Free Tools for Calmer Classrooms

Practical strategies you can use today to reduce stress, handle challenging behaviors, and bring more joy into your program.

How to Coach for Lasting Change

Struggling with resistant teachers, constant behavior challenges, or a staff culture that feels stuck?...

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Making a Breathing Program

Breathing (yes, breathing) is one of the most powerful self-regulation tools we have! In this guide, you'll discover simple strategies for making your program a "Breathing Program," as we say!

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Reflective Questions For Classroom Observations

These are tried and tested reflective questions are very helpful for guiding classroom observations...

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From Lifeguard to Swim Coach

Swap your lifeguard whistle for swim goggles! Dive into these 10 tips to shift from simply supervising to genuinely connecting with children. Learn how to splash into playful engagement and create warmer, more joyful learning spaces—no floaties required!

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10 Ways to Connect before You Correct

Before jumping into corrections, build the connection! This guide offers 10 simple, effective strategies to strengthen relationships with young children, fostering trust and cooperation before addressing behaviors.

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Transform Stress into Joy: A Guide to Choosing Glimmers Over Triggers

You’ve probably heard me say, “A teacher teaches who they are.” When we’re stressed, those around us—whether the children we teach or the teachers we lead—can feel it. But when we’re joyful, that energy spreads, too. In this guide, you’ll find practical strategies to reduce stress and invite more joy into your classrooms, your program, and your daily life.

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Prerna's Picks

If you are looking for books, and tools to support brain development, social-emotional learning and diversity, equity, and inclusion in young children I have made it super easy for you! Check out my "favorite resources" on Amazon; it's all sorted by categories!

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How to Transform Challenging Behaviors

Feeling like a referee in your own classroom? This resource helps you decode those challenging behaviors and turn chaos into connection. Say goodbye to constant power struggles and hello to strategies that actually work (and save your sanity)!

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Improving Focus & Attention

From birth to age 5, 80% of the brain develops, laying the foundation for lifelong learning. In this resource, you'll discover practical strategies to help young children build their capacity for focus and attention, setting them up for success as engaged, curious learners.

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Cultivating Inclusive Leadership

We all have blind spots (shocking, I know).This resource will help you uncover the unconscious biases that might be sneaking into your leadership practices. Learn how to spot them, tackle them head-on, and create learning environments that are as inclusive and equitable as they are inspiring—for every child, every day.

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How to Transform Your Classroom from Chaos to Calm

If your classroom feels like a three-ring circus, this resource is your ringmaster’s guide. Discover proven techniques to manage challenging behaviors, keep your students engaged, and finally bring the calm you’ve been dreaming of (for both them and you).

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How to Take Your Classroom from Struggles to Success

Stress changes the way we show up in the world. When we are stressed, we become more reactive, impatient, and judgmental. A stressed teacher teaches stress, while a joyful teacher teaches joy! In this guide, you'll discover practical strategies to transform your stress into joy so you can show up better for your team, your program, and the children you serve.

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Understanding Brain Development

Did you know that behavior is a form of communication? When we can understand behavior as it relates to brain states, then we can effectively help redirect and support children. In this guide, you'll discover how to decode behavior through the lens of brain development, giving you the tools to effectively redirect and support children with empathy and understanding.

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Managing Tantrums & Meltdowns

Ever feel like you’re one meltdown away from a tantrum yourself? This resource has your back. Discover practical, sanity-saving strategies to handle those big emotions (theirs and maybe yours too) with calm and confidence, turning chaos into teachable moments.

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How to Take Your Classroom from Stressful to Joyful

If your classroom feels more like a circus than a sanctuary, this resource is for you. Discover practical tips to ditch the chaos and create a space where joy—not stress—takes center stage. Because a joyful teacher means joyful learners!

Download Now

Staff Appreciation

Staff appreciation tips...because coffee and donuts only go so far! This resource is packed with creative, meaningful ways to show your team you see them, value them, and appreciate all they do—without breaking the budget (or relying on stale pastries).

