 
Staff development workshops promote The Magic House philosophy of combining hands-on learning and fun! Educators can enjoy the camaraderie of fellow teaching professionals while learning activities that are easily integrated into classroom curricula. Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees provides elementary teachers with innovative economic education resources, as well as field trips for their classes. A Math-magical Workshop makes early math instruction as simple as 1-2-3. A Taste of Science workshop serves up a sampling of hands-on science experiences for early childhood educators, while Storytime Science and Math blends children’s literature and storytelling to bring simple science and math concepts into the preschool classroom.
A Math-magical Workshop for Teachers
It all adds up in this new workshop for teachers of preschool through 3rd grade! Magic House museum educators share teaching strategies and hands-on activities designed to demonstrate how Missouri and Illinois’ early learning standards for math can be integrated into the curriculum. Topics include number recognition, measurement, estimation, geometry, reasoning and more. This workshop makes early math instruction as simple as 1-2-3!
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees
This workshop is designed to assist teachers in preparing students to participate in the Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees financial literacy program at The Magic House. At the workshop, teachers receive a packet of activities to use before and after the field trip. These activities will provide resources on how to integrate economic education into their classroom curricula. Attendance at the FREE teacher workshop is a prerequisite for teachers new to the program.
Workshop Dates:
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Storytime Science and Math
Preschool–Grade 2
Once upon a time, educators participated in a workshop on how to bring science, math and literature connections into the early childhood classroom. Employing favorite children’s books as a springboard, teachers will gather new ideas on using storytime to integrate basic hands-on science and math activities into the preschool curriculum.
Workshop Cost: $250 per session
Workshop Length: Two hours
Size Limit: Minimum 10 teachers, maximum 50 teachers
A Taste of Science
Preschool–Grade 2
This popular workshop is designed to “whet your appetite” for making hands-on science an important component of the early childhood and primary classroom. The
workshop examines four thematic units in depth: the environment, kitchen chemistry,
the scientific process and the five senses. Teachers gain hands-on experience while exploring activities that emphasize science process skills, and focus on active learning and sensory experiences that are easily integrated into your present classroom curriculum.
Workshop Cost: $250 per session
Workshop Length: Two hours
Size Limit: Minimum 10 teachers, maximum 50 teachers
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