On a budget and strapped for time? How do we capitalize on nature and provide quality outdoor education within our early childhood programs? Find out in Naturenomics. Learn why there is a powerful movement to bring nature into the lives of our young children and, more importantly, you will leave with ideas easily implemented into your own program.

Participants will learn strategies to help children construct their knowledge and understanding of properties of two and three dimensional shapes, describe spatial relationships, use visualization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to solve problems.

Discover how to create magic and excitement during group time using felt and magnet boards. See how to turn magnet and felt pieces into delightful finger play props and storytelling characters using inexpensive automotive drip pans and other household containers as magnet and felt boards.

Do you serve children from stressful environments? Many times these children show erratic behavior and challenge even the most experienced teachers. Come to this session and learn about the six pillars of a supportive classroom. When consistently present, these provide children from at risk environments the necessary executive functions and resilience they need to succeed in school and ultimately in life.