What's on the Menu? Best Practices for Preschool Ministry- Dawn Rundman

Designing meaningful experiences for preschoolers takes deliberate planning, from the materials you use to the volunteers who offer their time. This session will introduce you to developmentally-appropriate practices for leading and learning with preschoolers. After establishing what ingredients make a great preschool session, we'll explore how to build lessons from a menu of vivid, engaging options.

Speaker-Dawn Rundman

Bio: Dawn Rundman holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology and is Director of Development for Faith Formation Resources at Sparkhouse where she develops Sunday school curriculum, children's Bibles, and Frolic early childhood faith formation resources. Dawn's book is titled Little Steps, Big Faith: How the Science of Early Childhood Can Help You Grow Your Child’s Faith. She loves the thrilling intersection between faith and science and writes, speaks, and teaches about faith formation during early childhood. Dawn lives in Edina, Minnesota with her husband/prom date Jonathan and their two teenagers.