Artist

Laura Schandelmeier

Program Type

Professional Development

Description

Set off on an exciting journey where books come to life through dance! Laura Schandelmeier leads an engaging workshop that introduces dynamic and interactive techniques to empower you to guide children through movement-based storytelling adventures. Discover the art of fostering child-directed experiences that blend physical activity with storytelling.

Participants will learn to immerse children in the world of literature while boosting their physical engagement and nurturing essential emergent literacy skills and math concepts. From mastering sequencing and patterning to exploring syllabication, shapes, and spatial awareness, this workshop provides a toolkit of strategies that ignite learning through movement.

This workshop equips participants with practical experiences that seamlessly integrate into the classroom. It empowers educators to infuse emergent literacy and math concepts with the magic of movement. The ultimate goal is to not only enrich learning but also to effortlessly elevate the level of moderate to vigorous activity within the early childhood learning environment.

Discover movement-based strategies that unlock the potential of emergent literacy and math learning, all while fostering a lifelong love for literature in the hearts of young learners. Get ready to create captivating experiences that will keep children eagerly anticipating what comes next, both in the story and in their educational journey.

Age Groups

• Infant (0-2 years)
• Toddler (2-3 years)
• PK3 and PK4
• Kindergarten

Content Areas

• Language and Literacy
• Physical Well-Being and Motor Development