Super Fun Saturday

“Parents & Policies: #NoProblem” (KCF: III, CDA: 4)

Fostering a positive partnership with parents and having effective policies will benefit you, the parents, and the children in your care. Yes, you can have both good policies and good relationships with your families! Learn how to maintain harmony and trust in your relationships with parents and create—and enforce—excellent policies. Discover effective communication strategies for even the most challenging situations and how to proactively avoid/anticipate them. Explore activities, events, and parent conferences that empower parents to collaborate in their children’s learning. The next time a parent questions your policies or insists that fever is “just teething,” you’ll think: #NoProblem.

“Learnercise: Activities that Exercise Minds and Bodies” (KCF: II.D, CDA: 2)

Explore how to exercise children’s brains and bodies through Learnercise. These fun, developmentally appropriate, engaging, and inexpensive activities combine physical and cognitive components to help children develop fundamental movement skills and improve their fitness while naturally boosting their cognitive skills. Experts recommend children participate in at least an hour of moderate intensity physical activity daily, and research shows it hones cognition and brain function. Learnercises are easy to implement, modify, and rotate to teach various concepts in any setting. Travel through a variety of multi-sensory Learnercises and experience how they help children learn and grow...and why they love them. Includes a Ribbon Pull and 2 Tactile Tracker Make & Takes!