Sandtray Center for Children
Sandtray Literacy Sessions
The Sandtray Center is thrilled to announce a new session...Tinkering and Trays
Business leaders have issued a 'Call for Action', challenging every adult to help at least one child strengthen and appreciate his/her innovative skills (The Innovator's DNA by Dyer, Gregersen & Christensen). The Sandtray Center has responded by offering 'Tinkering and Trays' which promotes the critical discovery skills needed for innovation. This special session involves building with a predetermined combination of legos, then discussing and sharing with other lego builders, followed by additional lego building. The session concludes with each student building a scene for their lego creation in an individual sandtray. The lego creations will be displayed at the Sandtray Center.
Length of session- 1 hour
Fee: $10.00* per session, ($15.00 if annual materials fee has not been paid)
Dates/times:
(3rd Tuesdays)
2/21/12 4:30-5:30 or 6:30-7:30
3/20/12 4:30-5:30 or 6:30-7:30
(3rd Saturdays)
2/18/12 1:00-2:00 or 3:00-4:00
3/17/12 1:00-2:00 or 3:00-4:00
Promote, Celebrate, and Enrich Literature!
Book Explorations
Number of students per session: 1-6
Teacher reads the featured book aloud, modeling proven reading comprehension strategies and inviting the students to participate in discussions focusing on those strategies. Vocabulary is reviewed and, after the read aloud, students build a collaborative sandtray that depicts the elements of the story. The session ends with students being invited to build an individual sandtray which may extend the text, or have a different theme.The featured books are determined by the Sandtray Center, and the books and materials are provided by the Sandtray Center.
Length of sessions: 1 hour - 1hour and 15 min. (depending on the age and number of students)
Price: $10.00* per person ($15.00, if annual materials fee has not been paid)
The Sandtray Writing Community is a community of young students who are motivated to utilize the tools available at the Sandtray Center to enrich literacy. During the Open Literacy Lab sessions students can participate in the Sandtray writing process: they can select topics, build miniature sandtray scenes, complete poster-size graphic organizers, write, edit, and rewrite. Students may prefer to read and build the text while at the Center, or build a sandtray and complete a journal entry. Unlike all other sessions, during open literacy labs the work is individual, with all students working on projects of their choice. Each session will, however, begin with a group greeting, sharing of writing status and goals, and a quick mini-lesson.
The 1 hour, 15 min. Open Lit sessions costs $10.00* per student.
($15.00 if annual materials fee has not been paid)
February Open Lit Labs:
Wednesday, February 22nd, 5:30-6:45
Wednesday, February 29nd, 5:30-6:45
CHAPTERS!
Number of students per session: 1-6
Students read the featured chapter book prior to attending the sandtray session. Using materials provided by the Sandtray Center, students take notes as they read, focusing on making predictions, questioning the text, and making connections to the story. Students then compile their notes on their T.A.T. (Talk About This) page. The T.A.T. pages guide the group discussion of the book. After the discussion students work collaboratively to build a sandtray that depicts the elements of the story. The session ends with students building their own individual sandtray, which may extend the text, or may have a different theme.
Length of session: 1 hour and 15 min
Price: $10.00* per person, per session
($15.00 if annual materials fee had not been paid)
Dates:
2/8/12 (5:30- 6:45) Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine
2/15/12 (5:30-6:45) Eleven
2/20/12 (2:00-3:15) The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
3/14/12 (5:30-6:45) Polar Bears Past Bedtime
Call Dr. McCown at 513.683.5900 for additional details.
(includes a sand art craft)
This special Extended Book Exploration session starts with a sand art craft. Complementing the text, students start the session by making a sand art heart. The craft activity is followed by a Valentine Book Exploration. The session ends with individual sandtray building time.
Length of session: 1 1/2 hrs. Fee: $15.00 (if annual materials fee has been paid) or
$20.00 including the materials fee
Dates:
2/11/12 1:00-2:30 or 3:30-5:00
Materials fee:
* Due to expenses related to consumable materials the Sandtray Center will be charging a $25.00 annual materials fee ($50.00 max per family).
Only attending a single session, or very few sessions annually?
Parents can choose to pay an additional $5.00 per session INSTEAD of the annual materials fee. (After 5 sessions within one year the fee per session will drop to the regular rate.)
