Childcare Practitioners Workshop - Storytime Traveler: Embracing Our Multicultural Heritage

Childcare practitioners will learn how the development of early literacy skills - through interactive experiences with books and stories - is critically important to a child's success in learning to read.During this workshop participants will:

• Learn about songs, dances, & games appropriate for young children from around the world.
• Learn about clothing in other countries.
• Make musical rhythm instruments from around the world.
• Make a multicultural flannel board. Investigate stories
• reflecting folktales from European and Asian backgrounds.
• Brainstorm a list of intergenerational activities.
• Acquire a multicultural booklist of picture books useful in program planning.

This training will fulfill 2 hours of the Department of Public Welfare training requirements and meet the Core Body of Knowledge Level 2 Area K3 C2 32 and the Pennsylvania Early Learning Standard 9.1 Production and Performance, 2.9 Geometry, and 1.3 Reading Comprehension.
$10.00 Materials fee payable at time of registration.