NH Pyramid Model
Collaborative E-News March 2023
This E-Newsletter specifically outlines statewide collaborative efforts to provide information and resources on the Pyramid Model.
In this issue of the NH Pyramid Model Collaborative E-News we share, updates on the NH Pyramid Model State Leadership Team (SLT). We announce some upcoming Pyramid Model training opportunities. We included some scripted story resources from NCPMI (National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations) designed to support families at home. We also continue highlighting parts of the "Big 5 Classroom-wide Practices to Improve Behavior." This month we offer resources for Directly Teaching Peer-Related Social Skills.
NH Pyramid Model State Leadership Team
The NH PM SLT updated its mission and vision statements on their 2023-2024 fiscal year action plan.

Vision Statement: New Hampshire families, early childhood programs, and communities provide environments that nurture, promote and facilitate the social emotional development and learning of all young children, birth through six years.

Mission Statement: The NH Pyramid Model SLT establishes and maintains a sustainable state infrastructure that supports high fidelity implementation of the Pyramid Model in early childhood care and education settings statewide.

You can see these statements and learn more about the NH PM SLT by visiting their webpage on the Pyramid Model Consortium's (PMC) website. Click on the link below.
FREE Pyramid Model Training Opportunities
PTAN Pyramid Model Professional Development

Pyramid Model and Early Literacy

Date: April 19, 2023 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM

This training, facilitated by Deb Stokel, will focus on the connection between social emotional development and early literacy. A variety of easy and fun-to-use strategies will be shared for teachers to bring to their classrooms
The target audience is teachers.

Prerequisites: none

Link to register:

Registration will close April 12, 2023
Pyramid Model Family Resources
"Scripted Stories for Social Situations are short PowerPoint presentations consisting of a mixture of words and pictures that provide specific information to a child about social situations such as going to preschool, sitting in circle time, staying safe and using words. When children are given information that helps them understand expectations, their problem behavior within that situation is reduced or minimized. These stories provide examples of how scripted stories are worded and illustrated for a child. Teachers and families should modify the story to be meaningful for the child they are supporting and the unique context of the social situation" - National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations.
Classroom-wide Practices to Improve Behavior
Directly Teach Peer-Related Social Skills
This month, we provide resources for one of the "Big 5" practices: Directly Teach Peer-Related Social Skills.
What are the "Big 5"? They are five universal classroom practices you can use to help avoid or resolve challenging behavior in your young learners:
  • 5:1 Ratio of Positive Attention
  • Predictable Schedules
  • Establish Routines within Routines
  • Teach Behavioral Expectations
  • Teach Peer Skills
Click the images for resources or the link below for additional tools.
Get Connected to the Pyramid Model
Want to be in the Next PM Collaborative E-News?
We are looking for:
  • PM success stories within your programs
  • PM training opportunities
  • Process, Practice-Based and other coaching experiences
  • Updates on PM systems work
  • New opportunities for providers and families to explore and implement the PM
From such programs as:
  • Family Child Care
  • Preschools or Early Childhood
  • Family Support
  • Head Start
  • Higher Education
  • Preschool Special Education
  • Family-Centered Early Supports and Services
The Pyramid Model State Leadership Team is co-supported through public and private partnerships.

This email was prepared by the Communication and PR Workgroup for the NH Pyramid Model State Leadership Team. This email was sponsored by Southern New Hampshire Services, Child Care Aware of NH. Child Care Aware of NH is financed under a Contract with the State of NH, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Economic and Housing Stability, Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration, with funds provided in part by the State of NH and the US Department of Health and Human Services.