Author Workshops
Lisa Marie at East Hoathly C of E Primary School: It was an awesome author workshop! Would recommend booking this all fellow teachers!! X
Danni Bates at The Hyde: Thank you so much for today. It was fantastic! Mina is going to book you for year 3 for Book Week too now.
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Posted by Ben The Outside Dog on Tuesday, March 10, 2015
I love visiting schools, nurseries, libraries and literary festivals. It’s a lovely way to meet children and encourage reading and get them excited by books.
Visits can range from Story Time and chatting, to fun Interactive Workshops. I bring a range of props, including music, to stimulate conversation and ideas. I am a pre-school Music Teacher at Nurseries as well and can adapt a wonderful workshop tailored for Pre-Schoolers and Nursery children with Puppets, Parachute Games and songs. All Workshops can be adapted to your particular needs and requirements, just ask!
For older children, more emphasise on writing can be given and Questions and Answers on ' How to become an Author.' My aim is to dispell a child's notion that writing is 'hard' and 'daunting.' I like to make a fun, interactive and entertaining environment throughout the workshops so my enthusiasm for books rubs off onto the children.
Visits can range from Story Time and chatting, to fun Interactive Workshops. I bring a range of props, including music, to stimulate conversation and ideas. I am a pre-school Music Teacher at Nurseries as well and can adapt a wonderful workshop tailored for Pre-Schoolers and Nursery children with Puppets, Parachute Games and songs. All Workshops can be adapted to your particular needs and requirements, just ask!
For older children, more emphasise on writing can be given and Questions and Answers on ' How to become an Author.' My aim is to dispell a child's notion that writing is 'hard' and 'daunting.' I like to make a fun, interactive and entertaining environment throughout the workshops so my enthusiasm for books rubs off onto the children.
A Quote from Jenna Rothwell when Interviewed by The NDNA (National Day Nurseries Association:
Q: How important are books and reading for children in the early years and how do you hope to encourage that love for reading?
A: Books and reading to kids is extremely important. As an adult, you notice when you don’t read how your vocabulary slips somewhat and how it improves the more you read so it is fundamental as a child to teach them the best way to speak our language whilst their brains are like sponges. Stories develop language, imagination, sense of fun, intelligence and bring a wealth of entertainment. To repeat myself, I am an avid believer in developing and encouraging children’s imaginations, therefore I will continue to work within Children’s Entertainment. I believe if you are passionate about something, this will rub off on to children and become infectious.
I love this quote; it says it all:
If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. – Albert Einstein.
I love this quote; it says it all:
If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. – Albert Einstein.
Itinerary Workshops - Primary SchoolsIntroduction -
Introduction about Ben the Outside Dog and why I wrote it. With a map and a fun song we make it to Australia where Ben lives. Story time - Ben the Outside Dog is read in a fun and interactive way. Talking about the Illustrations - There are lots of pictures in my book. Talking about the differences between the 'Author's and the 'Illustrators' and how they are both are as important. Song time - An extremely fun catchy song you will be humming all day to introduce the children to other Australian animals you might find in the 'Bush.' Don't blame me if you are singing it all day! Talking about the writing - Discussing how we can make the sentence more interesting with describing words. Creating a Ben adventure as a group in a fun interactive way using what we have just learnt. Activity time - Having just learnt about Australian animals, pictures and descriptive sentences, the children will be given paper to draw their own 'Ben adventure' and write a couple of sentences stating what Ben is doing or going to do. Competition time - The winner of the best sentences or illustrations will win a Soft Copy of my Book Ben the Outside Dog! For older children (Years 5 & 6), more emphasis on writing can be given and Questions and Answers on ' How to become an Author.' Workshops can be tailored to your specific requirements. Please contact me with questions and requests. |
Cost
Please contact me for my rates.
I am based in London, but am available for workshops though out the country. I have an Enhanced DBS which can be seen upon request. I am a pre-school Music Teacher at Nurseries and can adapt a wonderful workshop tailored for Pre-School and Nurseries with Puppets and more songs. Ben the Outside Dog Order From for Schools
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Drawings from the Ben Activity Time and Competition!
