Online Workshops

School-agers are always hungry but getting them to eat healthy food is difficult. Try snacks they can prepare alone or with a little help. As a bonus, they learn math and reading skills using recipes.

Obesity in childhood can establish lifelong patterns with serious consequences. Find out what causes childhood obesity and what do professionals suggest you do to address this issue.

How do you provide safe outdoor activities for infants and toddlers? Learn how to make your outdoor area hazard-free and full of great experiences for the youngest children in your care.

While biting is often a developmental phase, it can cause havoc in group settings. Learn why toddlers bite and how to work with parents of the biter and the bitten child.

Incidence of lead poisoning is likely greater than you realize. It can cause serious harm to children if not addressed early. Learn to recognize symptoms and how to prevent this hazard.

Music is much more than singing a few songs each day with your children. This workshop will help you understand the many musical concepts that young children learn through music.

Sand and water play should be regular, integral parts of your program. Learn how to set up sensory activities and how they contribute to children’s learning and support children’s sensory development.

Looking for some new activities? Want something unique and fun? This workshop includes a variety of sensory experiences that will engross children and amaze you at their attention span!

Yes, infants and toddlers can enjoy music. Learn to make music a major focus of your curriculum and keep the very young happy and engaged.

Science and young children are natural combinations, yet many adults feel inadequate to provide science experiences. Learn how easy it is to provide exciting science challenges for children.

Music is an important component of any early learning program. This workshop addresses some of the concepts that children learn through music and includes ideas for how to make up your own songs.

Need some new ideas for promoting reading in your classroom? This workshop will help you get started. You’ll also get ideas for improving what you are already doing.

Older preschoolers and schoolagers benefit from many opportunities to use writing tools such as crayons, markers, and large pencils. Learn how to create and oversee a writing center for children.

How have limitations on outdoor play affected children today? Why do children need to be outside each day weather permits? This workshop describes numerous health and educational benefits of the outdoors.

Learning to read begins in infancy, but perhaps not in the way that you think. This workshop will help you see what experiences are appropriate in developing literacy in young children.

This workshop identifies types of questions that relate to thinking. Learn to ask the right types of questions to encourage critical thinking and improve CLASS scores!

What is social studies in the early childhood classroom? This workshop will help you understand the importance of including social studies components in your classroom.

Young children love art and will stay involved for long periods of time. Learn how to conduct art experiences that allow children to explore and create.

Children develop language at an amazing rate during the early years. This workshop will help you make the most of this window of opportunity through children’s various strengths?

Some children learn math easily because they have logical/ mathematical intelligence. Others may be strong in another area. Learn to help children with strengths in various abilities develop math skills.

Yes, math is an important part of the early childhood curriculum. But does math have to be stressful and boring? This workshop will help you provide appropriate math experiences for preschoolers.

How does music relate to other abilities? What can you do for the child who learns best through music? This workshop will help you see how to incorporate music into all areas of learning.

Phonological awareness, once called phonetic awareness, describes the steps in children’s process of learning to read. Learn to answer parents’ questions about how you are getting their child ready for school.

Where do you get ideas to use with your schoolagers? Learn unexpected places to find activities to keep schoolagers involved and busy, especially when they’ve been in your program for several years.

How do you keep those schoolagers involved and busy? Find out tried and true experiences and ideas to help you prevent “I’m bored” and “There’s nothing to do” comments.