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Creating Manipulatives to use in Early Childhood Classrooms

Duration:       10 hours

Workshop Description:

In this hands-on workshop participants will learn more about the importance of supporting imaginative play and lateral thinking in early childhood through the use of manipulatives. Participants will have a wonderful, relaxing time creating manipulatives which will be used in their EC classrooms to support and scaffold learning.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Use recycled and or low-cost materials to develop manipulatives for students.
  • Explain how the manipulatives developed and can be used in the EC classroom.

Target Participants

Early Childhood Educators and Coordinators; Students of Erdiston College.

Materials

Please bring your laptop or some other suitable Smart device. Workshop attendees are also asked to bring: plasticine, pencils, crayons, markers, a ruler, an eraser, a pair of scissors, a glue gun and glue sticks.