Workshops

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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 fine motor skills and posture for writing
Understand the developmental sequence of handwriting and how to create multisensory lessons that
inspire students and promote a love of writing
Identify appropriate strategies and transition time from printing to cursive
Identify common handwriting problems and implement simple, effective remediation techniques

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Add music and hands-on tools to plan active lessons that teach school readiness skills and prepare children for handwriting
Identify developmental stages in writing readiness to promote confidence and a love of learning
Use building, singing, playing, and drawing to teach a correct and effective grip and other fine motor skills
Use multisensory techniques to engage children as they learn counting, shape recognition, letter and number formation, body awareness, and social-emotional skills

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Immediately implement our activities and strategies in your own unique Pre-K environment
Use multisensory manipulatives for lively lessons that make concepts meaningful and easy to understand
Identify developmental sequence to easily transition Pre-k children from readiness to early literacy and math
Use hands-on strategies to make language and literacy lessons come alive as you 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 for children with playful manipulatives, music, and rhymes as you teach counting, comparisons, sequencing, patterning, and problem solving