Northwest Center Kids Family Resources

When our programs closed due to COVID-19, Northwest Center Kids team members created these videos to stay connected to the children and families they serve, and to teach an assortment of skills including new vocabulary, alliteration, rhyming, print concepts, fine motor skills, shapes, large muscle movements, relaxation techniques, and a love and appreciation of reading. Video topics also include things kids can do when they miss their friends, and why we had to stay home from school. But there’s one lesson that every one of our educators wanted these videos to teach the children from their classes and caseloads: We can still be connected, even when we’re apart. These videos are our way of telling the children, “We are still here for you!”

Featured Video

July Family Yoga
Join Nicole from Seattle Kids Yoga for an Ocean Adventure! This is a 30-minute class of ocean-themed yoga poses and breathing exercises, laughter and silliness, love and gratitude, and self-care and relaxation. This class is for EVERYONE – all ages, levels, and abilities. Seattle Kids Yoga recommends that you consult your physician if you have participation concerns as physical injury is possible. If you engage in this class recording with Seattle Kids Yoga, you agree that you are voluntarily participating and assume all risk of injury. Learn more about Nicole and Seattle Kids Yoga at: www.seattlekidsyoga.com
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Chris, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook reads Giraffe Problems by Jory John
Chris, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook ​reads Go, Dog, Go! by P.D. Eastman
Chris, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook ​reads Goodnight Seattle by Jay Steere and Joe Veno
Chris, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook reads Grumpy Cat: The Little Grumpy Cat That Wouldn’t by Golden Books
Chris, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook ​reads Mama, Do You Love Me? By Barbara M. Joose
Chris, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook ​reads Sailor Dog by Margaret Wise Brown
Katie, Preschool Teacher at NWC Kids, Greenwood
reads Animals in the Garden by Melvin and Gilda Berger
Katie, Preschool Teacher at NWC Kids, Greenwood
reads Astronaut’s Handbook by Meghan McCarthy
Katie, Preschool Teacher at NWC Kids, Greenwood
reads Farmer’s Market (Dia del Mercado) by Carmen Parks
Katie, Preschool Teacher at NWC Kids, Greenwood
reads Frog and Toad: The List by Arnold Lobel
Katie, Preschool Teacher at NWC Kids, Greenwood
reads Frog and Toad: The Garden by Arnold Lobel
Katie, Preschool Teacher at NWC Kids, Greenwood
reads Frog and Toad: The Dream by Arnold Lobel
Katie, Preschool Teacher at NWC Kids, Greenwood
reads Garden Mazes and Labyrinths Exploration
Katie, Preschool Teacher at NWC Kids, Greenwood
reads How Old MacDonald Got His Farm by Jack Tracksler and Judy Sierra
Katie, Preschool Teacher at NWC Kids, Greenwood
reads Moon: Earth’s Best Friend by Stacy McAnulty 
Katie, Preschool Teacher at NWC Kids, Greenwood: Puppet Story: Writing Letters
Katie, Preschool Teacher at NWC Kids, Greenwood
reads The Girl with the Waterfall Eyes by Andrew Newman
Katie, Preschool Teacher at NWC Kids, Greenwood
reads The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn (Coping with back-to-school nerves and separation anxiety)
Katie, Preschool Teacher at NWC Kids, Greenwood reads Yucky Worms by Vivian French
Nicole, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook leads a
Guided Meditation
Nicole, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook leads an ​activity: How to Draw a Bee
Nicole, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook reads Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann
Nicole, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook presents: A Puppet Show: “I Miss My Friends”
Nicole, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook presents: A Puppet Show: “Why Can’t I Go to School Today?”
Nicole, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook presents: A Puppet Show: “Why are you Wearing a Mask?”
Nicole, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook reads The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
Nicole, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook leads an ​activity: Tracing Shadows
​Nicole, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook reads a Yoga Story: “Bob and the Pirate Chickens”
Nicole, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook reads Jack, Not Jackie by Erica Silverman
Nicole, Pre-K Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook reads Dog on a Frog by Claire and Kes Gray
Shannon, Early Intervention Special Educator reads From Head to Toe by Eric Carle and All Shook Up by Alain Crozon
Shannon, Early Intervention Special Educator reads Worm Weather by Jean Taft and Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
​Shannon, Early Intervention Special Educator reads Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle and An Adventure with Bobby Bear by Maurice Pledger
Shannon, Early Intervention Special Educator reads Moon Rope by Lois Ehlert and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Caroline Jayne Church
Tim, Assistant Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook reads If You’re Happy and you Know It by Jane Cabrera
Tim, Assistant Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook reads Llama, Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
Tim, Assistant Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook reads Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera​
Tim, Assistant Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook reads Little Blue Truck By Alice Schertle
​Tim, Assistant Teacher at NWC Kids Chinook reads The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
Northwest Center Kids teacher Ana shares a few Circle Time songs for kids.
Shannon, Early Intervention Special Educator reads Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea and Oh My, Oh My, Oh Dinosaurs! by Sandra Boynto
Shannon, Early Intervention Special Educator reads Where’s Spot by Eric Hill and Spot’s Birthday Party by Eric Hill 
Shannon, Early Intervention Special Educator reads Clap Your Hands by Lorinda Bryan Cauley
and Somewhere Today by Bert Kitchen
Shannon, Early Intervention Special Educator reads Bunnies on the Go! by Rick Walton, illustrated by Paige Miglio
Shannon, Early Intervention Special Educator reads Lola at the Library by Anna McQinn & Rosalind Beardshaw
Shannon, Early Intervention Special Educator reads Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
Shannon, Early Intervention Special Educator reads Never Touch a Monster by Stuart Lynch
and A Stampede of Dinosaurs by Lisa and Damien Barlow