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Art Materials

STEAM Power: Infusing Art Into Your STEM Curriculum

STEAM Power: Infusing Art Into Your STEM Curriculum
$55.00

By Tim Needles
There are numerous books on STEAM, but most are either arts and crafts project books designed for children or high-level books that can be weighty and inaccessible for new teachers.
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Learning Through Woodwork

Learning Through Woodwork
$55.00

By Peter Moorhouse
This essential guide provides clear and comprehensive support for those looking to introduce creative woodwork into early years settings.
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Young At Art

Young At Art
$42.00

By Susan Striker
Young at Art is the first and only comprehensive book for the general audience about the nature, value and impact of art on very young children.
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Curriculum Planning Resources

DIY Busy Board

DIY Busy Board
$32.00

The busy board incorporates a variety of sensory experiences to improve focus and mindfulness in young children through independent fine and gross motor activities.
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Supporting Diversity & Inclusion

Supporting Diversity & Inclusion
$76.00

This resource provides educators with some tools to support diversity and inclusion in their early learning environments. 
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Adventures in Risky Play

Adventures in Risky Play
$65.00

By Rusty Keeler
As educators working with young children, we all have boundaries and feelings around what risky play is allowed. Rusty Keeler encourages you to realize that much of what feels risky to a child is not necessarily truly dangerous.
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Educational Approaches

Turning Education Inside-Out: Confessions of a Montessori Principal

Turning Education Inside-Out: Confessions of a Montessori Principal
$40.00

By Julie Dempsey
This book shares the experiences and insight of a Montessori educator over the course of her 40 years as a Montessori teacher.
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Twelve Best Practices for Early Childhood Education

Twelve Best Practices for Early Childhood Education
$64.00

By Ann Lewin-Benham
The author draws on her experience with the Reggio Approach to present ""12 best practices"" inspired not only by Reggio, but also by play-based and Montessori approaches to early childhood education.
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Resources to Support Reggio Emilia Pedagogy

Resources to Support Reggio Emilia Pedagogy

Resources available for borrowing through the ECCDC Lending Library.
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Empathy & Resilience

You, Me and Empathy

You, Me and Empathy
$19.00

By Jayneen Sanders
One of the most important social skills a child can learn is empathy.
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The Yes Brain

The Yes Brain
$31.00

By Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
From the authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline, an indispensable guide to unlocking your child's innate capacity for resilience, compassion, and creativity.
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Yoga for Children Yoga Cards

Yoga for Children Yoga Cards
$30.00

: 50+ Yoga Poses and Mindfulness Activities for Healthier, More Resilient Kids
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Health and Wellness

Affirmation Station

Affirmation Station
$38.00

This kit provides early learning and care practitioners with the tools necessary to set up an Affirmation Station in their learning environment to provide children with a safe place to calm down, reflect, and engage in mindfulness.
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Children Explore Yoga and Meditation

Children Explore Yoga and Meditation
$46.00

Explore yoga and meditation with Meddy Teddy!
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Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace

Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace
$27.00

By Mark Williams & Danny Penman
MINDFULNESS reveals a set of simple yet powerful practices that you can incorporate into daily life to help break the cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness, and exhaustion.
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Indigenous Resources

Turtle Island: The Story of North America's First People

Turtle Island: The Story of North America's First People
$23.00

By Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy Lowinger
Unlike most books that chronicle the history of Native peoples beginning with the arrival of Europeans in 1492, this book goes back to the Ice Age to give young readers a glimpse of life pre-contact.
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Seven Sacred Teachings: Niizhwaaswi Gagiikwewin

Seven Sacred Teachings: Niizhwaaswi Gagiikwewin
$30.00

By David Bouchard
The Seven Sacred Teachings is a message of traditional values and hope for the future.
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Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Schools

Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Schools
$32.00

By Pamela Rose Toulouse
This book is for all teachers that are looking for ways to respectfully infuse residential school history, treaty education, and Indigenous contributions.
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Innovative Environments

The School Garden Curriculum

The School Garden Curriculum
$47.00

By Kaci Rae Christopher
The School Garden Curriculum offers a unique and comprehensive framework, enabling students to grow their knowledge throughout the school year and build on it from kindergarten to eighth grade.
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Inquiry-Based Early Learning Environments: Creating, Supporting, and Collaborating

Inquiry-Based Early Learning Environments: Creating, Supporting, and Collaborating
$76.00

By Susan Stacey
What does inquiry look like in early childhood settings?
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We're OK with Risky Play

We're OK with Risky Play
$49.00

By Anne Gladstone & Gaynor Rice
The ideas in this book will inspire you and give you the confidence to view risk as an integral part of children’s play.
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Leadership Resources

