Saturday, Augusty 28

8:30 A.M. TO NOON      (LIGHT BREAKFAST 8:00-8:30)

COST: $20  ( INCLUDES BREAKFAST AND ALL MATERIALS)

LOCATION:  ESU3:  6949 S 110th Street, Omaha NE 68128

For more information, please contact Jennifer Haggart at jhaggart@esu3.org or 402-597-4991.  Registrations and payment must be received by August 11.    To register, please complete the registration form and mail with payment.  Download a flyer HERE.  

Brought to you by the Early Childhood Consortium of the Omaha Area (ECCOA), the professional development partnership supporting training, technical assistance and consultation for those who work with children ages birth through age eight in Cass, Douglas, Sarpy and Washington counties. ECCOA is supported in part by a grant from federal and/or state funds administered by the Nebraska Department of Education.

At the end of the Handwriting Without Tears Pre–K Workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Plan new activities to teach body awareness and other school readiness skills

• Understand how to use music to prepare children for school

• Identify developmental stages in writing readiness

• Understand how to use multisensory, hands-on manipulatives to prepare children for handwriting

• Teach a correct and effective grip and other fine motor skills

•Teach counting, drawing, shape recognition, and letter/number formations to children at the Pre-K level