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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
Presented by Katie Blue-Mense, Transitional Kindergarten Teacher, Germantown Elementary School District #60 (IL)
Sponsored by ESGI, a Riverside Insights Solution
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Ready to cook up some learning fun in your primary classroom? Join Katie Blue-Mense, Transitional Kindergarten Teacher in Germantown Elementary School District #60 (IL), for this edWebinar as she shows you how to make your dramatic play area fun, fresh, novel, engaging, and educational throughout the year.
Transform your area into a hot cocoa stand, pumpkin patch, dentist office, or any theme that you’re focusing on in your classroom. Learn how to incorporate literacy, math, writing, science, and fine motor skills into their everyday play.
Play is a critical piece in early child development. Katie will provide you with numerous ideas that you can implement in your classroom tomorrow to incorporate purposeful play every day! This edWebinar will be of interest to PreK-3 teachers and librarians.
About the Presenter
Katie Blue-Mense is a children’s author, a nationally recognized speaker, and an energetic kindergarten teacher in Southern Illinois with more than 15 years of classroom experience and over two decades in education. She has a passion for creating hands-on activities that encourage exploration and discovery while engaging, challenging, and fostering little minds and meeting the needs of all students. As a student who struggled through school, she truly understands that every student has different needs and learning styles. Katie is a McKendree University graduate, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in education and, later, a Master of Arts degree in education. Katie is a boy mom and loves to spend time in the great outdoors with her three sons, Brody, Grady, and Finn. She loves to share her ideas and teaching experiences on her award-winning blog, KatieBlueEdu.
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