2-DAY Pre-K and K-5 Workshop

Workshop Trio – Attend All Three Workshops and Save!

Multiple workshop options available in over 100 cities! Register for a combination and get an additional discount. Registration includes hundreds of dollars worth of HWT manipulatives and teaching tools!

13 Contact Hours

Workshop Fee Information

Early*	Regular
$500	$535

* Sign up at least 30 days prior to workshop.

Other multiple workshops:

FULL DAY Pre-K Readiness & Writing + Literacy & Math (2 workshops)
2-DAY Pre-K Readiness & Writing + K-5 Handwriting (2 workshops)
2-DAY Pre-K Literacy & Math + K-5 Handwriting (2 workshops)

Pre-K Readiness & Writing Workshop Objectives

At the end of the updated Get Set for School® Pre-K Readiness & Writing Workshop, you will be able to:

Plan your instruction based on the developmental stages for drawing and writing readiness
Learn our unique approach to effectively teach coloring skills, and a correct and effective crayon grip with singing and modeling
Promote capital and lowercase letter recognition with music and hands-on play
Use Wood Piece play to teach size, shape, and position concepts for pre-writing as well as social-emotional skills
Build beginning habits for letter/number formation with multisensory letter play activities that teach social skills, body awareness, counting, and pre-handwriting
Identify how to use My First School Book to help children progress from tracing their letters and numbers to writing their names

GSS Pre-K Readiness & Writing Workshop Schedule at a Glance

8:00 a.m.	Registration: Coffee and pastries
8:30 a.m.	Get Set for School: The importance of a hands-on multisensory readiness curriculum to prepare children for school success
	Pre-K Readiness: Social skills and the developmental stages of writing, hand skills, and crayon grip
	Drawing: Mat Man®, shapes, music, and demonstration
	Break
	Alphabet Knowledge: Hands-on materials, My First School Book, capital and lowercase letter recognition
	Colors and Coloring: Crayon skills, developmental progression from scribbling to coloring and drawing
	Pre-Writing: Wood Piece play for capitals, multisensory activities for capitals
	Writing: Developmental teaching order, trace capital letters, write names, number skills, and formation
	Review and Resources: Review what you have learned, check readiness, additional resources for continued learning
12:00 p.m.	Adjourn: Certificate of Attendance for 3.25 Contact Hours Handwriting Without Tears is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

GSS Pre-K Literacy & Math Workshop Objectives

At the end of our Get Set for School Pre-K Literacy & Math Workshop, you will be able to:

Use multisensory manipulatives that make concepts meaningful and easy to understand
Identify developmental sequence to transition Pre-K children easily from readiness to early literacy and math
Use hands-on strategies to teach syllables, names and sounds of letters, words linked to concepts, how to respond to simple questions, and how to have discussions and share ideas
Make number and math concepts relevant and fun with playful manipulatives, music, and rhymes as you teach counting, comparisons, sequencing, patterning, and problem solving

GSS Pre-K Literacy & Math Workshop Schedule at a Glance

1:00 p.m.	Registration
1:30 p.m.	Pre-K Discovery: The importance of self-directed discovery and explicit instruction and how they apply to playful learning
	Developmental Scope and Sequence of Pre-K Math and Literacy: Developmental way of teaching to address different learning styles
	Pre-K Number and Math Skills: Multisensory activities and materials to teach children number concepts, geometry, patterns/algebra, numbers and operations, data representation, problem solving, and measurement
	Break: Snack and beverage served
	Pre-K Language and Literacy Skills: Multisensory activities and materials that teach children alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness, comprehension, writing, and concepts about print
	Check Readiness
	Apply What You've Learned: How to implement materials and strategies in your Pre-K environment
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn: Certificate of Attendance for 3.25 Contact Hours Handwriting Without Tears is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

HWT K-5 Handwriting Workshop Objectives

At the end of the lively HWT Kindergarten-5th Grade Handwriting Workshop, you will be able to:

Understand the handwriting process and how to make it accessible and engaging for children
Plan exciting, active lessons to teach appropriate pencil grip and posture for writing
Understand the developmental sequence of handwriting
Use multisensory strategies, lessons, and practical ideas to teach printing and cursive skills that promote a love of writing
Understand appropriate use of handwriting assessments and data driven strategies to evaluate a student's handwriting abilities
Recognize common handwriting problems and apply simple, effective remediation techniques
Share the importance of teaching handwriting using current research, Common Core State Standards, and other standards

HWT K-5 Handwriting Workshop Schedule at a Glance

8:00 a.m.	Registration: Coffee and pastries
8:30 a.m.	Getting Started: Handwriting in today's world, handwriting and the common core state standards, HWT philosophies and principles
	Foundation skills: Posture, paper & pencil skills, size, shape & position concepts, preparing for handwriting
	Break
	Printing Capitals and Numbers: Preventing and correcting reversals, teaching strategies, looking out for lefties
	Multisensory Learning: Music and movement, Wet-Try-Dry, mystery letters, door tracing, digital teaching tools
12:00 p.m.	Lunch on Your Own
1:00 p.m.	Printing Lowercase Letters: Teaching method and sequence, line generalization, word and sentence skills, promoting speed and fluency
	Break: Snack and beverage served
	Cursive Writing: Cursive style, understanding connections, multisensory lessons, building fluency with Review & Mastery
	Resources: Using the teaching guidelines, Handwriting All Year, online resources, remediation
	Extra: Special Needs, assessment, handwriting standards, Q&A
4:30 p.m.	Certificates of Attendance for 6.5 Contact Hours, Adjourn Handwriting Without Tears is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

Products included with registration:
A $340 value!
My First School Book Pre–K activity book
Readiness & Writing Pre-K Teacher's Guide
Language & Literacy Pre-K Teacher's Guide
Numbers & Math Pre-K Teacher's Guide
A-B-C Touch & Flip® Cards
1-2-3 Touch & Flip® Cards
I Know My Numbers
My Book
Sing, Sound & Count With Me CD
Sing Along CD – Get Set for School
Roll-A-Dough Letters®
Stamp and See Screen®
Mat for Wood Pieces
Wood Pieces Set for Capital Letters
Slate Chalkboard
Letters and Numbers for Me
My Printing Book
Printing Power Plus workbook set
Cursive Handwriting
Cursive Success
Can-Do Cursive
Kindergarten Teacher's Guide
1st Grade Printing Teacher's Guide
2nd Grade Printing Teacher's Guide
3rd Grade Cursive Teacher's Guide
4th Grade Cursive Teacher's Guide
Rock, Rap, Tap & Learn CD
Blackboard with Double Lines
Canvas Bag
Get Set for School Tote

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