Nov 21, 20222 min read

Ivy Learning Resource & Referral Newsletter | November 2022

Gratitude and thankfulness are important all year long!

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, and confusion into clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow” (Beattie, 1990)

Thanksgiving time, with its focus on thankfulness and gratitude is a wonderful time of year. Thankfulness is not just for Thanksgiving though. Having a thankful and grateful heart year- round is important to our emotional well-being.

Read on for some ways you can focus on thankfulness year-round.

Northeast Region Corner

Should we be teaching gratitude to the under-fives? Research tells us that gratitude promotes well-being and life satisfaction, but is the practice of gratitude appropriate for very young children? Read on to find out!

North Central Region Corner

Happening around the Region. The last few months, all of us here Resource and Referral have been busy out helping programs with their new QRIS applications. During that time, Heather Cruz, Renae Barnett, and Tracy Hinton also took the time to work on our continuing education hours by attending the Focused Portfolios classes. We highly recommend this class to all providers-contact CECPD to see about scheduling it in your area. Read on to check out what we've been up to!

Anti-Bias Education

In Anti-Bias Education and Holidays: Making thoughtful decisions, authors of Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves, Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edward, lay out some principles about how programs and teachers can think about holidays in their classrooms.

The Book Corner

Infant/Toddler Little Owl's Snow by Divya Srinivasan Learn more and buy
Preschool Gratitude is My Superpower by Alicia Ortego Learn more and buy
School Age Our Diversity Makes Us Stronger by Elizabeth Cole Learn more and buy

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Ivy Learning Resource & Referral serves the North Central and Northeast Regions of Oklahoma, which includes 19 counties. For more information and to contact your regional representative, expand the section below.

North Central Region: Kay, Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Payne & Washington Counties

Northeast Region: Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Ottawa & Sequoyah Counties

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