Facilitator’s Manual

Introduction

This Facilitator’s Manual provides a framework upon which you can build your Building Blocks workshop. As with any framework, you can manipulate the concepts to fit your session timeframe, your audience, your location, and your training style.

Our step-by-step training plan is built to get participants involved as they learn how to use Building Blocks as parents, caregivers, teachers, or administrators. It includes:

• An overview of Building Blocks to give you background and information to incorporate into your presentation and to help you answer participants’ questions.
• Steps to help you get started, from tips on being a successful facilitator to setting the agenda and setting up the room.

We have provided training tools for you to use, including:

• PowerPoint presentation slides (including speaker notes) and matching overheads, in case technology fails.
• Lists of equipment and materials you’ll need at the workshop.
• Participant booklets (PDF) that include handouts for all sections of the workshop.
• Building Blocks materials to view and print for yourself and your participants. Please note—to view these materials, you must have Adobe’s free Acrobat Reader software. If you do not already have this software installed on your computer, please download it from Adobe's Web site.
  • Family Guide or Guía Para Familias
  • Activity Book or Libro De Actividades
  • Know Kit Cards: ages 3–4 and ages 5–6
  • Character Cards
  • ABC Coloring Book or Libro para Colorear
  • Easy Readers: "Play Day in the Park" and "Look What I Can Do"
  • Sing Along Songs

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