Workshops
These are the topics that are currently available. If you are planning a full day event with Lisa, she will work with you to choose the topics that are presented. If Lisa is going to be a part of a conference you are planning (where there are many presenters and many sessions) she will assist you in choosing the break-out topics that will be most beneficial to your participants!
Let’s Go Outside
Outdoor time is not wasted time! Overweight preschoolers, elimination of recess, increased numbers of children on medication… serious issues that [...]
Read MoreDon’t Just Sit There! Get Up and Get Moving!
Large Motor Games for Indoor and Outdoor Play The mind can only absorb what the butt can endure! Lisa will [...]
Read More10 Little Hot Dogs Fryin’ in the WHAT??!!
Finger plays, rhymes and chants for transition time, circle time or any time! She learned from the best and will [...]
Read MoreOh Those Little Ones!
Simple and to the point – this is a hands-on exploration of many activities that are appropriate for the wee [...]
Read MoreWhat if Today Was Their Only Day? (keynote)
In this motivational keynote address Lisa shares the powerful story of her first day of school. Through active and engaging [...]
Read MoreIdentifying and Creating Child Centered Environments
The Lisa Murphy Way This workshop provides an in-depth exploration of the 9 points within the framework of Lisa Murphy’s [...]
Read MoreOoey Gooey® Squishy Plop!
Sensory Play for Every Day! In addition to being a dynamic presentation of Lisa’s signature high-energy workshop, this one-of-a-kind workshop [...]
Read MoreFizzle Bubble Pop & WOW!
Simple Science Experiments for Young Children Often our own experience has led us to think that science is hard, difficult [...]
Read MoreCreative Art With Young Children!
Art is not a receipt for child care! No more dittos! No more patterns! No more cut out art! In [...]
Read MoreThe Importance of Early Experiences
How playing IS Kindergarten readiness! During this session Lisa will identify the seven things we need to do with children [...]
Read MoreMaking Time for Books and Stories
This is not another “things to do at circle time” workshop. Actually, this session will question why we are doing [...]
Read MoreNursery Rhymes
not just for circle time anymore! Back by popular demand! Lisa blew the dust off her old nursery rhyme workshop [...]
Read MoreMany Kinds of Smart
Understanding the Theory of Multiple Intelligences Come hear the “Lisa Murphy” spin on Howard Gardner’s classic theory. Not just a [...]
Read MoreMontessori, Piaget and Vygotsky! OH MY!
How what they did affects what you do! While these names understandably might bring up images of school, textbooks and [...]
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