GROSS MOTOR SKILLS 

• Discussing the critical importance of Gross Motor Development in young children, with practical solutions for bringing more big body movement into your learning centres...both indoors and out.

FINE MOTOR SKILLS 

• Focusing on the importance of Fine Motor Development for preschoolers with specific activities designed for the motor play which lay down the foundations of later writing and more complex manipulative skills.

HOW TO PLAN OUTDOOR PLAY 

• Turning playtime into valuable developmental experiences through carefully balanced skill-building programmes. Course provides an overview of smart playground strategies, equipment selection and activity planning. Pre-set lesson plans and equipment available for purchase.

BRINGING MOVEMENT TO LEARNING STORIES

• Exploring ways to engage parents in your movement curriculum.

HOMEMADE EQUIPMENT

• Easy and economical.  Learning to build play equipment and experiences that optimize learning.

MOVING SMART

• Understanding why kids need to move and why it’s more important than ever today! Exploring the impact movement has on early childhood development, and its role as the central springboard to future success in school... and life!

GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL

• Preparing for school is not just about the ABCs and 123s. Strategies for developing children’s pre-academic skill suites.

MUSIC &  MOVEMENT

• Understanding the value of music and movement for preschoolers, a practical tutorial on song selection, “moveography,” games and activities, with recommended resources available for provided.

INDOOR/OUTDOOR GAMES

• Playtime is learning time with Moving Smart’s proven curriculum of games and activities for any occasion, indoors and out!

BABY MOVES

• Exploring the evolution of movement in young children with practical tutorial on games, activities, songs, etc.

Whether you're just introducing PMP coursework into your school, or you already have the programme up and running, on-going PMP teachers courses and workshops are available to enhance educators' understanding of the objectives, benefits, applications, and teaching techniques of PMP, including...

• Rationale for Perceptual Motor Programmes
• Skill techniques
• Floor sessions
• Memory training
• Developing language through the programme
• Evaluation procedures
• Practical activities
• Screening tests
• Equipment resources needed to set up 
• Resources

• A seven (7) hour training course for teachers, teacher aids, parents, RTLB's, SENCO's, Phys Ed specialists etc. covering everything you need to now to implement and run a successful PMP programme from the aims to the equipment. The what, why, where, when, and how of PMP.

REFLECTIVE PMP COURSE;

• A three (3) hour course for teachers, teacher aids, parents, RTLB's, SENCO's, Phys Ed specialists etc. currently running, co-ordinating or implementing the programme.  A more informal time to review and fine tune your PMP programme and evaluations. Discuss new resources and how to use them, and enjoy the benefit of Gill’s expertise.

• The stages of spelling development.
• The spelling process.
• Implications of the spelling process on the teaching of spelling.
• How to implement the programme...
  • The three sections of the programme.
  • How to implement each section.
  • Lesson plans for each section.
• Placement of students on the programme.
• Smart Words remedial teachers manual.
  
  CLICK here to contact Louise.  To find out more about Smart Words courses please CLICK on one of the options below:
  
  
• Kohia Teachers' Centre
• Waikato University - School Support Services
• Mana Education Centre