Helpful information
First Lutheran Church (website)
Website Homepage: https://flcol.org/flc-home
About Lutheran Schools (website)
Learn more about the LONG history of Lutheran Education, HERE.
The Grantparent Program (video)
All of your Chapel donations go to this very worthy cause. Video link, HERE.
PSD School Ministries (website)
Learn more about our district's work, their philosophy, and special projects, HERE.
Procare Parent Resources (website)
Have questions about Procare? Procare offers many helpful articles for parents, HERE.
Preschool Resources
Why Good Schools Do Not Stress Academics (article)
Read the article by Lois Robbert, HERE.
Developmental Education (article)
Read the Circle of Love Preschool article, HERE.
Comparing Preschool Philosophies: Play-Based vs. Academic (article)
Read the PBS for Parent article by Laura Lewis Brown, HERE.
Educational Resources (article)
Read the article by Chancy & Bruce, HERE.
Bring Out the Best In Your Children (article)
Read the article by the American Academy of Pediatrics, HERE.
Early Start Services (brochure)
Read the Harbor Regional Center brochure, HERE.
What Do Children Learn in a High Quality Preschool Program? (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
Building a Partnership with your Child's Teacher (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
The Importance of play!
10 Things Every parent Should Know About PLAY (article)
Red the NAEYC article, HERE.
Why THIS Toy? (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
Playdough Power! (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
5 Essentials to Meaningful Play (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development (article)
Read The American Academy of Pediatrics article, HERE.
The Case for Brain Science and Guided Play (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
Whole Child Cevelopment
What is Social-Emotional Learning? (video)
YouTube video, HERE.
What is Self-Regulation? (video)
YouTube video, HERE.
Center on the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (website)
Website link, HERE.
Help Your Preschooler Gain Self-Control (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
Reconsidering Behavior Management (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
Read Anything and Everything with Your Child (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
Autism Speaks Parent Resources (website)
Autism Speaks website, HERE.
The Power of Perception (webinar)
Watch the Conscious Discipline webinar, HERE.
What is Executive Function? (video)
Watch the YouTube video, HERE.
Cookie Monster Practices Self-Regulation (video)
Watch the YouTube video, HERE.
50 Ways to Help Preschoolers Practice Self-Control (article)
Read the article, HERE.
Support Your Child's Learning (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
Guiding Children by Using Questions (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
The Beauty of Early Childhood Mathematics (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
Why Ages 2-7 Matter So Much for Brain Development (article)
Read the article, HERE.
Using Screen Time in Healthy Ways (article)
Read the Common Sense Education Article (Ages 3-8) HERE.
School Readiness
Kindergarten Teachers Want Incoming Students to Focus on Life Skills, Not Academic Ones (article)
Read the article, HERE.
"Readiness" - Not a State of Knowledge, but a State of Mind (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
Teach Kids When They're Ready (article)
Read the Edutopia article, HERE.
4 Things Kindergarten Teachers Want You to Know (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
A High-Quality School for Your Kindergartner (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.
Transitioning to Kindergarten (article)
Read the NAEYC article, HERE.