CLASS® Support Kits

Make meaningful interactions easy and enjoyable.

Quality Materials to Support Quality Interactions

CLASS® Kits are carefully designed to provide quality materials and comprehensive guidance to make planning for and harnessing the proven power of interactions easier than ever before.

CLASS® Supports Kits for Infants and Toddlers

Social-Emotional Support

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CLASS® Social and Emotional Support Kit (I/T)

Promote the development of self-regulation skills in infant and toddlers using the research-based strategies in this kit. Featuring:

  • A reusable guidebook that offers comprehensive guidance to the social-emotional developmental continuum for young children
  • A set of quality materials to promote usage of effective strategies and extend learning opportunities
  • Effective strategies to promote self-regulation skills that are aligned to the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework
  • Access to the CLASS® Community and Infant and Toddler CLASS® Dimension Guides
social emotional transfer to practice

CLASS® Social and Emotional Support Kit (I/T) Transfer to Practice Webinar

Build teachers’ and caregivers’ confidence in supporting self-regulation skills with a live workshop designed to:

  • Introduce the materials and guidebook included in the kit 
  • Support implementation and usage of the strategies and materials
  • Give ample opportunities to practice planning and using the materials

Cognitive Support

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CLASS® Cognitive Support Kit (I/T)

Support the cognitive development of infants and toddlers using the research-based strategies in this kit. Featuring:

  • A reusable guidebook that offers effective strategies to promote exploration of the concept of cause and effect
  • A set of quality materials to help create meaningful learning opportunities
  • Effective strategies to support cognitive development that are aligned to the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework
  • Access to the CLASS® Community and Infant/Toddler CLASS Strategy Cards and Dictionary
cognitive transfer to practice

CLASS® Cognitive Support Kit (I/T) Transfer to Practice Webinar

Help drive successful implementation of the strategies with a live workshop designed to:

  • Familiarize teachers and caregivers with the materials and guidance included in the kit
  • Help teachers plan for meaningful learning opportunities across daily routines
  • Increase confidence in supporting young children’s ability to think critically

CLASS® Support Kits for Pre-K and Kindergarten

Literacy Supports

CLASS® Literacy Support Kit (Pre-K/K)

Strengthen best practices for read-alouds, phonological awareness, building alphabet knowledge, and print awareness using the researched-based strategies in this kit featuring:

  • A reusable guidebook that includes best practices, new CLASS strategies, comprehensive guidance, and planning templates
  • A set of quality classroom materials to support use of strategies
  • A set of four content-focused children’s books from Connect4Learning® Curriculum

CLASS® Literacy Support Kit (Pre-K/K) Transfer to Practice Webinar

Support implementation of literacy strategies and make the most out of your investment with a live workshop webinar designed to:

  • Orient teachers to the materials included in the CLASS® Literacy Support Kit
  • Build confidence for application of strategies into daily interactions
  • Offer opportunities to practice planning and using the materials
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CLASS® Literacy At Home Kit (Pre-K/K)

Empower families to engage in meaningful literacy experiences at home with a research-based kit featuring:

  • A guide sheet highlighting key principles of literacy development and supporting fun activities
  • A set of two engaging children’s books from Connect4Learning® Curriculum 
  • A rhyming puzzle

Emotional Support

CLASS® Emotional Support Kit (Pre-K)

Promote positive social-emotional development and help children recognize and manage feelings with a research-based, bilingual kit featuring:

  • A reusable guidebook (provided in English and Spanish) that includes best practices, new CLASS strategies, comprehensive guidance, and planning templates
  • A set of quality classroom materials to support use of strategies across the day
  • A child behavior tracker to assist in identification of triggers for challenging behaviors
  • A CLASS Dimensions Guide (provided in English and Spanish) and access to the CLASS Community

CLASS® Emotional Support Kit (Pre-K) Transfer to Practice Webinar

Support your teachers and build their confidence in using the Emotional Support Kit with this live workshop designed to:

  • Introduce teachers to the materials and resources included in the CLASS® Emotional Support Kit
  • Offer opportunities to practice intentionally planning to support social-emotional skills
  • Support utilization of best practices and materials provided

Instructional Support

CLASS® Instructional Support Kit (Pre-K)

Strengthen teaching practices that support children’s ability to think critically with a research-based kit. The Kit features:

  • A reusable guidebook that offers key strategies in the CLASS® Instructional Support domain and planning templates to integrate strategies into daily activities
  • A set of quality classroom materials and guidance to practice using the strategies within math instruction focusing on the skill of patterning
  • A CLASS Dictionary, CLASS Strategy Cards, and access to the CLASS Community

CLASS® Instructional Support Kit (Pre-K) Transfer to Practice Webinar

Develop Instructional Support strategies that promote critical thinking with a live workshop designed to help educators:

  • Improve language modeling, concept development, and feedback strategies
  • Use those strategies across all content areas with opportunities to practice planning
  • Build intentionality and effectiveness in the use of the resources and materials included in the Instructional Support Kit

Uniquely Designed with Teachers In Mind

Reusable Guidebook
The comprehensive guidebook is wet-erasable and features sections for planning use of strategies.
Quality Materials
The materials are carefully selected from experts at Kaplan to best support the use of the strategies.
CLASS® Concepts
The guidebook supports key developmental skills, while infusing CLASS concepts and connecting strategies to interactions.
Continuous Improvement
The guidebook and quality materials help promote continuous improvement with opportunities for reflection and integration into daily practice.

Maximize the potential for every child.

Support childrens’ development and learning by improving quality interactions. CLASS® Support Kits help to simplify concepts and build teachers’ abilities to integrate quality interactions across all learning opportunities.