Training Materials for Working For Kids Master Coaches
Those who take the Working For Kids Master Coach training will receive as part of the training a training manual that will give guidance for how to run each of the four sessions in the training program.
Training Manual
They will also need to purchase Working for Kids: Building Skills™ training materials in order to give training programs. These training materials include:
• Two Working for Kids: Building Skills™ 32" x 6' vertical banners in sleek, retractable floor units, provided for showing the posters used in the training sessions. The posters each have laminated detachable pictures, and colored yarn strands.
• Laminated Activity Cards for each session
• Laminated Developmental Charts
The training materials come fully prepared and all are reusable. The cost of one set of training materials is $1,400.
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The Brain Architecture Game
Working For Kids Master Coaches will also need copies of the Brain Architecture Game to use in Training Session 3. Games can be purchased in sets of three at www.thebrainarchitecturegame.com website. (see the Other Resources page for further details) A Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Version of the Brain Architecture Game materials is also available at the website for those who are planning to run training sessions with large groups of people.
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The Home Visitors Toolkit
The Home Visitors Toolkit provides the Working For Kids educational materials to home visitors in a portable format, a sturdy canvas bag, the is easy to transport and use when making home visits with parents. The toolkit also has a new game First Pathways that is a deck of 146 cards that gives parents and children fun activities to do together to strengthen brain pathways for reading skills, fine motor skills, problem solving skills, and STEM skills.
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The First Pathways game is currently a deck of 146 cards that gives parents and children fun activities to do together to strengthen brain pathways for reading skills, fine motor skills, problem solving skills, and STEM skills. The card deck currently has activities for the following age ranges: 0-6 months, 6-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months, 2-3 years, 3-4 years and 4-5 years. Coming soon will be activities for 6-8 year olds. Also a web-based version of First Pathways and an app so the game can be accessed on your mobile phone.
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