Staff Development 
Staff development workshops promote The Magic House philosophy of combining hands-on learning and fun! Educators can enjoy the camaraderie of fellow teaching professionals while learning activities that are easily integrated into classroom curricula. Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees and Show Me the Money! provide elementary teachers with innovative economic education resources, as well as field trips for their classes. A Math-magical Workshop makes early math instruction as simple as 1-2-3. A Taste of Science workshop serves up a sampling of hands-on science experiences for early childhood educators, while Storytime Science and Math blends children’s literature and storytelling to bring simple science and math concepts into the preschool classroom.
NEW! A Math-magical Workshop for Teachers
It all adds up in this new workshop for teachers of preschool through 3rd grade! Magic House museum educators share teaching strategies and hands-on activities designed to demonstrate how Missouri and Illinois’ early learning standards for math can be integrated into the curriculum. Topics include number recognition, measurement, estimation, geometry, reasoning and more. This workshop makes early math instruction as simple as 1-2-3!
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees is an economic education workshop designed to complement the social studies and economics curricula in your school. Teachers who attend a workshop may receive a free Early Elementary Tour for their class. Attendance at the workshop is a prerequisite for the program. Teachers should register in teams of two or three from each school. Teachers will receive a packet of activities to use before and after the Early Elementary Tour. These activities will provide teachers with additional resources on how to integrate economic education into their classroom curricula.
Workshop Dates:
Wednesday, October 3 6:00–8:00 pm
Tuesday, October 9 6:00–8:00 pm
Thanks to a grant from A.G. Edwards, 90 teachers may participate in this workshop free of charge. Participation in the teacher’s workshop is a prerequisite for the free tour.
Show Me the Money!
Show Me the Money! is an economic education teacher workshop. Designed to address the Show-Me Standards for 4th graders, the program introduces economic concepts and the results of economic decisions. Attendance at the workshop is a prerequisite for the program. Teachers will receive a packet of activities to use before and after the Early Elementary Tour. These activities will provide teachers with additional resources on how to integrate economic education into their classroom curricula.
Workshop Dates:
Wednesday, October 3 6:00–8:00 pm
Tuesday, October 9 6:00–8:00 pm
Thanks to a grant from A.G. Edwards, 30 teachers may
participate in this workshop free of charge. Participation in
the teacher’s workshop is a prerequisite for the free tour.
Build Up!
Build Up! is a teacher’s workshop and classroom program that introduces students to the construction industry. Teachers will participate in hands-on activities demonstrating the basics of building bridges and structures, followed by the Build Up! classroom program. Participating teachers will receive the Scholastic Build Up! kit (a $200 value) free of charge.
Thanks to a grant from the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis and PRIDE St. Louis, 40 teachers may participate in this workshop free of charge. Participation in the teacher’s workshop is a prerequisite for the free classroom program.
The following workshops can be conducted upon request at your school, facility or The Magic House. Please call 314.822.8900 for more information.
Storytime Science and Math
Preschool–Grade 2
Once upon a time, educators participated in a workshop on how to bring science, math and literature connections into the early childhood classroom. Employing favorite children’s books as a springboard, teachers will gather new ideas on using storytime to integrate basic hands-on science and math activities into the preschool curriculum.
Workshop Cost: $200 per session
Workshop Length: Two hours
Size Limit: Minimum 10 teachers, maximum 50 teachers
A Taste of Science
Preschool–Grade 2
This popular workshop is designed to “whet your appetite” for making hands-on science an important component of the early childhood and primary classroom. The
workshop examines four thematic units in depth: the environment, kitchen chemistry,
the scientific process and the five senses. Teachers gain hands-on experience while exploring activities that emphasize science process skills, and focus on active learning and sensory experiences that are easily integrated into your present classroom curriculum.
Workshop Cost: $200 per session
Workshop Length: Two hours
Size Limit: Minimum 10 teachers, maximum 50 teachers
For reservations, please call (314) 822.8900.
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