Our Story and Group Time with Children professional development training is designed for early childhood educators looking to enhance their skills in storytelling and group facilitation. This engaging workshop provides practical strategies and techniques for creating meaningful and interactive storytelling experiences and leading effective group discussions with young children. Gain confidence in your ability to inspire children’s imagination, promote language development, and foster social-emotional learning through engaging story and group time activities. Participants will leave with new ideas and tools to strengthen their teaching practices and create a fun and engaging learning environment for children.  

Join us today to take your teaching practices to the next level! 

Learning Outcomes:

• Increased knowledge and understanding of the value story time for children.  
• Further understand the pedagogical possibilities in storytelling. 
• Distinguish the best teaching practices to actively include all children.  
• Investigate and demonstrate effective ways of engaging children. 

Links to NQF:

• QA1: Educational program and practice 
• QA5: Relationships with children  

Links to Learning Framework:

Principle: Secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships  Practice: Play-based learning and intentionality  & Learning outcome: LO 2 Children are connected with and contribute to their world.  LO 3 Children have a strong sense of wellbeing.  LO 5 Children are effective communicators  

Training Presenter: Sarah Hearne  | Children First Training

Sarah our trainer and facilitator is excited to meet you at one of her training opportunities. When you meet her, you’ll be as excited as her to further grow and nourish your knowledge. Her passion shines as each and every training session is an opportunity for her to also grow and learn from you! She believes that it is vital that we embrace a learning culture with all stakeholders in ECE.