Barbara teaches a wide variety of workshops based on her popular publications. If you are interested in hosting a workshop, please contact us.
SELF-ESTEEM GAMES:
Games for children that Make them feel good about themselves Participants learn how to: help children know their strengths and abilities show children ways of expressing feelings and reactions help them build relationships with others enhance their appreciation for their uniqueness build their confidence by getting to know their body and senses
"Group leadership skills displayed by Barbara were exceptional and her books provide a lasting resource. The world, struggling to achieve normalization for all, needs Barbara's skills; her teaching ability and sensitive personality, make her able to deliver quality education to a diverse population regardless of geographical location"
Jan Pessione, New Zealand registered Occupational Therapist, central Otago Health Board, New Zealand
EXTRAORDINARY
PLAY WITH ORDINARY THINGS:
Games and learning toys that use recyclable and throwaways material to enhance play, sensory integration, motor skills and academic awareness. Participants learn how to: use their own throwaways or found-in-nature materials to make toys and games make the toys that meet children's developmental needs starting with infancy play games that reinforce the 17 motor skills needed for good coordination learn original inter-active songs and movement to enhance circle time understand how playing helps the learning process.
"We were delighted to attend a workshop run by Barbara Sher on the theme of play with recyclables. The session proved informative, totally participative and moreover great fun--all the ingredients for a good learning experience"
-- Margaret Webb, Executive Director, Play Right, Chai Wan, Hong Kong
DIFFERENT DRUMMERS, SAME SONG
Inclusive games for children of differing skill levels or ages to play together that promote cognitive/academic skills Participants learn how to: modify games so that all children can play together encourage children with special needs to feel part of the group make games out of easy to find or free materials play games so that the games are learned at a sensory level so they are easy to remember understand how academic skills can be taught with fun movements and away from sitting at desks.
"Barbara's style of presentation was very clear and at a level where everyone understood what she was saying. We appreciated the way she involved herself with the participants while doing the various activities. the information she brought to the teachers was very new and many of them have already put into practice some of the skills and ideas they learnt at the workshops. Because of the tremendous expertise she has, Barbara is a very valuable resource person and would be a great asset to any future workshops"
-- Jean Crane, pacific Preschool coordinator, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
ATTENTION GAMES
Games to help children learn to focus their attention Participants learn how to: understand the difference between global and focused attention and how to encourage both enhance a child's focusing skills from infancy to teenage years use spontaneous moments to reinforce attentive abilities produce novel games and materials from everyday experiences and materials.