Childcare Practitioner's Workshop: Making the Brain Connection:
Teaching a Child Through Play (Thursday, September 16) Did you
know that 90% of a child’s brain development happens by age 5?
You can make an important impact on the life of a child simply
by spending time with them and interacting with them in
constructive ways. During this workshop participants will: -
Learn the latest information about a child’s early brain
development. - Realize the power YOU have to transform a child’s
brain through play. Learn simple techniques to encourage
learning and ways to incorporate book activities. Find out how
these activities can actually change brain growth. -
Discuss/examine a variety of toys that encourage learning. -
Develop teaching materials in a make-it take-it format for
classroom use. This training will fulfill 2 hours of the
Department of Public Welfare training requirements and meet the
Core Body of Knowledge K2 C2 11 and the Pennsylvania Early
Learning Standard 15.1: Constructing Knowledge and 15.3: Ap