Family Engagement

Building Relationships

• Funds of Knowledge- The Importance of Learning From Families (Video)
• Lessons Learned from Our Collaborations with Families (NAEYC Webpage)
• Family Engagement, Diverse Families, and An Integrated Review of the Literature (Article)
• List of Various Articles on NAEYC Website that Support Family Involvement (Webpage)
• List of Parent Involvement Ideas (Webpage)
• Building Partnerships: Developing relationships with Families (ECLKC Series)

Each week the classroom stuffed animal goes home with a family and they document what life is like at their house. The family texts the photos to the teacher to make a new page in the book.

A parent worked at a local restaurant and made biscuits with the children one morning for breakfast.

Community Connections

• A Sense of Place: Human Geography in the Early Childhood Classroom (Article)
• Building Bridges to Understanding in the Pre-K Block Center: A Morning in the Block Center (Article)
• Building Reciprocal Relationships with Communities (Article)
• Exploring the Concept of Community in Relation to Early Years Practice (Article)
• Parent, Family, Community Involvement in Education (NEA Webpage)
• Playing and Learning Beyond the Classroom (Article)

Transition

• Family Engagement and School Readiness (ECLKC Series)
• Explaining Developmentally Appropriate Practice to Families (Article)
• Promoting Family Engagement (Webpage)
• Going to Kindergarten (Pamphlet)

Supporting Families

• Engaging with Families of Children Who Are Dual Language Learners (Professional Learning Guide)
• Raising Young Children in a New Country: Supporting Early Learning and Healthy Development (Family Handbook). Available in Arabic (العربية) and Spanish (español).

The teacher created a chart at a parent meeting for an upcoming field trip to support families in planning transportation (who needed or could help others).