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Little Talks, Big Ideas — Preschool
Six ready-to-go mini-lessons that expand the “More messages to teach” page of the Preschool Teacher Guide. Each one gives you exactly what to say, what kids might say back, a song or chant, and ways to keep it going. Plus printable picture cue cards to hold up during circle time.
Everything you need to lead the six whole-class activities from the Preschool Teacher Guide: prep checklists, exact materials, word-for-word scripts, ways to include every child, clean-up tips, and all the printables.
Everything to send home so families can celebrate 3.21 with their preschooler: a ready-to-copy family letter, a simplified sock game, drawing pages, a photo prop sign, and conversation cards. There’s also a teacher page on building the kit and using the My Sock Friends page in class.
A complete kit for preschools, child care centers, and pre-K classrooms: five daily plans, songs, printables, a family letter, pickup notes, certificates, and a door sign. Simple, hands-on, and made for little ones.
Six social posts for preschools, child care centers, and parent groups, with graphics, captions, image descriptions, and privacy tips. Includes an optional faith-based line for each post.
“Everyone is different, and everyone belongs.” Young children don’t need medical details. They need simple, joyful ideas: friends come in all kinds, differences are good, and everyone gets to play. This guide keeps things hands-on, full of movement, and short enough for circle time.
A real-sock matching game for ages 3+, with setup, alternative play styles, a scoreboard, and an adult read-aloud explanation of the extra-sock chromosome analogy.
A party-planning kit for home, church, or classroom celebrations, with an inclusive checklist, invitations, banner pennants, food ideas, games, and favors.
A guide to an optional, low-pressure classroom coin collection for 3.21. Includes school approval steps, a printable jar label, and a collection tracker.
A guide to building excitement with a seven- or 21-day countdown of facts and kindness ideas. Includes printable countdown cards and sharing suggestions.
A school guide to inviting an optional $3.21 family gift without pressure or singling anyone out. Includes a printable family note and school approval guidance.
Eight printable activities covering coloring, matching, a word search, maze, chromosome-sock illustration, secret code, kindness bingo, and alike/different reflection, with an adult answer key.
Materiales en español para familias, escuelas y negocios: ¿Qué es Celebrate 3.21?, datos sobre el síndrome de Down, una carta para las familias, una hoja para negocios, 21 maneras de celebrar y un cartel.
For public and school libraries: ways to celebrate, an inclusive book list, a 30-minute story time plan, a sensory-friendly setup, event and social copy, a community sock art wall, and a display sign.
A setup guide and printable speech bubbles, socks-on-sticks, hold-up signs, and booth signage for 3.21 photos at parties, schools, churches, businesses, and events.
Six social posts for school pages, teacher accounts, and PTO groups, from save-the-date reminders to Rock Your Socks Day. Includes graphics, captions, image descriptions, and privacy tips.