Upcoming Classes
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Quiet Time Activities for School Age Children
May 29, 2012 @ 6:30 PM
This class is for the providers who have school-age, kindergarten or non-napping children. This class will give participants the idea of what a child needs, and ideas for activities they can do when it's quiet time. We will also be doing some hands-on activities. Participants will receive ideas that they can put into effect the next day.
Trainer: Ellie Smith
Fee: $20.00, 2 in-service hours
Location: Think Small, St. PaulCall 651-641-3549 to register
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Little Kids Healthy Bodies
May 31, 2012 @ 6:30 PM
From hygiene to healthy snacks, books for shared reading and movement activities, there are many ways to help children learn about how their bodies work and how they take care of them. From making a lung machine and trying snack recipes, this hands-on course will help you as a provider teach children how to appreciate their bodies! You’ll also gain some information on childhood obesity.
Trainer: Sara Mulso
Fee: $20.00, 2 in-service hours
Location: Think Small, St. PaulCall 651-641-3549 to register
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2000 Flushes: Toilet Training Toddlers
June 28, 2012 @ 6:30 PM
Whether you’ve been a toddler teacher for 2 months or have helped potty train 300 children, we all have ideas to share and learn from one another. We’ll delve into this topic from several different perspectives including developmentally appropriate thoughts and the realities of this for us. Come prepared to learn and to talk about your program’s plan and philosophy, how to work with parents as well as methods and strategies for potty training children. We will discuss your real life experiences and participate in some hands on activities.
Trainer: Sara Mulso
Fee: $20.00, 2 in-service hours
Location: Savage City Hall, SavageCall 651-641-3549 to register
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Introduction to American Sign Language
August 6, 2012 @ 6:30 PM
Continued: 8/13/12, 6:30-9:00pm
Learn the basics of American Sign Language so you can open your home or classroom to deaf children and/or deaf parents. Enhance your effectiveness by using ASL with hearing children using games, songs, and everyday routines. Discover signs you can use with even very young children to use as they learn about language and develop fine motor skills. Must attend all sessions to receive credit.
Trainer: Kathy Lee
Fee: $50.00, 5 in-service hours
Location: Think Small West, Hennepin Square, MinneapolisCall 651-641-3549 to register
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When Families & Households Experience Change
August 27, 2012 @ 6:30 PM
For all children growing up is an ongoing process of change that involves losses as well as gains. For some children (and families) the experience of loss can be sudden or unexpected (such as death, divorce, or incarceration). This workshop is designed to support those that care for children in a personal or professional setting. This workshop will introduce children’s understanding of loss, discuss how children of various ages display grief. This session will focus more specifically on children who may be removed from the home and put in foster care, shuttled to friends of the family or relatives, have attachment needs, chaotic home lives, and/or have adjustment issues. We will provide tips and strategies for supporting children during this confusing or stressful time.
Trainer: Kristen Wheeler-Highland
Fee: $20.00, 2 in-service hours
Location: Think Small West, Hennepin Square, MinneapolisCall 651-641-3549 to register
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Stress and Relaxation for Children
August 28, 2012 @ 6:30 PM
We live in a very stressful time this. This class will help participants understand the signs of stress, ways to deal with stress, and behaviors caused by stress.
Trainer: Ellie Smith
Fee: $20.00, 2 in-service hours
Location: Think Small, St. PaulCall 651-641-3549 to register
