Multisensory Approach to Pre-K
This active workshop covers best-practices in early childhood kindergarten readiness and how to implement our new Get Set for School complete Pre-K curriculum. During this full-day center-based workshop, you will experience how to teach hands-on, multisensory play-based lessons. These developmentally appropriate lessons build students' readiness, pre-writing, social-emotional, sensory motor, numbers, math, science, social studies, language, and literacy skills. You will walk away with practical instructional strategies on how to use a variety of child-friendly manipulatives, music, movement, as well as digital technology to engage all early childhood learners.
Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
- Plan early childhood instruction based on developmental stages for readiness that will foster important sensory motor and social-emotional skills.
- Use purposeful hands-on, multisensory manipulatives, music, and digital learning to teach writing readiness, number sense, literacy skills, vocabulary, and scientific thinking.
- Implement daily lessons in the following domains that integrate the following domains: Language & Literacy, Numbers & Math, Readiness & Writing, Oral Language, Science & Social Studies
- Use purposefully designed materials to help children progress from coloring, tracing their letters and numbers to writing their names.
- Navigate the Pre-K Interactive Teaching Tool (PreKITT) to plan and facilitate student instruction.
- Incorporate center-based activities that are teacher-led and child play-based using hands-on manipulatives.
6.5 Contact Hours
Free Materials
Please note: Materials subject to change without notice.
- My First Book Set
(includes My First School Book + My First Lowercase Book) - Mat for Wood Pieces
- Wood Pieces Set for Capital Letters
- Slate Chalkboard
- Canvas Bag
- 1-2-3 Touch & Flip® Cards
- Virtual PD Hub Membership
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration: Coffee and pastries served |
| 8:30 a.m. | Get Set for School: The importance of a hands-on multisensory readiness curriculum to prepare children for school success |
Readiness: Social emotional skills, use wood pieces for foundational concept instruction, build and draw Mat Man® |
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Language & Literacy: Hands-on ways to learn letter sounds, alphabet knowledge, comprehension, integrate PreKITT to support lessons |
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Break |
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Writing Readiness: Grip, crayon skills, hands-on activities to build capitals, capital teaching order, trace capitals |
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| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch on Your Own |
| 1:00 p.m. | Writing: Introduce lowercase letters, name writing progression |
| Numbers & Math: Hands-on math manipulatives to boost number sense, geometry skills, patterns and algebra | |
Oral Language: Discover Word Time to boost vocabulary and literacy skills, meet Squawker |
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Science & Social Studies: Identify how lessons support young scientific explorers |
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Break: Snack and beverage served |
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Center Based Learning: Participate in activities to solidify understanding of curriculum design, lesson structure, and teacher-led and discovery play opportunities |
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Review and Resources: Review what you have learned, informal assessments, digital teaching tools, additional resources for continued learning |
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| 4:30 p.m. | Adjourn: Certificate of Attendance for 6.5 Contact Hours Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. |