Kaplan Early Learning Company

Kaplan is excited to announce that we will begin our match campaign with Donors Choose next week! Kaplan is matching up to $100,000 for never before funded teachers full of Kaplan products! In our last match campaign in 2019, we were able to fund 583 projects, helping over 31,500 students in the process. We want to help you get the supplies you need this school year! How do you qualify for the match campaign? ????You’ve never had a project funded on DonorsChoose. ??Fill a DonorsChoose project with Kaplan products. ??As you receive donations, Kaplan will match the funds! Follow the link below to learn more! https://bit.ly/47CAAA1

How can you craft beautiful, sensory-rich learning environments that invoke curiosity in infants and toddlers? The newest book from Gryphon House, “Curated Moments”, offers practical tips on how, through a Reggio-inspired approach, you could create an environment for children that stimulates joyful inquiry. With dozens of real-life examples, you’ll find yourself inspired to turn your learning environment into a sensory wonderland that supports 21st century learning. You can order your copy of “Curated Moments” at the link below! https://bit.ly/3XTlzGB

Marcia Durazo of Our Little Kids Preschool in New Mexico wanted to “take the steps toward creating a better space for the children” in her care. That was why she leapt at the opportunity to win a $5,000 Kaplan classroom makeover sponsored by the New Mexico Child Care and Education Association. Dr. Sandra Duncan is spearheading the design of the renovated classroom and had these words of encouragement to the caregivers of the preschool: “we can do things step by step and make something wonderful”. Learn more about this makeover in the article from the Albuquerque Journal. Link below! https://bit.ly/3XWNuWt

Build resilience and self-regulation skills in children with the help of Dr. Julie Tourigny, author of the books “Calm and In Control” and “Organized and Engaged”. In her recent EdWebinar Dr. Tourigny outlines practical strategies on how we can help children bring calm to their big emotions and self-regulate. If you missed this EdWeb, you can still earn a FREE CE credit by watching the recording at the link below! https://bit.ly/4dgOkBr

Introducing: Sense of Place for Elementary! This flexible, modular, community-centered collection of classroom furniture was designed by classroom environmental design experts to foster collaboration among children and provide more freedom for teachers to arrange their classrooms to meet the needs of everyone. With different table and seating options, you’ll find that Sense of Place for Elementary brings purpose to the design of early elementary classrooms. When children feel both comfortable and free to make their own decisions, they tend to perform better socially and academically. The Sense of Place for Elementary collection is available now at the link below! https://bit.ly/3XhjDGw

On September 10th, a team of Kaplan employees participated in the Forsyth Backpack Program Spelling Bee and WON! Kaplan is proud to support the Forsyth Backpack Program where they provide backpacks to school children in our community full of nutritious food to help battle food insecurity. Want to get involved? Follow the link below to donate or volunteer! https://bit.ly/3TqG0bA

To build a strong and effective classroom community, you must work with the children in your care to build an environment that’s comforting and supportive. Read our article about building supportive classroom communities to learn practical strategies that will help your children reach their full potential. https://bit.ly/3XfpoEB

It’s no secret that classroom environments can have a huge impact on child behaviors. Often in the early elementary space, we’re met with bright colors in factory-like settings that do little to help mitigate challenging behaviors or to support children’s natural learning habits. In this article, we discuss the importance of intentional classroom design in early elementary and how developing classrooms with community, collaboration, and communication as a focus can help improve learning outcomes, including behaviors. https://bit.ly/3yWJ3Ba

Challenging behaviors in the classroom could be a sign that certain foundational skills for young children are under-developed. Self-regulation is essential for children to be able to follow routines and teacher directions, get along with peers, and build other essential skills. In our upcoming FREE EdWebinar “Cultivating Calm”, Dr. Julie Tourigny, author of “Calm and In Control” and “Organized and Engaged”, will outline practical tips on how we can help young ones with big emotions self-regulate, and how we can bring calm to our classrooms. “Cultivating Calm” will stream live on September 9th, 2024 from 1pm – 2pm EST. We hope to see you there! https://bit.ly/3Z3Yceq

Check out this article from our partners at Samsung Knox, featuring Kaplan’s Little Learner tablet! The Little Learner tablet brings an out-of-the-box digital learning experience to early childhood classrooms. You can read the full article to see how innovative technology like the Little Learner tablet helps teachers and students “engage with learning content – and with each other – in new and dynamic ways.” Read at the link below! https://bit.ly/3z2zW1E