Resources

Literacy Essentials

The General Education Leadership Network (GELN) has created Essential Instructional Practices in Language and Emergent Literacy to help foster literacy in Michigan.  They have literacy resources for birth to though grade 12 on their website at LiteracyEssentials.org.
 

 

Zero to Three

Zero to Three has resources for parents and grandparents to support them in promoting their children's growth and development.  Resources are available in both English and Spanish at Zerotothree.org.

Two girls playing with a toy.

Milestones Matter

The CDC has a free milestone checklist to help you learn more about how your baby is developing.  Click here or on the image to visit the CDC's website.

Milestones Matter Poster

 

Talking is Teaching

Talking, singing, and reading to your child can help build their brain and develop the social-emotional skills that they need.  Talking is Teaching's website, TalkingisTeaching.org, is continually updated with free, fun activities designed to help your child grow. Resources are available in both English and Spanish.

Lets talk about what makes you unique with a multicolored phrases saying what makes people unique

Little boy with magnifying glass looking for preschool

 

 

 

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  • 21 Sep
    • Make Parenting A Pleasure 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
      Make Parenting A Pleasure
      Date: Sep 21
      Time: 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
      Location: Early Childhood Learning Center, 114 W North St, Owosso, MI 48867, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
      Register at https://bit.ly/453Gjx1

      Make Parenting a Pleasure (MPAP) is a training program that promotes family resilience by bringing parents together to share and normalize their parenting experiences, learn about typical early childhood development and parenting strategies, develop a support network, and learn about other community resources available to them.

      Topics include 

      • Self care
      • Stress
      • Anger management
      • Communication skills
      • Positive discipline
      • Support emotional development
      • ...much more!
  • 28 Sep
    • Make Parenting A Pleasure 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
      Make Parenting A Pleasure
      Date: Sep 28
      Time: 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
      Location: Early Childhood Learning Center, 114 W North St, Owosso, MI 48867, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
      Register at https://bit.ly/453Gjx1

      Make Parenting a Pleasure (MPAP) is a training program that promotes family resilience by bringing parents together to share and normalize their parenting experiences, learn about typical early childhood development and parenting strategies, develop a support network, and learn about other community resources available to them.

      Topics include 

      • Self care
      • Stress
      • Anger management
      • Communication skills
      • Positive discipline
      • Support emotional development
      • ...much more!
  • 5 Oct
    • Make Parenting A Pleasure 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
      Make Parenting A Pleasure
      Date: Oct 5
      Time: 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
      Location: Early Childhood Learning Center, 114 W North St, Owosso, MI 48867, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
      Register at https://bit.ly/453Gjx1

      Make Parenting a Pleasure (MPAP) is a training program that promotes family resilience by bringing parents together to share and normalize their parenting experiences, learn about typical early childhood development and parenting strategies, develop a support network, and learn about other community resources available to them.

      Topics include 

      • Self care
      • Stress
      • Anger management
      • Communication skills
      • Positive discipline
      • Support emotional development
      • ...much more!
  • 12 Oct
    • Make Parenting A Pleasure 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
      Make Parenting A Pleasure
      Date: Oct 12
      Time: 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
      Location: Early Childhood Learning Center, 114 W North St, Owosso, MI 48867, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
      Register at https://bit.ly/453Gjx1

      Make Parenting a Pleasure (MPAP) is a training program that promotes family resilience by bringing parents together to share and normalize their parenting experiences, learn about typical early childhood development and parenting strategies, develop a support network, and learn about other community resources available to them.

      Topics include 

      • Self care
      • Stress
      • Anger management
      • Communication skills
      • Positive discipline
      • Support emotional development
      • ...much more!
  • 18 Oct
    • Great Start Parent Coalition
      Date: Oct 18
      Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
      Location: DeVries Nature Conservancy, 2635 North Michigan 52, Owosso, MI 48867, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
  • 19 Oct
    • Make Parenting A Pleasure 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
      Make Parenting A Pleasure
      Date: Oct 19
      Time: 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
      Location: Early Childhood Learning Center, 114 W North St, Owosso, MI 48867, USA
      Calendar: Great Start Shiawassee
      Register at https://bit.ly/453Gjx1

      Make Parenting a Pleasure (MPAP) is a training program that promotes family resilience by bringing parents together to share and normalize their parenting experiences, learn about typical early childhood development and parenting strategies, develop a support network, and learn about other community resources available to them.

      Topics include 

      • Self care
      • Stress
      • Anger management
      • Communication skills
      • Positive discipline
      • Support emotional development
      • ...much more!

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