This highly interactive workshop provides an opportunity to learn how to tap into young children’s love of imaginative play to spark meaningful explorations of STEM content. Identify strategies for assuming dramatic play roles, adapting informational text into dramatic scenarios, and asking rich, open-ended questions to empower children to actively apply critical thinking skills while providing opportunities to assess their learning.

Learn to uncover the hidden music in favorite stories! Explore arts strategies for adapting text from a book to include musical elements; practice simple techniques for using rhythm and melody to engage young children in storytelling. Create a child-led musical experience based on favorite story!