Transitions: Lunch to Nap Success

1 hour course
Turn one of the most challenging parts of your day into a calm, predictable routine. In this course, you’ll learn practical, brain-based strategies to help children transition successfully from lunch to rest while strengthening regulation, inclusion, and classroom flow.
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Online, Self- Paced

Certificate Provided

Toddler - Pre-K 

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

  • Recognize the brain-based reasons behind why the lunch-to-nap transition can be so challenging for young children
  • Adapt strategies to meet the unique needs of children with different sleep patterns, temperaments, sensory preferences, trauma history, and developmental differences including ADHD and autism
  • Teach body-calming skills through movement, yoga, breathing and relaxation techniques

Course Details

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Format: Scroll & Learn

A new flexible read-and-engage format
  • Focused learning you can finish in one sitting
  • Short lessons you can scroll through at your own pace
  • Move quickly through familiar content and easily revisit key sections
  • Clickable activities keep you engaged
  • Optional, bite-sized audio to support learning without slowing you down

Knowledge & Strategies

  • Design a classroom environment that reduces sensory overload
  • Adapt routines to meet diverse sleep, sensory, and developmental needs
  • Discover activities for non-nappers 
  • Explore examples and scenarios that bring effective strategies to life
  • Action-planning tools to help you implement new strategies in your classroom 

Community Connection

Included discussion board to share knowledge and engage with other educators

Bonus Materials

Included are 4 handouts to use with your students today! You'll also get a bonus Companion Guide to help you remember key strategies and apply the learning to your classroom!
  • Yoga Flow
  • Progressive Muscle Relaxation (Full Script)
  • Progressive Muscle Relaxation Cue Card
  • Transition Sequence Strip

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Developed By Experts

This course was created by a multidisciplinary team of early childhood educators, administrators, and therapists with real-world classroom experience. Our content is grounded in evidence-based practices and trusted by over 15,000 educators nationwide – so you can be sure every strategy is practical, inclusive, and research-informed.
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Group purchasing

Want to enroll your whole team?

We make it easy to purchase courses for multiple people or your whole team. Just fill out the Bulk Course Request Form, and we'll contact you within 3 business days to confirm your needs. We'll send one invoice for all participants and handle the staff enrollments for you - simple and seamless! 
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