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Mandatory Funshine Express Training
https://www.funshineexpress.com/training.html Trainings are free
Buttercups 101: Implementing Curriculum with Infants and Toddlers
Duration: 1.5 hours
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Learn how to successfully implement our Buttercups Curriculum with children ages 0-3 years old. This session walks you through kit contents, and shows you how to get the most from each 2 month program. We will share tips on setting up your environment, scheduling your day, and individualizing activities. Plus, we'll show you how to access FREE supplemental resources on our website. The session ends with an open question/answer forum so you can listen and learn from other attendees.
Fireflies 101: Implementing Curriculum with 3-5 Year Old Children
Duration: 1 hour
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Excited for a new school year? So are we! Join us to learn how to successfully implement our Fireflies Curriculum with children ages 3-5 years old. This session walks you through kit contents, and shows you how to get the most from each monthly program. We will share tips on how to set up learning centers, schedule your day, individualized activities, and more. Plus, we'll show you how to access FREE supplemental resources on our website. The session ends with an open question/answer forum so you can listen and learn from other attendees
Additional Funshine Trainings
How to Sow the Seeds for STEM/STEAM with FunShine Curricula
Social/Emotional Learning is Trending: 12 Areas Where FunShine Curricula Addresses It
Learn How to Cater to Multiple Intelligences in Your Early Childhood Classroom
Tips to Enhance Language/Literacy Development
Better Kid Care On Demand Training - most classes are $5 each https://od.bkc.psu.edu
Infants & Toddlers
Guiding Behavior: Responding to Biting and Teaching Sharing
Infant-Toddler Care: Guiding Behavior
Infant-Toddler Care: Emotional and Social Development
Infant-Toddler Care: Physical and Cognitive Development
Infant-Toddler Care: Quality Supervision
Understanding Toddlers
Infant-Toddler Care: Daily Routines
Early Intervention: Support Infants and Toddlers
New Staff Orientation – Working with Infants and Toddlers
Infant-Toddler Care: Language and Literacy
Preschool
Beyond Counting: Strategies to Support Preschool Math Development
Easy Ways to Boost Children's Brain Power
Improving Transition Times
New Staff Orientation – Working with Preschoolers
Executive Function Skills: Foster with Play
Block Play Builds Learning Skills
Preschool Foundations: Environments and Routines that Work!
Problem Solving with Children
The Ins and Outs of Good Circle Times
STEAM for the Preschool Programming Engine
Rock Solid: Enhancing Emotional Literacy: Three – Five Years
Resilient Caregivers: ‘Bouncing Back’ from Stress
Take a New Look at Dramatic Play
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