Activities & Resources

The Decade of Difference is involved in numerous programs, activities and resources throughout Humboldt County. Browse through the list below, or use the dropdowns to narrow down the list to any combination of districts, age groups and impact areas.

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Any Arcata Elementary Big Lagoon Blue Lake Cuddeback Union Cutten Eureka City Schools Ferndale Unified Fieldbrook Elementary Fortuna Elementary Fortuna Union High Freshwater Garfield Hydesville Jacoby Creek Klamath-Trinity Kneeland Loleta Maple Creek Mattole McKinleyville Union Northern Humboldt Union HS Pacific Union Peninsula Union Rio Dell Scotia Union South Bay Union Southern Humboldt Unified Trinidad Alder Grove Charter Arcata Christian School Fuente Nueva Redwood Prep Charter

Age Group/Demographic:

Any 0-5 Grades K-2 Grades 3-5 Junior High High School College-Aged Parents Educators Community Members

Impact Area:

Any Early Success Financial Literacy, Savings & Planning Youth Entrepreneurship, Creativity & Innovation Career & College Planning Parent & Community Engagement Professional Development & Teacher Training

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Baby's First Year Calendar
Contact: Judi Andersen | 707-445-7006

The "Baby's First Year" Activity Calendar was developed as a resource for parents, to provide information regarding year one expected developmental milestones and includes interactive activities promoting cognitive and communicative development.
Ages 0-1

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Core Growth Early Learning Assessment Suite
Contact: Cindi Kaup | 707-441-3912

The Core Growth Early Learning Assessment Suite was developed by a team of local teachers with the support of the Humboldt County Office of Education and the Decade of Difference. It was designed to provide teachers with snapshots of a child's skills as they enter either Transitional Kindergarten or Kindergarten. The Suite includes assessments that can be easily completed on a computer or tablet that articulate into progress reports/report cards.

The assessments are evidence informed, based on readiness skills outlined in the California Preschool Learning Foundations and the Kindergarten Common Core Standards. Four areas of development are screened: Language and Literacy, Mathematics, Social/Emotional, and Self-Portrait Development.

The suite includes:

• Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KST)
• Transition Kindergarten - Full Year Inventory (FYI-TK) English and Spanish
• Kindergarten Full Year Inventory (FYI-K) English and Spanish

Grades TK-K

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Early Literacy Partners Tutoring Program
Contact: Olivia Kernen | 707-445-7007

The Early Literacy Partners Program trains and places volunteers to assist students who are struggling with, or reluctant in, reading and math. Volunteers are placed in a classroom and work with up to three students.
Reading: Grades TK, K, 1; Math: Grades 1-2

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Early Years Story Time Kits

Through support from a Target Educational grant, 12 story time kits were developed and distributed to elementary school libraries across the County. The schools host story time hours as a way of familiarizing future Kindergarteners to their neighborhood school as well as promoting the importance of literacy.
Ages 0-5

Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Contact: Judi Andersen | 707-445-7006

Produced in partnership with the Local Child Care Planning Council, this guide for parents of children entering Kindergarten offers information to prepare for this milestone transition. The guide and a "Countdown to Kindergarten" summer activities calendar is available online in both English and Spanish.
Parents of incoming kindergartners

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