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Sesame Street in Communities – Great Resources!

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The Sesame Street in Communities website offers resources for parents, caregivers and those working with families and young children, with a wide range of well-organized information, activities, and professional development tools.

The home page of the Sesame Street in Communities website allows resource searches by:

  • Age

    • 0-1

    • 2-3

    • 4-6

    • 7-10

    • Grown Ups

  • Time

    • 1-4 minutes

    • 4-10 minutes

    • 10+ minutes

  • Type

    • Storybook

    • Video

    • Printable

    • Article

    • Interactive

    • Workshop

 The Topics page offers an outline of the categories and groups of topics, each of which provides resources and activities to support health and wellness, social-emotional skills, and school readiness.

Topics are grouped under the following headings:

  • Difficult Times & Tough Talks

    • Coping with Incarceration

    • Dealing with Divorce

    • Displacement & Resettlement

    • Family Caregiving

    • Family Homelessness

    • Foster Care

    • Handling Emergencies

    • Health Emergencies

    • Helping Kids Grieve

    • Offering Comfort

    • Parental Addiction

    • Racial Justice

    • Resilience

    • Traumatic Experiences

    • Veterans & Changes

    • Violence

  • Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds

    • Autism

    • Caring & Sharing

    • Caring for Kids

    • Community Service

    • Eating Well

    • Exploring Emotions

    • Family Bonding

    • Handling Tantrums

    • Learning Through Play

    • Learning Through Routines

    • Staying Healthy

    • You Matter Most (parents/caregivers)

  • ABCs and 123s

    • Building Language Skills

    • Developing Math Skills

    • Financial Education

    • Learning Through Art

    • Reading & Writing

    • School Readiness

    • Science

Professional development resources include training videos, webinars, and online courses. It is necessary to create an account in order to access the professional resources.