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Families are First Teachers Videos

Supporting Families Who Support Learning

More than ever, families are called to support their children’s learning at home. Parents are taking on new roles to help their children find success in remote instruction, navigate the challenging times we're all living through, and just get through everyday life. Across Summit ESC’s departments of Curriculum and Instruction, Student Services, and State Support Team – Region 8, our educational consultants have come together to offer short videos with practical strategies that parents and caregivers can use immediately when helping their children in learning and in life.

Self-Care and Social-Emotional Support

Four Ways to Calm Down and Refocus
Remote instruction can be tough. Here are four quick and free ways to calm down when frustration kicks in.
Top Tools for Behavior Intervention at Home
Do you have a child displaying behavior concerns? Here are some tools to add to your tool box to decrease day-to-day behaviors.
De-escalation Strategies
Learn how to recognize signs of escalation, and determine how you should respond accordingly. How to work through and de-escalate if needed, and how to keep calm and on task through a behavior and after.
Parent and Caregiver Self-Care
Stressed from teaching you kids at home? Explore these easy self-care strategies to help you relax.

Supports for Diverse Learners

Embedding Sensory Strategies Throughout Your Daily Life
Masked Hearing: Why Hearing is Foundation
Can you hear me now? How hearing (and masked hearing) can impact auditory brain development. Learn how important hearing and listening is for communication, speech, language, and learning

Academic Content Support

Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Elections
Provides ideas for parents regarding how to discuss and provide support for their children when discussing the election process.
Supporting STEM-Minded Students
Engage STEM-minded students! Encourage children to be curious, challenge them to find answers to questions, and help them observe and explore examples of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in their everyday worlds.
Born to Be a Reader: Parents are a Child's First Teacher (Birth to PreK)
Learn how to use everyday moments to build a strong foundation of literacy skills by incorporating fun, simple and engaging brain building activities.
Supporting Learning for Your School-Age Child (K-12)
Suggestions for parents to engage their school aged children to read!
Helping Your Child with Homework
Homework time can be a struggle. Learn both general and specific ideas to make homework a successful time.
Tips for Parent Teacher Conferences
This short webinar offers suggestions for making the most of the parent-teacher conference.
4 Facts for Families: Toys, Play, and Developmentally Appropriate Practice
What can you use in your home to support learning for a young child? Explore these 4 facts to learn through play at home.

Developing a Growth Mindset

Passion Projects and Growth Mindset
Need to find the "spark" to engage your child? Help them develop a Passion Project!
All Children Can Learn Math: Fostering a Mathematical Mindset
Don't believe the myth that "I can't do math". Learn what you can do to help your child grow their math brain.