES
PRESCHOOL
Early Learning Strategies
Adult-Child Interactions
Tips for interacting with children in a way that fosters learning and development.
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Conflict Resolution
Tips to help children successfully resolve conflicts.
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Reading With Children
Tips for interactively reading with children to build comprehension.
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Building Lifelong Readers
Tips to help children develop a love for reading.
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Moving Past Praise
Tips to help improve children’s self-worth and self-esteem by using encouragement over praise.
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Transitions Without Tears
Tips and ideas to help children smoothly and successfully transition throughout the day.
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INFANT & TODDLER
Early Learning Strategies
Adult-Child Interactions
Tips for interacting with children in a way that nurtures learning and development.
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Active Learning With Infants and Toddlers
HighScope’s 5 ingredients of active learning.
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Partnering With Infants and Toddlers
Tips for building trusting relationships so infants and toddlers feel safe and confident to learn and explore.
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Self-Care Routines
Tips for introducing toddlers to self-care routines to develop independence.
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Singing With Infants and Toddlers
Tips for making the most out of singing with very young children.
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Reading With Children
Tips for interactively reading with children to build comprehension.
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