Connect home and school learning through a family guide linking playful everyday science activities to classroom instruction¶

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Description¶

The program connects home and school learning by giving families a digital guide of brief, playful activities grounded in everyday experiences, plus material to help parents and caregivers "feel prepared to engage in rich conversations with their children." Teachers and staff shared classroom experience to inform "the design of classroom activities that resonate with families’ everyday experiences," so that home and school activities reinforce the same science, math and engineering goals.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A digital Family Guide accessible to families
• Classroom activities designed to resonate with families' everyday experiences

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• preschool children
• families and caregivers

Target Learning Goals¶

• science learning across home and school settings
• parent-child science conversation

Related Strategies¶

• Early Science With Nico And Nor Program
• Family Science Fun Guide
• Non-intensive Home Numeracy Environment (HNE) Intervention Program
• Provide accessible caregiver resources and QR-code video lessons to strengthen the school-home literacy connection
• Transform neighborhood spaces into safe, playful learning landscapes to foster caregiver-child interaction and curiosity in under-resourced communities

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Early Science with Nico and Nor. (2022). WGBH Educational Foundation. https://www.wgbh.org