Grow Big Hearted Kids With Big Heart World

Grow Big Hearts Postcard

Big Heart World, created in partnership with the National Head Start Association and other leading educational organizations, is designed to help parents, caregivers, and educators support children’s social and emotional learning. Visit our Educator Guide or explore the site to learn more about how to help children grow big hearts. You’ll find resources for educators and family engagement resources you can share with parents, including: 

  • Play-based learning activities that will help children grow social and emotional skills. Activities include original learning games and activities developed by partners. 
  • The Big Heart Beats album: learn as you sing and dance along!
  • Little Kids, Big Hearts podcast: listen to explore friendships, feelings, and more (from kids like you!).
  • Book recommendations from School Library Journal and First Book.
  • Interactive tools, including our SEL Quiz (in English and Spanish): answer 10 questions and get a custom social and emotional play & learning guide to address the needs you identify.
  • Expert tips for and from parents, caregivers, and teachers.

Get Noggin Free for Six Months

Noggin is committed to providing high-quality, digital learning experiences for kids. Through Big Heart World, people affiliated with the National Head Start Association can get Noggin’s early learning app FREE for six months. With Noggin, Preschoolers can grow strong hearts, minds, and bodies alongside characters they know and love! Get 6 months of Noggin for free (no credit card required): Sign up on this special website. You’ll get an email confirming your information. Then you can download Noggin from the App Store or Google Play Store then sign in and start playing/learning!

Join Our Free NHSA Music Time!

Sing and dance to Noggin’s Big Heart Beats album and other music about feelings, friendship and other social and emotional learning skills. 

Big Heart World’s #SEL music classes will run through December 2021! Although the classes are created in collaboration with NHSA (the National Head Start Association), any parent, caregiver, or educator with preschoolers is welcome to join.

Next Music Class: August 31, 2021 @ 11:30 AM EST. Please register in advance for the Zoom meeting.

Grow Big Hearts With Noggin's Big Heart Beats Album

Feel So Good
Listen to "Like Nobody Else"
How You Feel
Listen to "How You Feel"
"Celebrate Our Difference"
Listen to "Celebrate Our Difference"

Color Together to Grow Big Hearts

"Celebrate Our Difference" Lyric Coloring Book
“How You Feel” Lyric Coloring Book
How You Feel Coloring Book
“Celebrate Our Difference” Lyric Coloring Book
All About Me Coloring Book
My Big Heart: A Creative Coloring Book That’s All About Me

Play Together to Learn About Social and Emotional Skills

¡Hola! Bonjour! Jambo! Hello!
Hola! Bonjour! Jambo! Hello! Practice saying "Hi" in different languages to understand others.
Hi Baby
Getting To Know You: Teach babies up to big kids to explore similarities and differences.
Community Colors
Community Colors: What Colors Are Our Skin? Join our Community Colors Project.