DAP Trivia Time: Understanding Best Practices in Early Child Care Are you DAP? What is DAP? This hands-on, full participation workshop is designed to get you involved in understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Alberta Accreditation Standards and the Alberta Flight Curriculum Framework. What exactly is DAP? How does it affect my classroom and children’s learning? Come […]
OSC FOCUSED ~ Let's Be Friends! Building Positive Relationships through SEL and Bullying Prevention In good times…in bad times…I’ll be on your side forever more! That’s exactly what children need – positive relationships and quality friendships. But it’s not as easy as it sounds. This workshop will help you understand children’s social development and how […]
Unlocking the Magic of Emergent Curriculum: An Introduction to the Emergent Curriculum Approach Step into the magical world of emergent planning – where children are the key! The way we plan activities for children is changing as we focus on the interests and abilities of the children as the core concept behind planning classroom activities […]
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 […]
