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Staff Development and Parent Workshops |
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A Creative Approach to
Music and Movement in Early Childhood Classroom
Participants explore creative movement
activities, finger plays, and rhythmic songs/ chants to enhance the
language arts curriculum.
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| Once
Upon a Movement Time; Engaging Students Through Active Storytelling
Teachers learn different
participatory storytelling strategies using drama, movement, and song to
bring the picture book and the oral tale to life.
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| Put
Down the Book; Use Drama as the Hook
Educators explore how creative
drama strategies can actively involve both teacher and student in a shared
literature experience.
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| Finding
the 3 R’s of Storytelling; Rhyme, Rhythm, and Repetition
The three elements of active storytelling
are explored using favorite stories from children's literature. We will
discuss what makes an oral tale and how the 3 R's influence story
selection.
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| Behavior
Management in the Early Childhood Classroom: Fun Strategies Which
Structure and Stimulate
Creative behavior management
strategies using drama and song are shared through an interactive
approach; Important guidelines for structuring arts based lessons with
young children are also explored.
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| Fostering
Imaginative Oral Language Through Drama and Movement
What does imaginative oral and
kinesthetic language mean? Why are the kinesthetic and imaginative
intelligences so important for young children? Along with delving into
these questions, participants will explore hands-on drama and movements
activities to help foster this type of language expression in ourselves!
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| Family
Fables and Folk Tales; Strategies for Story Building with Children
Parents
and teachers explore spring boards for storytelling using objects, memory,
and drama games.
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Storytelling for the Whole Family
This
workshop is an opportunity for parents and their children to play!
(See previous description.)
Many games, much movement, and lots of laughs!
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| Stories
That Move and Sing; An Integrated Arts Approach
We
explore stories that involve repetitive gesture, chant, and song.
We find the music and dances in the stories we love, and explore
how we can make our favorite stories more dramatic and alive
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