Cultivating Curiosity: Real-World Study Skills, Reading Confidence & Executive Functioning for Kids

Valerie Grant

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Life Skills

In this 4-week self-paced class, learners build confidence as babysitters by exploring fun activities for kids, how to support different needs, communicate with parents, and manage their babysitting business. 

In this self-paced class, you'll learn fun activities for all ages, how to work with different kinds of kiddos, and tips to feel confident and prepared. Leave with ideas kids love and the tools to start babysitting you need. 

This week is all about the basics. We'll go over what you need to talk with parents about before the first time you babysit. We'll also brainstorm solutions to tricky situations and you'll have a resource page to help you stay organized with each family. You'll feel confident walking into your first babysitting job!

Getting Started

This week we're going to focus on how to support children who have different needs. We’ll talk about kids with lots of energy, quiet kids, kids who need routines, and more. Once we have an idea of different needs, we'll think about way to support all children when we're babysitting. You'll even have time to consider different scenarios and then hear my suggestions! 

How to Work with All Kinds of Kiddos

Now we're talking about the fun things! Games to play and activities to keep the children happy and engaged while you're there. It's broken down by age range to make it super clear for you! We’ll even talk about what to do when kids say ‘I’m bored!', because they will and you'll have a solution.

Activities to Do with Kids

This week is all about your business. We'll review how to discuss your rate, ways you can receive payment beyond cash, and when to open a bank account! We'll even review what to include on your flyer for marketing. 

The Business of Babysitting

Babysitting Basics (Self-Paced): Skills, Activities, and Tips for Teens

Need some Babysitting Basics? Join our Babysitting Bootcamp! Through discussion, role-play and interactive activites, learn how to handle babysitting dilemmas, interactions and emergencies.

Let's Babysit! Babysitting Boot Camp W/Aunt Sam

Aunt Sam Homeschooler Storyteller BA

This interactive and engaging babysitting course is designed to prepare learners for their first babysitting experiences. The class will cover safety, communication with children, emergency preparedness, and age-appropriate activities.

Ready, Set, Sit! Babysitting for Beginners 

Crystal

In this interactive, semi-private class, explore being a babysitter (baby sitter) from a business perspective including: pricing, marketing, self awareness for business success, possible certifications + how to make yourself stand out.

Introduction to Babysitting as a Business, Entrepreneur, Pricing

Allison Bishins, Entrepreur + Business Classes

Learn the basics of starting a babysitting business and how to care for young children in this fun filled class. 

Babysitting for Beginners - Building a Business & Caring for Littles

Creative Youth Learning Hub

Kiddos can join Miss Anna, (a 5 Star Ace Educator & Nanny Extraordinaire ) to learn about babysitting. Miss Anna shares valuable tips & tricks about caring for children, standing out to parents, & how to take the first steps in starting a babysitting business too. Kids who attend this live class will receive a certificate of completion certificate to show families too! 


Babysitting Like A Pro : Learn How To Be A Responsible Babysitter & So Much More

Magical Learning With Miss Anna

This 4-week interactive course teaches teens the essential skills, safety knowledge, and confidence they need to start babysitting professionally. Each week includes roleplay, scenario games, take-home tools, and printable guides.

🧸 Babysitting 101: Confidence, Safety & Care Skills for Teen Sitters

Ariana

Learners will learn the basics for starting their own successful babysitting business including behavior management, business basics, and what to do in an emergency!

Babysitter's Training

Anna Kowalsky (Mrs. K), MEd

This private mentorship session is designed for teens who are ready to begin their babysitting journey—or who are already working with children and want support, professional tools, and expert guidance to grow in their role.

Babysitter Mentorship – 1-on-1 Coaching for New and Aspiring Sitters

English

In this fun 8-week class, learners will read, discuss and write about a different Baby-sitters club book each week!

Summer Baby-Sitters Club Book Club! Books #1-8: LIVE Classes!

 Ms. Cassy Laliberte

Calling all future babysitters, nannies, preschool teachers, and kid-loving teens!
This interactive weekly club is for teens who love working with kids—or who are thinking about a future in childcare—and want to build real-life skills in a 

🧑‍🍼 Teen Caregiver Club

Arts

A summer club where aspiring babysitters (ages 11–15) build child-friendly activities, crafts, and tools they can actually use on the job. Less lecture, more hands-on creative building, group challenges, and fun visual learning.

Creative Caregiver Camp: A Babysitter-Inspired Club for Artsy, Playful Teens

This class will teach your learner essential note-taking strategies, including Cornell notes, outline notes, math notes, and reading notes. Students will also learn how to effectively review and study from their notes.

Note-Taking Bootcamp

This course helps middle and high school students improve study skills with tailored strategies for executive functioning, organization, and task initiation, fostering independence and success.

Task Mastery: Study Skills and Executive Functioning Support

In this self-paced course, students will master essential note-taking techniques, including Cornell notes, outline notes, and strategies for math and reading. They’ll also learn how to organize, review, use notes as powerful study tools!

Study Smarter, Not Harder: The Self-Paced Guide to Note-Taking Success

Join a 6-week Giver book club that blends guided discussion, comprehension support, and deep character analysis. All readers welcome!

The Giver Book Club: Why’d They Do That? a Character-Focused Reading Group

In this interactive club, students learn how to take notes, stay organized, manage time, and study effectively. Each week, they’ll build skills to boost confidence, reduce stress, and improve academic success in a supportive environment. 

Study Skills for Middle & High School: Organization, Focus & How to Study

In this one-time class, students will learn fun activities for kids aged 2-11 and how to support children with different needs. This class helps learners feel prepared and confident as babysitters.

Babysitting Made Easy: Fun Activities & How to Support All Kids

This workshop is for students who want to feel more comfortable and confident in social situations with an emphasis on not only what we say but how we say it, and it all begins with believing in ourselves and realizing our potential.

Assertiveness, Self-Confidence, and Social Skills Workshop for Teens

Kim Cooper Smith

This is an ongoing weekly social skills class for teens who are on the autism spectrum or have special needs.

Social Skills for Teens With Autism

Autism Superpowers

Health & Wellness

Students will learn life skills including social-emotional learning skills (SEL) to build confidence & improve their communication, enhance friendships, manage stress, & utilize critical thinking. See topic list below.

Social~Emotional Intelligence Skills for Teens

Julie Stephens, Therapist & Coach

In this 3-day class on executive functioning, learners will tackle some of the greatest academic challenges that teens face: managing their time, taking good notes, and learning how to study.

Study Skills Summer Boot Camp for Teens

Kindred Minds LLC

Social Studies

In this course, we will learn one of the first areas lawyers study about in law school - Torts - at a high school level - learn to think like a lawyer!

Law School for Teens - Basics of Law - Ongoing Class

Mike Traywick - Think, Reason, and Argue Better

Students will improve their social skills and relationships through a combination of concrete techniques and thought-provoking discussions designed to help them grow in their thinking and understanding of others and themselves.


Social Skill Strategies for Teens (13-18)

Ms. Dezirae, MS, LPCC - Masters in Mental Health

A one-hour interactive class to help teens understand why their skin is changing and how to embrace those changes with confidence. We'll explore common skin concerns and exercises for maintaining a positive self-image through it all. 

The Skin I'm In: A Skincare & Self-Acceptance Class for Teens

Dr. Orie 

Science & Nature

Perfect for middle & high school learners who need a slow, clear intro to chemistry. No labs, no pressure—just simple science concepts, real-life examples, and confidence-building lessons.

Babysitting Basics (Self-Paced): Skills, Activities, and Tips for Teens

Valerie Grant

Self-Paced Course

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