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There is so much that children learn as they sing, cook together, build together, create art, and celebrate with their families. One important thing you can do while celebrating WOYC™ is to advocate for a lifetime of success for all children.  Check out the 2019 mini-toolkit that will help you bring America for Early Ed into your next year's celebrations with resources, action steps, and sample social media posts. Together, we can make sure #ECEwins—across the country and in your community!

Use these resources and Step It Up (SIU) activity ideas as you begin to plan your celebration for #woyc20!

WOYC Resources

Music Monday

Music Monday is more than singing and dancing, it’s a way to encourage children to be active while developing their early literacy skills and having fun with friends and family!

Step It Up Activity 

Make sure your state and local elected officials are all singing from the same songbook! Join the chorus for change and work with your states’ Affiliates and advocates to help policymakers sign proclamations that honor and advance the early childhood education profession as part of the WOYC™.  Check out the 2019 easy-to-use resource and follow the FIVE steps to make your proclamation a success, and advance the early childhood education profession as part of #woyc20!

Articles on Playing and Learning with Music

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View our 2019 Music Monday recap for inspiration.

Tasty Tuesday

Tasty Tuesday isn’t just about eating your favorite snacks together. It’s also about cooking together and connecting math with literacy skills and science while introducing ways to incorporate healthy habits into children’s lifestyles. Use the tips, resources, and recipes below to get started. 

Step It Up Activity 

Explore the culture specific foods that the young children in your classroom may enjoy at home. Connect with families by engaging them in the history and tradition of meals from their countries of origin. Consider having families share a story or recipe about their favorite dish and the history behind it. Introduce your class to new ingredients and discuss where they are grown. Create a recipe book using images the children draw and share the book with the community. The creative opportunities are as endless as the meals themselves.

Articles and Resources on Cooking and Nutrition

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View our 2019 Tasty Tuesday recap for inspiration. 

Work Together Wednesday

When children build together they experience teamwork and develop their social and early literacy skills. Grab some materials and create! 

Step It Up Activity 

The young children in your classroom aren’t the only ones who succeed when they work together. Take a moment to join NAEYC in advancing our profession by signing up for Power to the Profession; supporting your peers through the discussions on HELLO; reaching out to elected officials about the importance of investing in ECE; or inviting someone new to become a member. Working together makes us stronger together, and that means the impact we make can be monumental!

Articles on Building Together

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For Families


View our 2019 Work Together Wednesday recap for inspiration!

Artsy Thursday

Children develop creativity, social skills, and fine muscles with open-ended art projects that let them make choices, use their imaginations, and create with their hands.

Step It Up Activity 

Find ways to display your classroom’s art projects for the community to see, and while you have their attention, educate them about the importance of high-quality early childhood education. Here are some suggestions to get started:

  • Set up a gallery at a local business or public library to share your classroom art creations. Check out how two centers set up exhibitions last year, one in their student center and one at a local library.
  • Include information about high-quality care as part of your art displays in community. Need brochures? Visit our online store: NAEYC.org/shop.
  • Create a digital gallery on social media or on your program’s website. Share using the hashtag #woyc20. 
  • Create a print book to share with the community. Tip: Sell the book for fundraising your trip to an NAEYC conference!

Articles on Art and Creativity

For the Classroom
For Families

View our 2019 Artsy Thursday recap for inspiration. 

Family Friday

Parents and families are children’s first teachers. Family Friday focuses on engaging families to support our youngest learners.

Step It Up Activity 

Extend your NAEYC family! The early childhood education community doesn’t end outside the doors of your classroom. Connect with your local affiliate, encourage families to join our Family level membership, learn how to engage with your local policymakers, and more! There are endless opportunities to keep your entire community in-the-know about early childhood education. See how the The Akron Art Museum and the NAEYC's MaineAEYC engaged their communities last year.

Articles on Engaging and Celebrating Families

For the Classroom
For Families

View our 2019 Family Friday recap for inspiration! 

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Audience: Administrator (director or principal), Faculty, Family, Student (higher education), Teacher, Trainer
Age: Early Primary, Infant/Toddler, Kindergarten, Preschool
Topics: Event, WOYC, Other Topics, Family Engagement, Play, Subject Areas, Creative Arts, Art, Music and Songs, Math

Week of the Young Child

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