The Field Guide to
Parenting
Tools
to Help You Raise or Care for the Young Children in Your Life
Presented By Shelley Butler
Shelley Butler, co-author of The Field Guide to Parenting, educator, webmaster, and freelance writer, is available to present a variety of workshops to your parent, caregiver, or family professional group. Click on a title below for more information:
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Fun in the Summertime:
Reading, Play and Learning for Preschool and Early Elementary Aged Kids -
Opening the Magic Doors of Children’s Literature:
New Kids Books to Amaze and Amuse -
Peace, Courage, and Confidence:
Using Picture Books to Introduce Big Concepts to Young Minds -
A Story is a Great Start:
Helping Young Listeners Become Successful Readers -
Superheroes and Heroes :
What’s the Difference and Should We Allow this Kind of Play?
Workshop Descriptions
Just what makes a picture book a great
picture book? Expand your critical skills and learn how to judge the
quality and appropriateness of a book for yourself, based on criteria of
critics and award judges. Find out what not to read to children, also.
Workshop includes presentation of good new books, small group activity,
and children’s book drawing. Bring your favorite books to share.
Opening the Magic
Doors of Children’s Literature:
New Kids Books to Amaze and Amuse
It’s all about wonderful, inspiring, colorful, and fun new picture, board, lift-the flap, and non-fiction children’s books! With approximately 5,000 new kids books each year, how can one parent, librarian, or child care provider find the gems? Come find out what one book critic chose as the best new books of the past few years, and how to find more good books. Then, catch a sneek peek at a few new books not available in stores or libraries yet. All children's book lovers welcome.
Fun in the
Summertime:
Reading, Play and Learning for Preschool and Early Elementary Aged Kids
School may be out, but children keep on practicing and developing new skills through reading, play, and summer fun. Come discover how to keep children actively learning all summer long with great children’s books and easy activities. Make-it-take-it activities and book drawing included. Bring your favorite books and activities to share.
Peace, Courage, and Confidence:
Using Picture Books to Introduce Big Concepts to
Young Minds
If you have ever
struggled in helping children understand the importance of values such
as gratitude, kindness, peacefulness, or to gain the confidence to say
“I can” instead of “I can’t,” you are not alone. Discover how children’s
books that are carefully crafted to speak a child’s language through
words and pictures help young kids
learn about hard-to-explain, big ideas while having fun. New and classic
children’s books will be presented, as well as activities to enhance the
fun and learning. Feel free to bring in your favorite children’s books
to share.
Superheroes and Heroes :
What’s the Difference and Should We Allow this Kind of Play?
We live in interesting times, where real-life heroes share the spotlight with superheroes. Learn how to help children understand the difference, formulate your own policies and rules regarding superhero play, and find out what the experts say about this type of play. Children’s books that illustrate courage and heroes of many kinds will be discussed. Time for Q&A, sharing, and small group discussion included.
A Story is
a Great Start: Helping Young Listeners Become Successful Readers
Find out how you or your group can have a major
impact on the young children in your life by reading, talking, and play.
Learn how to create a simple, practical, yet powerful environment that
will help set children on the path of reading success. Great new
children's books will be presented as well as fun and easy activities to
enhance the reading experience. Time for Q&A, sharing and small group
discussion included.
How Lilly, Olivia, Harold (and his purple crayon),
and More Great Children's Book Heroes Can Help Care for Children: Using
Books to Guide Behavior and Have Fun
Tired of lecturing about sharing, taking turns,
and other challenges young children typically face? Find out how good
stories can reduce the need for lectures, and help toddlers and
preschoolers understand more about what to do, what not todo, and how to
interact with other children. New and classic children's books will be
presented, as well as ideas for fun and inexpensive activities related
to books. Q&A, idea sharing, and resources for more information
included.
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