Resources to Animate
your Workshops
The Goodnight Bag resources can be an integral part of a family support strategy and a foundational part of the transition to school strategy.
You are invited to use the Goodnight Bag resources as a bridge between the community and school services, helping parents and their children feel more confident and prepared to navigate the next step(s). The following resources can help guide the process.
PLANNING
1Working Together for Our Little Ones
Everything you need to organize and facilitate a planning session with partners and collaborators.- Collaborative planning guide (download PDF)
- PPT for collaborative planning session and Partnership agreement templates (download)
2Teachers guide
3Project Guidebook
Everything you need to plan a Goodnight Bag project, from outreach and collective planning to gathering and sharing data with stakeholders, in one PDF (download)
TRAINING RESOURCES
Healthy Sleep Habits
Learn about the fundamentals of healthy sleep habits from Dr. Pamela Mitelman from the Kids’ Sleep Clinic in Montreal, Quebec. While this video is intended to inform educators and animators (particularly the Q&A section), there is a similar video in the parents section that caters specifically to parents.
WORKSHOP RESOURCES
1Bedtime Routine Presentation for Parents
Download the PowerPoint presentation and edit the slides to reflect your community’s needs and available resources. The presentation includes information shared in the Healthy Sleep Habits training video. (download PPT)
2Workshop Ideas
- Sharing experiences in circle
- “Post-it wall” or “Question box” with questions from parents
- Tips and best practices from parents as the experts in the room
- Share a favourite book or lullaby (or hair detangling tips)
- Share short clips from the parent resource page as discussion openers (Have you tried this? Did it work, or did you modify it? Is this something you would like to try?)
3Workshop Poster
Add your workshop details to the poster and don’t forget to include your partners’ logos! (download PNG)4Local ressources template
CREATE A kit
Create a bedtime kit that caters to the specific needs of the families you support. (Link to Survey).
What you can include in the kit
- Small Blanket
- Stuffed animal or puppet
- Toothbrush & Toothpaste
- Towel, Soap, and Shampoo
- Bedtime Routine Chart (Download)
- Colouring Book (Download)
- Books in English and French (See below to order)
- Bookmarks
- Night-Light
- A list of local resources for families with children aged 3 to 5
If you are a CLC school, order the Goodnight Bag Kit
In Quebec, the Goodnight Bag kits are available through CLC schools. To locate your closest CLC school, check the list on this page.
In order to receive the complete Goodnight Bag kit, schools must meet the following criteria:
- Be a CLC school with access to a CDA who can coordinate the project (find your closest CLC school here ).
- Collaborate and co-plan the project with at least two of the following: Local Health and Social Services Organization (NPI/CIUSSS/CISSS); Local literacy group; School board transition agent; Local organization that provide services to families of children 3 to 5 years old.
- Submit a signed partnership/service agreement with a local community organization (for animation of activity) to LEARN.
- Host a workshop (at school/in the community/online) for families with children aged 3 to 5 animated by a trained facilitator.
Examples of Goodnight Bag Kits
Order additional resources
In Canada:
Canadian Parents for French
- Books in French (from CPF)
- CPF Activity books Order form or Digital Download
Frontier College
- Order books in english and french (link)
First Books Canada
- Order discounted books in bulk (link)
