Workshop Fee Information

Period Early* Regular
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.

The Get Set for School™ Pre-K workshop is an introductory level class.

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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.

Handwriting Without Tears is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education.  AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.