Workshops
MPTV Workshops and Storytimes 2009–2010
The MPTV Outreach Service offers several daytime, on-site workshops for children, parents, child care providers and teachers. The workshops are free and vary in length. The requesting site may be asked to provide a VCR or DVD player and monitor and some basic materials such as paper, pencils and crayons. If more than one workshop is scheduled at a site, please arrange to have the various sessions in one location only. The children should come to the workshop space, rather than have the presenter move to the multiple classrooms.
Storytimes are also free and available to schools, libraries, child care centers and other community-based organizations. PBS costumed characters are NOT present at any of the workshops or storytimes.
Dates are limited.
MPTV WORKSHOPS
Family Literacy
- Audience:
- Parents, child care providers, teachers, children
- Language & Presenters:
- Darlyne Haertlein (English) or Laura Vargas (Spanish)
- Length:
- 45 - 60 min.
- Description:
- The focus is on the importance of sharing stories and reading with children at an early age. It suggests ways a of locating and selecting developmentally appropriate books for children and demonstrates some effective reading and storytelling techniques.
The Young Writers & Illustrators Workshop
- Audience:
- Children grades 1, 2, 3
- Language & Presenter:
- Darlyne Haertlein (English)
- Length:
- 30 to 60 min.
- Description:
- Children will learn the basic process of creating an illustrated story. The workshop is designed to motivate students to enter the annual Young Writers & Illustrators Awards Contest. (Host site must provide a DVD player and monitor and assign a person who will operate the equipment.)
Words Can Hurt/Words Can Heal
- Audience:
- Children, ages 5 - 7
- Language & Presenter:
- Darlyne Haertlein (English)
- Length:
- 30 min.
- Description:
- Stories and activities to help children think before they speak; choose their words more carefully and say “I’m sorry” when their words have hurt someone else.
Saving for a Rainy Day
- Audience:
- Children, ages 5 - 7
- Language & Presenter:
- Darlyne Haertlein (English)
- Length:
- 30 min.
- Description:
- Stories and activities to encourage early financial literacy for young children. The workshop stresses the importance of saving and spending wisely. (Children or the teacher will provide one penny for every participating child in the classroom. These pennies will remain in the classroom when the workshop is ended.)
A Monstrous Good Time
- Audience:
- Children, ages 5 - 7
- Language & Presenter:
- Darlyne Haertlein (English)
- Length:
- 30 min.
- Description:
- A “not-so-scary” assortment of stories and activities with gentle “ghosties and ghoulies and things that go bump in the night.”
MPTV Storytimes
- Audience:
- Children, ages 4 - 7
- Language & Presenter:
- Darlyne Haertlein (English)
- Length:
- 30 min.
- Description:
- Two or three stories are read that invite children’s participation and encourage their imagination.
Themed Storytimes
- The Golden Rule:
- Stories that teach a lesson about treating others the way you want to be treated.
- Stories (Almost) Good Enough To Eat:
- Stories that focus on healthy food choices and good nutrition.
- There’s No Place Like Home:
- Stories that explore the meaning of “home” and go beyond the physical structure of a home.
Scheduling Information
Contact Darlyne Haertlein, Supervisor of Outreach Services at 414-297-7518 or
If you prefer, mail your request to:
MPTV Outreach Services
Milwaukee Public Television
1036 North Eighth Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
MPTV is a viewer-supported service of MATC 