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10 Co-Regulation Tips To Help Young Children Master Self-Regulation

Because deep breaths don’t just work for kids! This resource gives you practical tips to help young children navigate their big emotions while keeping your own calm intact.

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5 Common Mistakes Early Childhood Professionals Make When Teaching Literacy (and How to Fix Them)

We’re excited to share this resource from literacy expert Stacy Benge! If alphabet songs and flashcards aren’t working, this free guide reveals five common literacy mistakes and simple, research-backed fixes. Download now and transform how you teach literacy!

Download Now

Free Tools for Calmer Classrooms

Practical strategies you can use today to reduce stress, handle challenging behaviors, and bring more joy into your program.

How to Coach for Lasting Change

Struggling with resistant teachers, constant behavior challenges, or a staff culture that feels stuck?...

Making a Breathing Program

Breathing (yes, breathing) is one of the most powerful self-regulation tools we have! In this guide, you'll discover simple strategies for making your program a "Breathing Program," as we say!

Reflective Questions For Classroom Observations

These are tried and tested reflective questions are very helpful for guiding classroom observations...

From Lifeguard to Swim Coach

Swap your lifeguard whistle for swim goggles! Dive into these 10 tips to shift from simply supervising to genuinely connecting with children. Learn how to splash into playful engagement and create warmer, more joyful learning spaces—no floaties required!

10 Ways to Connect before You Correct

Before jumping into corrections, build the connection! This guide offers 10 simple, effective strategies to strengthen relationships with young children, fostering trust and cooperation before addressing behaviors.

Transform Stress into Joy: A Guide to Choosing Glimmers Over Triggers

Prerna's Picks

If you are looking for books, and tools to support brain development, social-emotional learning and diversity, equity, and inclusion in young children I have made it super easy for you! Check out my "favorite resources" on Amazon; it's all sorted by categories!

How to Transform Challenging Behaviors

Feeling like a referee in your own classroom? This resource helps you decode those challenging behaviors and turn chaos into connection. Say goodbye to constant power struggles and hello to strategies that actually work (and save your sanity)!

Improving Focus & Attention

From birth to age 5, 80% of the brain develops, laying the foundation for lifelong learning. In this resource, you'll discover practical strategies to help young children build their capacity for focus and attention, setting them up for success as engaged, curious learners.

Cultivating Inclusive Leadership

How to Transform Your Classroom from Chaos to Calm

If your classroom feels like a three-ring circus, this resource is your ringmaster’s guide. Discover proven techniques to manage challenging behaviors, keep your students engaged, and finally bring the calm you’ve been dreaming of (for both them and you).

How to Take Your Classroom from Struggles to Success

Understanding Brain Development

Managing Tantrums & Meltdowns

Ever feel like you’re one meltdown away from a tantrum yourself? This resource has your back. Discover practical, sanity-saving strategies to handle those big emotions (theirs and maybe yours too) with calm and confidence, turning chaos into teachable moments.

How to Take Your Classroom from Stressful to Joyful

If your classroom feels more like a circus than a sanctuary, this resource is for you. Discover practical tips to ditch the chaos and create a space where joy—not stress—takes center stage. Because a joyful teacher means joyful learners!

Staff Appreciation

Staff appreciation tips...because coffee and donuts only go so far! This resource is packed with creative, meaningful ways to show your team you see them, value them, and appreciate all they do—without breaking the budget (or relying on stale pastries).

10 Co-Regulation Tips To Help Young Children Master Self-Regulation

Because deep breaths don’t just work for kids! This resource gives you practical tips to help young children navigate their big emotions while keeping your own calm intact.

5 Common Mistakes Early Childhood Professionals Make When Teaching Literacy (and How to Fix Them)

We’re excited to share this resource from literacy expert Stacy Benge! If alphabet songs and flashcards aren’t working, this free guide reveals five common literacy mistakes and simple, research-backed fixes. Download now and transform how you teach literacy!

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