Staying Grounded: 12 Principles For Transforming School Leader Effectiveness

Staying Grounded: 12 Principles For Transforming School Leader Effectiveness
$32.00

By Dr. Michael J. Hynes
Our children and adults within our schools need you to be at your absolute best.
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Alternative Narratives in Early Childhood

Alternative Narratives in Early Childhood
$74.00

By Peter Moss
Challenging dominant discourses in the field of early childhood education, this book provides an accessible introduction to some of the alternative narratives and diverse perspectives in this field.
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Building on Whole Leadership

Building on Whole Leadership
$47.00

By Marie Masterson, Michael Abel, Terri Talan & Jill Bella
In a complex and changing landscape of scarce funding, high turnover rates, and differing views about priorities, the early childhood profession needs an anchor.
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Loose Parts

Loose Parts: Inspiring Play in Young Children

Loose Parts: Inspiring Play in Young Children
$59.00

By Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky
What are loose parts? Well loose parts are just as it sounds.
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Invitation Table: Discovering Loose Parts

Invitation Table: Discovering Loose Parts
$200.00

The materials in this provocations for learning kit may be used to enhance the children's exploration and manipulation of loose parts.
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Natural Building Materials for Infants & Toddlers

Natural Building Materials for Infants & Toddlers
$300.00

The materials in this provocations learning kit may be used to introduce young children to a variety of natural materials to stimulate their senses as they develop their construction skills.
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Observation & Documentation Resources

Journeys: Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Practices through Pedagogical Narration

Journeys: Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Practices through Pedagogical Narration
$58.00

By Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw
Inspired by the idea of documentation as a valuable tool for making learning visible.
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Learning Stories - Constructing Learner Identities in Early Education

Learning Stories - Constructing Learner Identities in Early Education
$65.00

By Margaret Carr & Wendy Lee
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Early Learning & Child Care Observation & Documentation Handbook

Early Learning & Child Care Observation & Documentation Handbook
$20.00

This handbook provides early learning and child care professionals with tips and strategies to support the implementation of authentic observations and documentation.
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Personal Protective Equipment

Cloth Face Masks

Cloth Face Masks
$3.00

Made in Niagara by Eco Chic
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CarePlus Safety Glasses Protective Goggles Eyewear

CarePlus Safety Glasses Protective Goggles Eyewear
$11.50

Over-The-Glass (OTG), Clear Frame, Clear Lens.
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Bauer Medical Protective Face Shield

Bauer Medical Protective Face Shield
$7.35

Bauer Medical Protective Face Shield is one-size-fits-all.
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Provocation for Learning Kits

Customized Provocations for Learning Kits

Customized Provocations for Learning Kits

We want to create Provocations for Learning Kits just for you!  Simply choose a price level, age range and a topic of interest and we will do the rest.
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Exploring Rocks through Literacy Experiences

Exploring Rocks through Literacy Experiences
$45.00

A variety of materials to extend children's exploration of rocks through literacy experiences.
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'Love You When' Provocation

'Love You When' Provocation
$28.00

During the course of each day, something sparks a thought or memory, and a loved one comes to mind.
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Sensory Resources

Exploring Summer Through Sensory Play

Exploring Summer Through Sensory Play
$150.00

Nothing beats the summer heat like enjoying your favorite ice cream!
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Exploring Winter Through Sensory Play

Exploring Winter Through Sensory Play
$215.00

Invite the children to engage in this unique sensory experience using deconstructed snowman parts.
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Infants & Toddlers Explore Filling & Dumping

Infants & Toddlers Explore Filling & Dumping
$200.00

Filling & Dumping is a popular pass time for Infants & Toddlers.
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Supporting Collaborative Relationships

Developing Mentoring And Coaching Relationships In Early Care And Education

Developing Mentoring And Coaching Relationships In Early Care And Education
$60.00

By Marilyn Chu
Packed with helpful reflective questions, illustrative mentoring and coaching scenarios, and ready-to-implement planning tools.
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Teamwork and Collaboration in Early Years Settings

Teamwork and Collaboration in Early Years Settings
$92.00

By Mary Stacey
This book looks at the challenges of restructuring services and working with people with different training and working practices.
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Resources to Support Collaborative Relationships

Resources to Support Collaborative Relationships

Resources available from the ECCDC Lending Library.
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ECCDC Products

ECCDC Gift Certificates

ECCDC Gift Certificates

Available in many denominations and may be used for any ECCDC product or service.
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ECCDC Membership

ECCDC Membership

Become an ECCDC Member today! Choose the level that's right for you or for your staff team.
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Start With Gratitude

Start With Gratitude

A gratitude journal is a wonderful tool support your mindfulness journey!
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