In this introductory workshop, participants learn how to take control of the TV in their children’s lives. This workshop gives parents the foundation to understand the Ready To Learn program and introduces them to concepts such as media literacy, active viewing, co-viewing, and the Learning Triangle. Participants explore Ready To Learn by using program clips, engaging in hands-on activities, and reading books. This workshop focuses on ways to become a critical viewer and teach this skill to children. Participants will also learn how to use KVIE children’s television programming to supplement such critical life skills as social/emotional and cognitive development.

 

In this workshop, participants learn the tools needed to help their child along the exciting path from listening and speaking to reading and writing. Participants will also learn fun ways to support preschoolers’ literacy development with easy, everyday activities.

The ability to read is the single most important factor that contributes to a child’s success in school and later in life.Using KVIE children’s programming, activities, and books, participants will learn how to create a literacy-rich environment in their home while incorporating various ways to bring stories to life. We'll explore tools available from PBS children’s programs such as Between the Lions and Sesame Street.

Participants will explore the wealth of information that public television provides in addition to children’s programs.They will discover ways to use television to incorporate music and song into teaching early literacy skills. In addition, participants will learn how to use music and song in children’s daily routines and will also make instruments out of everyday materials.

 

This workshop uses favorite PBS programs and books to demonstrate the connection between math concepts and children’s literature. In this fun, interactive, and hands-on workshop, participants will also learn to recognize math in everyday life.

Discover new ways to use PBS characters to get children excited about being and staying healthy! In addition to gaining resources about the current obesity epidemic, participants will learn easy, everyday strategies to encourage kids to explore new foods and eat (and love) their fruits and vegetables.

Anger is a natural emotion that can be overwhelming for young children and the adults who care for them. Using small group exercises and fun activities, participants will learn intervention strategies to use with the children in their care and will also learn how to help children channel angry feelings into productive hands-on activities.

Children are not just having fun, they are learning. Besides it being an enjoyable experience, art can help children with their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Learn how to appreciate children’s art and how it helps promote children’s language and literacy development.

Teaching children about diversity is an essential and complex task, it isn’t just about honoring heroes and celebrating special holidays; it’s also about integrating diversity into everyday tasks. In this workshop you will explore ways to help children appreciate differences by incorporating daily activities that promote diversity and literacy. Participants will also learn the importance of diversity as a tool in children’s social skills development.

This science based workshop will teach the parents of preschoolers how to help their children learn age-appropriate science and geography concepts by encouraging their children to investigate the world around them and discover how different things live, grow and change in their backyard and neighborhood.