The InvestiGator Club

Closing out Teacher Appreciation Week -- Share with all the teachers, caregivers, friends, and parents who do so much to make the world a better, safer place.

Check out the new InvestiGators(TM) COMICS book Starring Manny Salamander. Dilly and Manny decide taking turns is fun!
https://publuu.com/flip-book/387907/998192

Did you know that with Vroom Tips like this one, you can turn an everyday moment (like washing the dishes) into a Brain Building moment for your little one? Try it out for yourself and build your kiddo's brain! 🧠

When you have a sink full of dishes, turn the chore into something fun. As you scrub, ask your child to talk about the shapes of each dish. "What else is round like this bowl?" Have a conversation around their response. Remember, there are no wrong answers! 🧼

What's the Brainy Background? Every back and forth conversation you have builds your child's brain. Try and build on what they're saying, using their response to inspire the next question. This helps grow their communication skills. 🗣️

Gen Alpha won't know a world without social media and AI. Here are 3 tips for parents raising kids in a digital world. Experts say parents raising Gen Alpha should keep kids off social media for as long as possible, and help them navigate our world in the age of AI.

Wondering about Science of Reading and how that applies to preschool and preK children? Keep watching for some DAP tips, blogs, and products -- always fun, simple, and appropriate with InvestiGator Club, Dilly's Tree House, and our new InvestiGators COMICS series! If you are looking for family engagement or books for parents and kids, also check out Dilly's Tree House. Let's get busy!

One of our fabulous little InvestiGators playing with his Gator Buddy.

Loved this from one of our favorite Arkansas classrooms!

2024 is a Leap Year, and you know we “jumped” at the opportunity to hide little leap frogs in the classrooms for our kiddos!! It’s “toad-ally” a surprise for them, so please keep it a secret! We can’t wait to see their “hoppy” little faces tomorrow!! 🐸🐸🐸 Special thank you to our frog-hiding volunteers!! 🎩

Meet Rose Louise, the Therapy Dog! Rosie Lu loves meeting people, reading with kids, and swimming. She's very excited about Valentine's Day this year. She doesn't talk and wear clothes like the other Investigators. She just gives lots of love.

5 Trust First Approaches to Classroom Management With the support of caring educators and a trust-based classroom, Head Start kids can grow in their ability to manage emotions and behaviors.

Executive function in children: Why it matters and how to help - Harvard Health Although executive function skills begin to develop in the first year of life, the time at which children reach these milestones varies. Some children experience challenges or delays related to the...

“Dolly Is the Book Lady”: The Imagination Library’s Journey in Three States - Early Learning Nation Dolly Parton sticks a lot of books in the mail. To be clear, the music legend, business executive and philanthropist doesn’t bring 2.4 million children’s

Ellen Galinsky: Move Aside Helicopter and Snowplow Parents, Here Comes Autonomy Support - Early Learning Nation From “helicoptering” to “snowplowing,” parents are often tempted to simply remove obstacles from children’s way, preventing them from learning how to deal with challenges themselves. Instead, as Ellen Galinsky, Bezos Family Foundation Chief Science Officer and Founder/Executive Director of...

Head Start Awareness Month Every October, we celebrate Head Start Awareness Month by sharing Head Start and Early Head Start’s work nationwide.

Our network of CCR&R agencies supports Vroom curriculum to bring the science of early brain development to families and child care through everyday moments: https://hubs.li/Q0238_M80

Walking on a busy street with your kiddo?

Point out the traffic lights to your child & ask them to count how many red lights you see. Green lights? Green AND red? They're practicing early & using working memory to hold all of the different numbers & colors in mind. 🚦

A FREE ebook about the benefits of office automation in your program + a chance to win a valuable gift card! From our friends at Procare.- https://mailchi.mp/earlychildhoodwebinars/automation09262023

Tell us which InvestiGator is hiding in the autumn leaves in the cover photo. If you're right, we'll send you a free InvestiGators Home Learning Pack. Must be the full character's name. Hint -- if you have Flapboards -- print or interactive -- you'll find the answer in one of the Investigations.