Foundational Years 0 to 6 years
Workshops for Parents, Guardians, & Caregivers
(1 hour) Introduction to Teaching Children 0 to 6 years
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Child Development - what Is age appropriate
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How to instill a love of learning and foster creative thinking
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Developing an orderly way of thinking, self-awareness, confidence, self-control, respect for people, nature and things around them
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Intro to Montessori methods and learning progression
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Sensitive Periods: how to expedite your child's learning
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Overview our 8 Workshops (see below)
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Education Materials: good, better, best and most cost effective
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Setting up a small area or full home school area in your home
(2 hours) Child Brain & Sensory Development
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Child development stages and learning
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Child brain development and fostering a love of learning
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Strong senses for learning: visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, taste
(2 hours) Practical Life Skills
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Developing motor control, awareness of order & sequence, concentration, independence, self confidence, sense of responsibility, social skills
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How to teach children: Care of self, social relations, mastery of movement (fine & large motor skills), care of environment, stewardship, food prep, husbandry (cultivation, production of plants & animal), carpentry.
(2 hours) Fostering Creative Thinking & Development of Large and Fine Motor Skills
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Music, art, and movement and fostering creative thinking
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Early childhood art development stages and teaching techniques to foster fine motor skills and self esteem
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Physical Education: Large motor development
(2 hours) Key Steps to Early Reading & Writing
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The Easy and Fun Path to Language Development
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Fostering Self Confidence and Early Reading
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Maximizing Vocabulary Earlier
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Teaching Phonetics: How, When, Where and What Materials
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Materials: Good, Better, Best and The Most Cost Effective
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Steps To Teaching Your Child How to Write
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Maximizing the 'Sensitive Period' for Language Development
(2 hours) Teaching History & Geography
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Teaching sequencing, timelines
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Teaching how to tell time, days of the week, months of the year, seasons
(2 hours) Key Steps to Early Math Comprehension
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Teaching techniques that make teaching math easy and fun
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Fostering independent learning and discovery
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How to Teach: quantity, symbols, decimal system, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions
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Math Games: good, better, and best
(2 hours) Geography, Topography, & Cultural Awareness
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How to teach children about the world around them
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Understanding globes & maps, land and water formations
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Hemispheres, continents, countries, cities, and how people live
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Economics, cultures, and holidays
(2 hours) Teaching Science, Physics, Astronomy
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Fostering deeper thought processes
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Teaching Physics: gravity, matter, motion, energy, force, etc.
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Teaching Science, Astronomy
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Methods and ideas for fun family learning for these topics
(2 hours) Teaching Biology, Zoology, Botany, Husbandry
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Biology- our body parts, how they work, healthy eating
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Botany- study plants, identifying their parts and growing food
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Zoology- study animals, their parts, and habitats
8 Workshops, 2 hours each = 16 hours
Education that will change you and children's lives!
(Available On-line or In Person)
*Best Option: All Inclusive 8 Workshop Package (16 hours of Instruction)
*Workshops available on-line or in person, call or email for rates
*We offer individual and group rates for groups of 20 or more
*For a booking with large groups, we may offer scholarships