CLASS Support Kits
Make meaningful interactions easy and enjoyable while nurturing learning and development
Quality Materials to Support Quality Interactions
CLASS Support Kits are carefully designed to provide quality materials and comprehensive guidance to make harnessing the proven power of interactions easier than ever before.
Infant-Toddler CLASS Social and Emotional Support Kit
Promote the development of self-regulation skills in infant and toddlers using the research-based strategies in this bilingual (English and Spanish) kit. Featuring:
- A reusable guidebook that offers comprehensive guidance to the social-emotional developmental continuum for young children
- A set of quality materials to promote usage of effective strategies and extend learning opportunities
- Effective strategies to promote self-regulation skills that are aligned to the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework
- Access to the CLASS® Community and Infant and Toddler CLASS® Dimension Guides
Infant-Toddler CLASS Cognitive Support Kit
Support the cognitive development of infants and toddlers using the research-based strategies in this bilingual (English and Spanish) kit. Featuring:
- A reusable guidebook that offers effective strategies to promote exploration of the concept of cause and effect
- A set of quality materials to help create meaningful learning opportunities
- Effective strategies to support cognitive development that are aligned to the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework
- Access to the CLASS® Community and Infant/Toddler CLASS Strategy Cards and Dictionary
Pre-K-K CLASS Literacy Support Kit
Strengthen best practices for read-alouds, phonological awareness, building alphabet knowledge, and print awareness using the researched-based strategies in this kit featuring:
- A reusable guidebook that includes best practices, new CLASS strategies, comprehensive guidance, and planning templates
- A set of quality classroom materials to support use of strategies
- A set of four content-focused children’s books from Connect4Learning® Curriculum
Pre-K-K CLASS Literacy At Home Kit
Empower families to engage in meaningful literacy experiences at home with a research-based kit featuring:
- A guide sheet highlighting key principles of literacy development and supporting fun activities
- A set of two engaging children’s books from Connect4Learning® Curriculum
- A rhyming puzzle
Pre-K CLASS Emotional Support Kit
Promote positive social and emotional development and help children recognize and manage feelings with a research-based, bilingual kit featuring:
- A reusable guidebook (provided in English and Spanish) that includes best practices, new CLASS strategies, comprehensive guidance, and planning templates
- A set of quality classroom materials to support use of strategies across the day
- A child behavior tracker to assist in identification of triggers for challenging behaviors
- A CLASS Dimensions Guide (provided in English and Spanish) and access to the CLASS Community
CLASS Instructional Support Kit (Pre-K)
Strengthen teaching practices that support children’s ability to think critically with a research-based kit. The Kit features:
- A reusable guidebook that offers key strategies in the CLASS® Instructional Support domain and planning templates to integrate strategies into daily activities
- A set of quality classroom materials and guidance to practice using the strategies within math instruction focusing on the skill of patterning
- A CLASS Dictionary, CLASS Strategy Cards, and access to the CLASS Community