Trainer




Your presenters are: Christine Sowada and Elaine Haven


Free Resource Booklet From All 8 Sessions

Free resource booklet - includes all 8 sessions!
Conference tote bag
Red Heron Books will be on site with great teacher activity books for sale
Classroom set of die cut shapes
Morning refreshments
Certificate for 5 hours of professional development

$199 for 4 Sessions!

Discount- $189 each for two or more registering from the same school.


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Creative Math and Reading Centers for Active Learning


Creative Ideas for Making Reading and Math Books


It's In the Bag! -Baggy Centers

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8 Great Sessions to Choose from!

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Morning Sessions
Choose 1 from each column
75-Minute Sessions
8:30-9:45am
75-Minute Sessions
10:00-11:15am

A-1 Fun Reading Activities
By Christine Sowada
Improve comprehension and vocabulary with fun reading activities your students will enjoy. Learn new reading skill strategies with books your students will be motivated to read, listen to, and discuss. Differentiate reading instruction with these fun reading activities.
  • Enjoy teaching reading
  • Reading skill strategies
  • Use books with a common theme
  • Appropriate for all grades K-2
B-1 Bubble Fun and Other Easy Science Activities
By Christine Sowada
In this hands-on session teachers will be learning some great, easy experiments and activities they can do with their students to get them excited about the world around them. Have fun teaching science to your students with easy to find materials.

Make science come alive in your classroom.
  • Enjoy science with your children
  • Encourage a sense of wonder
  • Nurture your students natural curiosity

A-2 All New 2011-2012 School Year Baggy Centers
By Elaine Haven
Creative activities for small group teaching or centers in math or reading are in the bag. Save time and differentiate instruction with these fun, ready to go activities that you put together ahead of time in baggies with directions and materials that will help you work in small groups.
  • Hands-on workshop
  • Differentiate instruction
  • Easy to pull centers
B-2 Literacy Activities and Small Group Instruction
By Elaine Haven
This is a make and take session with activities that can be used in whole group or small group instruction. Teachers in this session will get to make many of the activities that can be used right away in your classroom for differentiating instruction.
  • Colorful and creative materials
  • Spoons and paper plate center activities
  • Packet of workshop materials

Afternoon Sessions
Choose 1 from each column
75-Minute Sessions
12:15-1:30pm
75-Minute Sessions
1:45-3:00pm

C-1 A Pocket Full of Fun
By Christine Sowada
This fantastic session includes activities, learning centers, independent activities and games across the curriculum to motivate student learning in your classroom. These activities are based on a "pocket theme" and will include some literature selections and work well with differentiated instruction.
  • Hands-on workshop
  • Easy to make, easy to use
  • Add spice to your centers and small group activities
D-1 Successful Math Centers for Differentiated Instruction
By Christine Sowada
Create quick and easy math centers that can be used independently or in small group instruction. These math centers are great for differentiating instruction and challenging all the students in your classroom on their level. They are also fun and motivating for students to stay on task.
  • Creative math centers that are easy to make
  • Activities geared toward centers or small groups
  • Differentiate math activities

C-2 Hands-on Problem Solving
By Elaine Haven
This session includes math ideas and activities using children’s literature along with current research based strategies. Make the most of math time using a variety of creative ideas and activities to improve math achievement in young children.Come away with completed samples to use in your classroom.
  • Make and take activities
  • Free set of clothespin cards
  • Booklets and games
D-2 Brand New Classroom Games
By Elaine Haven
In this session teachers will have a chance to make board games that they can use right away in their classroom for all subject areas. We will be making games that can be used for quick centers or home/school connection.
  • All new games for this school year
  • Packet of die cut shapes
  • Free packet of colorful cardstock game cards