California's Universal PreKindergarten

This week’s Fun Friday is blooming with creativity! 🌼 Our preschool artists will make flowers using torn or cut construction paper, paper plates, and scissors to create colorful petals. A fun fine-motor activity exploring shapes, colors, and creativity!

Discover ways to build inclusive learning environments and promote equity for every child! Join @CaliforniaDSS and @CADeptEd for a free webinar, “Changing the Lens: From Exclusion to Inclusion,” on March 24, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (PST). Register now: bit.ly/4sNMtfE.

There is a LOT to learn when it comes to planning meals for preschoolers! They are slightly different from older students (K-12). Pro Tip: check out the USDA Food Buying Guide! foodbuyingguide.fns.usda.gov/Home/Home

Drawing with chalk on the sidewalk helps children build hand and finger strength, develop better hand-eye coordination, and practice the big arm movements that support future writing skills, all while they’re having fun creating colorful designs!

Proctor Terrace Elementary is blooming with hands-on learning! 🌱 Check out this video created by the Sonoma County Office of Education in partnership with CSKLA! Students are exploring their garden, asking questions, & caring for living things! Watch here: bit.ly/3ZXOx8q

FUN FRIDAY! Let's play with rainbow cereal!🌈 In this activity, your child will match Fruit Loops to the right color, practicing early math skills like matching, counting, and comparing as they play! Have fun learning with your little ones! #UPK #FunFriday

The California State Preschool Program offers high-quality early education for children, setting them up for success in school and beyond. 🌟 Let's give our little ones the best start possible! #EarlyLearning #BrightFutures #CSPP #UPK

This week we’re taking our drawing to the wall! Vertical drawing on easels or paper taped up helps strengthen shoulder, arm, and wrist muscles, builds hand strength, supports hand–eye coordination, and encourages proper pencil grasp, all while kids have fun creating.

Happy International Women’s Day! 🌍 Today, we celebrate the women who nurture, teach, lead, and advocate for young children and their families. From caregivers and educators to community partners, their example shows our students that they can be brave learners and leaders!

Join Kelly Fountain and Shanna Birkholz-Vasquez for the DIALEE webinar, "Blending, Braiding, and Layering Funds: A Creative Approach to California's Universal Preschool Program," on Monday, March 9 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. (PST)! Register now: bit.ly/40Csip0

It's FUN FRIDAY! Let's grow a rainbow! 🌈 Using a paper towel rainbow, washable markers, and two cups of water, little learners watch colors slowly climb and meet in the middle, creating a magical rainbow right before their eyes. Pure FUN for little learners! #FunFriday #UPK

Join us on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. PST for our upcoming P-3 webinar, “Inclusion Toolkit: Supporting Inclusive Preschool Practices for All Children to Support P-3 Alignment.” Register here: bit.ly/4qU2L5C

Happy Read Across America Day! 📚 Whether it’s a silly rhyme, a calming bedtime story, or a favorite classroom book, every page turns into a chance to build language, imagination, and a lifelong love of reading.

Today our little artists are creating torn paper masterpieces! Ripping paper strengthens the small muscles in children’s hands and fingers, supports hand-eye coordination, and builds control for skills like writing and buttoning, all while being open-ended, sensory, and fun.

It’s National School Breakfast Week! 🥣 A nourishing breakfast helps children focus, feel ready to learn, and join classroom activities with energy and joy. From sharing meals with friends to trying new foods, breakfast sets the tone for a positive, engaged day of learning.

It's Music in our Schools Month! 🎶 Music isn’t just a song, but how children build language, practice sharing, move their bodies, and express big feelings in joyful ways. Let's give every child the chance to be musical every day!

March is California Arts Education Month, a time to explore imagination through music, movement, visual arts, and storytelling. Arts-rich classrooms help children build confidence, express their ideas, and connect with their community in joyful, meaningful ways!

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month 💙 UPK believes every child learns, plays, and communicates in their own unique way, and ALL are welcome. Let's work together to create classrooms where all learners are seen, supported, and valued.

March is National Social Work Month when we honor the incredible social workers who stand beside our students and families. 💙 School social workers help create safe, caring learning environments where every child can thrive. Thank you for all the ways you uplift our community!

It's Women’s History Month! 🌟 Let's honor the women who champion children’s rights, expand access to early learning, and inspire our students to dream big. We are grateful for the women who make a difference every day in the lives of young children and their families.