Active Play, the Brain and Learning
How is active play connected to children’s literacy?
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Outdoor Risky Play
Active play outdoors – and its risks – are important for healthy child development. What is risky play? What are the benefits?
Let’s Be Active!
Let’s Be Active! Move * Play * Learn is a great message to share with families. It’s the theme of Family Literacy Week, 2021.
Winter STEM Fun
STEM activities can be fun any time, but some are particularly suited to cold weather. Here are some winter STEM activities to try.
Diverse Books for Children
Diverse books are good for all children. They allow children to see themselves and the experiences of others.
Coding for Kids – Screen-free!
Did you know that you can teach coding skills to young children without a computer? It can be fun!
Global Storybooks
Global Storybooks is a free multilingual resource for children and youth. Through the storybook portal you can read, listen to and download illustrated stories in more than 50 languages. Developed …
Thrive Outside
Looking for outdoor play and learning resources? Thrive Outside is a new outdoor learning and play resource portal developed by the Child and Nature Alliance of Canada. It includes resources …
Wee Read and Pee Wee Read
Are you interested in enriching the reading life of a child? Learn how best to support a child’s reading at home with wee read and pee wee read. Calgary Learns …