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Coordinated Family & Community Engagement

Providing Resources, Referrals, and Support

About This Program

Funded by the Department of Early Education and Care, Community Teamwork’s Coordinated Family and Community Engagement program (CFCE) provides resources, referrals and support to families with children from birth to age 8. The program’s goals are to provide community-based information and resources for all families in order to increase knowledge of and accessibility to high-quality early education and care programs and services, in order to reach and meet the needs of children, especially those with multiple risk factors and/or living in are hard to reach venues. We provide families with access to comprehensive services, evidence-based early literacy and family literacy opportunities, and we provide families with supports that allow for continuity through early childhood transitions. The program visits local libraries each month to provide resource sharing and support to families with children and provide such services as playgroups, parent workshops, family enrichment.

Pajama Jam with Bernadette Baird Interactive music and movement from one of your favorite performers! Wednesday, July 15th at 10:00 AM Pre-registration is required so we can send you the link. To pre-register: email gfortes@commteam.org

BUYING FOOD ONLINE WITH SNAP – THROUGH AMAZON AND WALMART

What Parents Need to Know about the COVID Reopening Plan for MA By Barbara Evangelista – Publisher Lowell Macaroni Kid May 24, 2020

NEW FROM CFCE: Please use the ideas and links on the Parent Information Boards to extend your child’s at-home learning experiences in FUN ways. The page focuses on the many ways parents can promote/strengthen learning in the different areas of child development. Family Activities and Educational Ideas for Home and Articles and Resources

WATCH BIG JOE, the Storyteller – VOL 3 ~ presenting four stories: The Turtle in the Lions Den (Africa), Quackling the Duck (France), Tom O’Toole and the Magic Puka (Ireland) and Billy the Gruff Goat (Big Joe original)

WATCH BIG JOE, the Storyteller – VOL 2.1 ~ presenting four stories: Anansi the Spider and the Green Rock, the Whistling Giant, The King & the Frogs and the Sheepish Wolf

WATCH BIG JOE, the Storyteller – VOL 1.2 ~ presenting three stories: King Midas the Frog (Tidlock) and the Pig (Bobo)

WATCH Miss read The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Home Curriculum

WATCH Miss Gail read Llama Llama Red Pajama Llama Llama Red Pajama (HOME CURRICULUM)

The Bubble Factory (Home Curriculum)

The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Home Curriculum)

4th of July Home Activities to Celebrate

Sandcastles

How to Keep Kids Positive Through the Pandemic – Plus, why staying positive might help them become better learners – Visit NatGeo@Home

ADHD Meltdowns: Parents, Don’t Give Up! You’re Not Alone! 5 Don’ts When Your ADHD Child Is Upset or Angry

Growing Flowers (HOME CURRICULUM)

Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons (Home Curriculum)

Give Your Childs Eys a Screen Time Break

At-Home Curriculum: 10 Activities About Light & Shadow – Macaroni Kid

Anti-Racism for Kids – An Age-by-Age Guide to Fighting Hate

20+ Books that Discuss Race and Racism for Children

Chica Chica Boom Boom (Home Curriculum) Story Read by Ray Charles

It Looked Like Spilt Milk (HOME CURRICULUM)

How to Help Children Build Resilience in Uncertain Times

Children’s Book on Social Distancing in 3 languages: English Spanish Portuguese

Teaching Your Preschooler about Money

Fingerplays

Preschool Activities You Can Do at Home

Spring Flower Garden Paper Craft

Sidewalk Chalk Paint

Pajama Jam with Bernadette Baird!

Creating a Cutting Busy Box

Hammering Activities for Kids!

Stem Activity ~ Getting Creative with Mini Marshmallows

Jumping Rope

Fun with Rocks

How to Make Coffee Filter Butterflies

Fun with Bubbles

Fun with Shaving Cream

Sensory Bins

Miss Steiger’s Music Room on YouTube ~ Miss Steiger is from Lowell Learns and has also done music lessons for the Church United and for Community Teamwork ~ stay tuned for more!

Easy Gardening for Kids – How to plant seeds for an easy kids gardening activity

Virtual Field Trips, Educational Videos and Activities for Kids

Make an Egg Shaker and Dance!

Kids Cooking Class ~ Chocolate Chip, PB and Banana Sandwiches

Easy Egg Drop Challenge

Easter Games

Parachute Games

Slime Recipes

Kids Activities from ASQ

Mental Health Resources for Families

Infant and Toddler Activities – Zero to Three Years

Helping Your Child at Home with Vocabulary Building

Activities for When You’re Stuck at Home

How Stress Affects Children’s Behavior – a post from a CFCE Coordinator – From a Psychology Specialist

Fun with Water

Library Resources and Online Storytime

List of indoor activities that burn kid’s energy

THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR KIDS

PROPER DISPOSAL OF PPE

Got Brain Fog Lately? Blame It On The Coronavirus Pandemic
Read this if you’ve been losing track of time, forgetting things or haven’t been able to concentrate

Click here for the latest CFCE Newsletter – July 2020

Click here for the latest CFCE Newsletter – May-June 2020 – LOADED WITH RESOURCES

Click here for the latest CFCE Newsletter – March-April 2020