T3: Let’s Get Moving, Simple Machines for Little Learners

T3: Tinkering Time with Teachers

Let’s Get Moving! Simple Machines for Little Learners

Get ready to roll, lift, push, and play! This lively, hands-on workshop is designed for early childhood educators who want to bring the exciting world of making, tinkering, and engineering into their classrooms in a fun, engaging way.

We’ll break down the big ideas into bite-sized, joyful experiences perfect for curious little minds. From exploring ramps, wheels, and pulleys to discovering how everyday objects use simple machines, you’ll leave this workshop buzzing with ideas on how to incorporate the engineering design process into your curriculum.

You will:

• Discover the magic of simple machines—levers, pulleys, wheels and axles, inclined planes, screws, and wedges—through creative play.
• Search for and make your own simple machines and take part in group challenges that spark collaboration and problem-solving.
• Participate in a storybook-inspired engineering design challenge! Educators will collaborate to plan, create, test, and improve their structures, modeling the engineering design process children can use in the classroom.

• What: Let’s Get Moving! Simple Machines for Little Learners, Workshop for PreK-3rd grade Educators 
• When: July 16, 9am-3pm
• Where: EBR Library South Branch, 2210 Glasgow Avenue
• Price: $65
• Max Capacity: 5

Lunch is provided, and participants will receive a children’s book for their classrooms.