Early Childhood Supplies and Furniture Childcraft.com/CircleofEducation • Phone 800-631-5652 • Fax 888-388-6344 The EduPod module, for children ages 2-6 years: • Supports academic development of all learning foundations through the lenses of social-emotional wellness • Integrates a variety of multi-sensory components: music, educational songs, animation, expression cards, and puppets • Utilizes educational and intentional music and animation, specifically developed for young learners, as tools for social-emotional wellness and learning readiness • Aligns to national and state learning standards and supports a wide range of assessment tools • Works together with the 3 other program modules to promote social-emotional wellness and a continuum of learning readiness, academic development, family engagement, and connections between classroom and home • Available in print and digital formats 4 DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAINS: 1. Social 2. Emotional 3. Cognitive 4. Health and Routines 8 LEARNING FOUNDATIONS: 1. Art 2. Dramatic Play 3. Language & Literacy 4. Math 5. Music & Movement 6. Science 7. Social Emotional 8. Social Science 12 CRITICAL LEARNING SKILLS: 1. Being aware of body & physical abilities 2. Being self-aware 3. Caring & sharing 4. Communicating needs 5. Dealing with change 6. Exploring and problem solving 7. Expressing & regulating emotions & behaviors 8. Following routines 9. Reading and writing 10. Taking care of self & being safe 11. Building relationships 12. Understanding math concepts and methods of inquiry The Circle of Education ® Created by delibrainy, Circle of Education ® is a research and evidence-based social- emotional wellness, learning and literacy readiness, academic development, family engagement, behavioral health, and early intervention program for young children. The Circle of Education ® program has been designated as a SELect program by CASEL, designed to be used with children from birth to eight years old. The program consists of 4 modules, peaPod ™ , Edupod, ParentPod ™ , and In The Circle, which fully integrate music, educational animation, multi-sensory learning tools and technology to offer a comprehensive program with bilingual components. EduPod Module The EduPod module provides lesson plans and professional development tools for early childhood educators to support children’s social-emotional wellness and learning readiness skills. The program was developed by Dr. Shulamit Ritblatt Ph.D., a leading expert in social- emotional development and early intervention, and Professor of Child and Family Development at San Diego State University. Dr. Shulamit Ritblatt