Workshop Fee Information

Period Early* Regular
2008 $175 $195
2009 $195 $230

* Sign up at least 30 days prior to workshop

Registration Information

Register online by finding a workshop below. Or mail or fax the
Workshop Registration Form
to:
Handwriting Without Tears
5310 S. 107th Ave.
Omaha, NE 68127
Fax: 402-492-2776

For more information call 402-492-2766 or email coordinator@hwtears.com.

We accept school purchase orders via mail and fax. You may cancel up to ten days prior to a workshop for a $35 cancellation fee.

Products included with registration: a $100 value

  • Get Set for School Pre-K workbook
  • Pre-K Teacher’s Guide
  • Get Set for School Sing Along CD
  • Roll-A-Dough Letters™
  • Stamp and See Screen™
  • Mat for Wood Pieces
  • Wood Pieces Set for Capital Letters
  • Slate Chalkboard
  • Canvas HWT Logo Bag

Get Set for School™ Pre-K Workshop

2008 AEP Outstanding Achievement Award

The award-winning Get Set for School™ Pre-K program uses lively music and playful activities to help young children build a solid foundation for school success.

This upbeat workshop introduces a readiness curriculum full of developmentally appropriate activities that teach children about letters, body awareness, numbers, sequencing, and sharing in a fun, engaging, and informal manner.

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Get Set for School™ Pre-K Workshop Objectives

At the end of the HWT 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

Course Outline

2:00 p.m. Registration
2:30 p.m. Readiness in Preschools: Understanding the HWT Music Component for Readiness and Socialization/Organization Activities
3:00 p.m. Body Awareness: Song to Teach Body Parts
3:15 p.m. Introducing HWT Wood Pieces in Preschool: Size, Shape and Position Concepts, Wood Piece Activities for an Entire Class, Movement and Imitation with Big Lines, Using Capital Letter Cards for Wood Pieces
3:45 p.m. Body Awareness Continued: More songs to teach Body Parts, Mat Man™ Activity, Beginning Drawing Skills
4:00 p.m. Break: Snack and beverage served.
4:15 p.m. Letter Play and Crayon/Pencil Skills: Fine Motor Play using Multisensory Activities (Roll-A-Dough Letters™, Stamp and See Screen™), Developmental Stages in Handwriting Readiness, Educating Others, Handedness, Tool Use in Preschool, When and How to Teach Grip, Coloring Skills
4:45 p.m. Tracing Strokes, Shapes, Letters, and Numbers: Developmental Teaching Method and Sequence, Using More Multisensory activities, Strategies for Language Development, Lowercase Letter Recognition Using a Unique Crayon Stroke, Numbers: Singing and Counting
5:15 p.m. Check Readiness
6:00 p.m. Certificate of Attendance for 3.25 Contact Hours. Adjourn.
Approved provider of continuing education by the american occupational therapy association, inc.