Resources from Lisa Murphy

Reinforce and experience the importance of play with the Ooey Gooey set from Lisa Murphy aka The Ooey Gooey Lady. Lisa Murphy on Play: The Foundation of Children’s Learning is an inspiring, yet practical look at how play is vital to all areas of development in children. Discover how play is school readiness and what Seven Things you should do daily with children. The Ooey Gooey Handbook, Ooey Gooey Tooey, and Even More Fizzle, Bubble, Pop and Wow!, brings the theory of play to life with more than 250 fun hands-on art, science, and outdoor activities.

The Ooey Gooey Set includes one copy each of The Ooey Gooey Handbook, Ooey Gooey Tooey, Even More Fizzle, Bubble, Pop, and Wow!, and Lisa Murphy on Play: The Foundation of Children’s Learning.

$110.95

 

Ooey Gooey DVD Set
Get all 14 DVDs from Ooey Gooey Lady Lisa Murphy
$493.00

What If Today Was Their Only Day?
Through active and engaging storytelling Lisa brings you back to her first day, taking you on a grand tour of Miss Mary’s Nursery School and sharing many observations, lessons, and anecdotes about how early childhood has changed along the way.
$79.00

Making Time for Books and Stories
Join as Lisa Murphy shares over twenty-five tried and true suggestions on how to create a meaningful gathering time, all while reinforcing the importance of authentic enthusiasm on the part of the teacher.

Oh Those Little Ones
Watch as Lisa Murphy shows you a hands-on exploration of many activities that are appropriate for the wee ones in your infant and toddler rooms.
$29.00

Many Kinds of Smart
Hear the “Lisa Murphy” spin on Howard Gardner’s classic theory of multiple intelligences.

 

 

The Importance of Early Experiences
Lisa Murphy identifies the seven things educators need to do with children each day in order to encourage a love of lifelong learning and create the foundation that will support future school success.
$79.00

Fizzle, Bubble, Pop & WOW!
Science does not have to be hard, difficult, or complicated. This workshop will reassure you that you do not need a degree in biology or chemistry to have an engaging science program.

Identifying and Creating Child-Centered Environments
Via interactive lecture, true-to-life examples, anecdotes, and Lisa’s signature “learning and laughing” style, this workshop presents what it really means to be a hands-on, play-based, child-centered program.
$79.00

Creative Art with Young Children
In this workshop Lisa Murphy will defend a very strong process-oriented art position.
$39.00

Large Motor Games We Like to Play
Get up and get moving! Lisa Murphy will teach you large motor games that can be played both indoors and out.
$29.00

 

 

Mother Goose is on the Loose
During this workshop, participants will (re)learn some classic rhymes and see how they have curriculum connections to other areas of the classroom.
$29.00

Ooey Gooey Squishy Plop
This one-of-a-kind workshop will supply you with six tables of hands-on art, science, and sensory play activity ideas as well as the “wolf words” that support their use in your classroom.

Montessori, Piaget, Vygotsky, Oh My!
The main points within the framework supporting the Ooey Gooey® philosophy are not new, so educators should be familiar with the ones who paved the way—Montessori, Vygotsky, and Piaget.

10 Little Hot Dogs Frying in the WHAT?
Learn many of the classic finger plays that have withstood the test of time and some that are destined to become future favorites.
$39.00

Let's Go Outside
Examine the many reasons why children need to play outside and learn some of the social factors that inhibit outdoor play.