No Waiting! Get Them Shaking! Learning Effective Transition Strategies Oh, those lovely transition times…where chaos seems to reign, and things get a little crazy! But this doesn’t have to be the case if we learn how to provide effective transitions! Children are not able to sit and wait…or line up perfectly-every time…so why not make […]
Building Stronger Teams Together: Effective Team Communication in Early Childcare (1.5 hours) Join us for a session of fun, learning and team building activities that help us to build stronger teams together. This session includes strategies and activities that will encourage you and your colleagues to work together, learn about your own communication behaviors, communication […]
I Like to Move it! Move it! Enhancing Physical Literacy in the Classroom 1.5 hours Jump! Run! Stop! Crawl! Go! Children are definitely busy bodies and need a variety of activities to keep their bodies and minds healthy. In this workshop, participants will review what physical literacy means, skills we can promote through active play […]
Tinkering and Toying with STEM: Engaging Activities to Support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math with Young Children (1.5hrs) Boing! Tink! Rumble! Roll! These are the sounds of engineers and designers in the making! But where can we start to promote and support these creative minds? Through STEM! Supporting children on their journey of investigation, predicting […]
Rocks and Sticks and Wonderful Things: Creative Outdoor Play Experiences for Young Children (1.5 hrs) It’s time to go back to our ‘roots’ and get outside to discover the wonders and adventures that the great outdoors has for us! Outdoor play and nature play give children an opportunity to learn in ways that develop their […]
Know No No's: Supporting Children with Difficult and Challenging Behaviours Using Positive Guidance Strategies - Overview Expressions and difficult behaviours of young children can baffle us sometimes when we struggle to understand them. The key to remember is that all behaviour is a form of communication…we just have to figure out what they are trying […]
Beautiful Oopsies: Exploring the Creativity of Open Ended, Process Oriented Art Experiences Ready to explore your creative side? Ready to help the children explore their creative side? Creativity and creative expression are different for everyone, so it’s important to provide a variety of creative outlets for children to express their own personal creativity. Providing open […]
Ooey Gooey Messy Fun! Designing Sensational Sensory Stations Learning through the senses is exactly what children need to explore the world around them. So, let’s respond to these needs and get messy with Ooey gooey sensory stations! This workshop will give participants hands on opportunities to explore a variety of sensory stations for all ages […]
Laughter and Learning with ABCs! Planning Exciting & Engaging Language and Literacy Activities Do you sing the ABC Rock and Roll song? Have you read the story, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Boom? Do you have natural letter blocks? These are great tools for children for learning language and literacy skills and there’s way more out […]
Playful Planning: Enriching your Emergent Curriculum Approach Playful learning experiences promote a sense of curiosity, exploration, and confidence, which are what we all strive to achieve when we plan for our early childhood environment and our children's experiences. To achieve this, one of the most popular and best approaches is the emergent curriculum approach. This […]