TAKING THE BIG STEP - Practical Strategies to help Children Prepare for Kindergarten

Intended For: Registered ECEs, Home Child Care Visitors, Early Childhood Assistants, Home Child Care Providers, Full-Time Students

Registration Closed

Date: Feb 11, 2020

Time: 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Fee: $19.55 (Plus HST)

Current Availability: 12

Description

Taking the Big Step is a workshop that will focus on how to prepare children in care for a smooth transition into Kindergarten. The workshop focuses on the social/emotional aspects and will provide strategies on how to assist children with coping with new environments, schedules, and expectations.  Together we will explore samples of tools and materials that will be beneficial for your classroom while increasing the children's kindergarten readiness skills. We will also generate discussion about best practices using case scenarios. Upon completion participants should have the ability to prepare their preschool enviornment to help children embark on this next big step in their lives.

Session Objective

When you complete this training you will be able to:

Provide ideas and activities for child care to help children prepare for kindergarten.

To understand different stressors that children may experience at kindergarten and to implement strategies that may help support a smooth transition.

Have some knowledge of what a day at kindergarten may look like.

Standards of practice

• Caring and Responsive Relationships
• Curriculum and Pedagogy

Presented By: (), Brenda Escobar (Resource Consultant)

Location

Toronto Children's Services, East Office
Community Room B
325 Milner Avenue, 9th Floor
Toronto, ON M1B 5N1

District: Scarborough District