Worcester Family Partnership

Think, Explore, and Discover! Join us at the Family Resource Center, 20 Cedar Street, Worcester, MA 01609, on Friday, June 5, 2026, from 10:00–11:30 AM for a joyful morning of stories, creativity, and hands-on fun! We’ll read Which One Doesn't Belong? by Christopher Danielson, an engaging book that encourages children to think critically and share their ideas. In this story, there is often more than one possible answer, helping children learn that different perspectives can all have value. After the story, join us for a fun "Which Shape Doesn't Belong?" activity. Children will use observation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills as they explain their thinking and explore shapes together. Come learn, explore, and have fun with us—we can't wait to see you there!

Celebrate Inclusion and Differences! Join us at our Leeds Street location on Friday, June 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM for a joyful morning of stories, creativity, and hands-on fun! We’ll read One of These Is Not Like the Others? by Barney Saltzberg as we celebrate unity, inclusion, and the unique qualities that make each of us special. Through this engaging story, children will build observation skills, critical thinking, and an appreciation for similarities and differences. After the story, children will create an artistic masterpiece using colors that are the same and colors that are different. This hands-on activity encourages creativity, color recognition, self-expression, and fine motor development while reinforcing the concepts explored in the story. Dream big with us—we hope to see you there! Playgroups run Monday–Friday from 10:00–11:30 AM at Worcester Family Partnership, 130 Leeds Street, Worcester, MA. Please use the Fairhaven Road entrance.

Celebrate What Makes Us Unique! Join us at Main South CDC, 875 Main St., Worcester, MA, on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 9:45 AM for a joyful morning of stories, creativity, and hands-on fun! We’ll read The Same but Different Too by Karl Newson and explore the many ways people can be alike and different. Through this engaging story, children will learn about individuality, acceptance, kindness, and celebrating what makes each person special. After the story, join us for a fun "Which Item Doesn't Belong?" activity. Children will use observation and critical-thinking skills to identify items that are different from the rest while building vocabulary, problem-solving, and classification skills. Come create, explore, and have fun with us—we hope to see you there!

Celebrate Inclusion and Differences! Join us at our Leeds Street location on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 10:00 AM for a joyful morning of stories, creativity, and hands-on fun! We’ll read One of These Is Not Like the Others? by Barney Saltzberg as we celebrate unity, inclusion, and the unique qualities that make each of us special. Through this engaging story, children will build observation skills, critical thinking, and an appreciation for similarities and differences. After the story, join us for a fun sorting activity where we’ll discover which items are the same and which are different. This hands-on activity helps develop sorting and classifying skills, early vocabulary, problem-solving, and attention to detail. We hope you can join the fun! Playgroups run Monday through Friday from 10:00–11:30 AM at Worcester Family Partnership, 130 Leeds Street, Worcester, MA. Please use the Fairhaven Road entrance.

Celebrate Inclusion and Differences! Join us on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 5:30 PM for a joyful evening of stories, creativity, and hands-on fun! We’ll read One of These Is Not Like the Others? by Barney Saltzberg as we celebrate unity, inclusion, and the unique qualities that make each of us special. Through this engaging story, children will build observation skills, critical thinking, and an appreciation for similarities and differences. After the story, join us for a hands-on activity where children will create a picture showing what doesn't belong. This fun activity encourages creativity, problem-solving, visual discrimination, and self-expression. We can’t wait to see you there! Playgroups run Monday–Friday from 10:00–11:30 AM at Worcester Family Partnership, 130 Leeds St., Worcester, MA (please use the entrance on the Fairhaven Rd. side of the building).

Celebrate What Makes Us Unique! Join us at our Leeds Street location on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM for a joyful morning of stories, creativity, and hands-on fun! We’ll read The Same but Different Too by Karl Newson and explore the many ways people can be alike and different. Through this engaging story, children will learn about individuality, acceptance, kindness, and celebrating what makes each person special. After the story, join us as we create beautiful artwork using neutral colors. This creative activity will encourage self-expression while helping children develop fine motor skills, creativity, color recognition, and confidence. Come create, explore, and have a great time with us—we hope to see you there! Playgroups run Monday through Friday from 10:00–11:30 AM at Worcester Family Partnership, 130 Leeds Street, Worcester, MA. Please use the entrance on the Fairhaven Road side.

Celebrate What Makes Us Unique! Join us at Worcester Arts Magnet School, 315 St. Nicholas Ave., Worcester, MA, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, from 10:00–11:00 AM for a joyful morning of stories, creativity, and hands-on fun! We’ll read The Same but Different Too by Karl Newson and explore the many ways people can be alike and different. Through this engaging story, children will learn about individuality, acceptance, and celebrating what makes each person special. After the story, join us for a fun sorting activity where we’ll discover which items are the same and which are different. This hands-on activity helps build observation skills, critical thinking, sorting and classifying skills, and early vocabulary. Come create, explore, and have a great time with us—we hope to see you there!

All Aboard for Fun and Learning! Join us at our Leeds Street location on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM for a joyful morning of stories, creativity, and hands-on fun! We'll read Freight Train by Donald Crews and follow a colorful train as it travels along the tracks, introducing children to colors, shapes, and early vocabulary. After the story, stay for a fun color-sorting adventure that helps build color recognition, matching skills, sorting skills, and fine motor development. Come chug along with us for a morning of learning and play! Playgroups run Monday through Friday from 10:00–11:30 AM at Worcester Family Partnership, 130 Leeds Street, Worcester, MA. Please use the entrance on the Fairhaven Road side.

Book Club Tuesday June 23, 2026, 11:30 am at 130 Leeds St. (after playgroup). We will discuss chapter 2 & 3
Come even if you haven’t had a chance to read it! We love to hear about what everyone is reading.
All voices welcome!