Book Presentations
and
Interactive Storytimes
DECEMBER, 2024
Montessori Academy
Holiday fun!
First grades dancing to TAP AND RAP, MOVE AND GROOVE
HOLIDAY READING AND DANCING FUN
Mt. Markham (NY) Schools
December 13, 2024
Pre-K to 1st Grade
We enjoyed reading, moving, and learning together, and we finished the 45-minute virtual session with some fun holiday activities! I read the dance chant "Lively Feet" from my book, TAP AND RAP, MOVE AND GROOVE. The picture shows the children responding to the prompt about quiet feet: tiptoeing and moving as quietly as a mouse.
Louisville Book Festival
Louisville, KY, October, 2024
Below, visiting with dear friend, fellow author and dancer Lynn Slaughter
April Visits to Cincinnati Public Schools!
INTERACTIVE STORY TIME AT VAIL PUBLIC LIBRARY!
WORLD READ ALOUD Day 2024!
Wednesday, February 7
BOOKS BY THE BANKS
November 18, 2023
Cincinnati, Ohio
BUCKEYE BOOK FESTIVAL 2023
Over 100 Ohio Authors and Illustrators gathered in Wooster, Ohio. What a wonderful event!
TAP AND RAP, MOVE AND GROOVE BOOK LAUNCH!
October 14, 2023
Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Cincinnati, Ohio
QUEEN CITY BOOK BANK, July, 2023
Queen City Book Bank
"QCBB strives to eliminate barriers to book access for our region's young readers and serve as a focal point to elevate the community literacy partners who provide such critical services to children."
CINCY BOOK RACK, July, 2023
LOCAL AUTHOR FESTIVAL
READ ALOUD CPS!
QUEEN CITY BOOK BANK
Supporting their mission of literacy outreach, and guaranteeing book access for all children!
November, 2022
Cincinnati, Ohio
With local author Kristy High
From the article in Hyde Park Living, January/February 2023, entitled:
Queen City Book Bank Inspires Connected Literacy Community
Local children's book authors. Kristy High and Connie Dow, made the
day even more special, donating some of their own brand-new books and signing them for quests who visited. Both of these women are amazing ambassadors promoting liteeracy in our community and the QCBB was thrilled to have them join in the celebratory Day.
Thank you, Cincinnati Book Bank, for all the great work you do, getting books into the hands of children!
World Read Aloud Day
2-2-2022!
Keynote Speaker
Southeast Michigan United Way Early Childhood Conference (Virtual)
"MOVING AND GROOVING"
August, 2020
VIRTUAL STORY TIME AT THE
BOOKWORM OF EDWARDS, COLORADO!
Reading and dancing with fellow author Valerie Bolling ("Let's Dance"), and children's musician Sarah Hopkins, March, 2020!
"DANCE THE ALPHABET!"
Virtual Presentation for Kids & Company
Toronto, Canada
May, 2020
Vail, Colorado Public Library, March, 2020
Special story time
"From A to Z with Energy!"
School Visit to Mechanicsburg, OH
February, 2020
It was so much fun reading and dancing with the preschoolers, kindergartners, and first graders!
"From STEM to STEAM to STREAM
Dancing Across the Early Childhood Curriculum"
Presentation at NAEYC 2019 Conference, November 21, Nashville, Tennessee
Please check out my blog post from September, 2018 (Dancing Down the STREAM: Movement Activities about Water) for material and lesson plans relating to this presentation
Skip, Turn & Hop into Teaching ECE Math and Language Arts through Movement
Early Childhood Investigations Webinars
October, 2019
Romping through the alphabet at
Books By The Banks, October, 2019
Cincinnati, OH
Reading and dancing at
Green Bean Books
Portland, Oregon, August, 2019
Flash mob dance on the Quad at Denison University, Granville, Ohio, April, 2011. Dance was choreographed by Connie, along with students from the Denison University Dance Department.
Reading and dancing at Joseph Beth
Bookstore, Crestview Hills, Kentucky,
July, 2019
Reading and dancing at the
Joseph Beth Bookstore
Cincinnati, July, 2019
Reading and Dancing at
Blue Manatee Literacy Project,
Cincinnati, April, 2019
Ohioana Book Festival
April 2019
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Leading a dance activity
Columbus, Ohio, April, 2019
WEBINAR
Skip, Turn, & Hop into Teaching ECE Math and Language Arts Through Movement
June 12, 2019
Ohio Early Childhood Conference
OAEYC, Sandusky, Ohio, April, 2019
My workshop was entitled
STEM to STEAM to STREAM: Dancing Across the Early Childhood Curriculum
Global Water Dances, Cincinnati
Dancing with friends
Cincinnati Riverfront
Global Water Dances Day, 2015
NAEYC Conference, 2012
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN
(NAEYC) Conference
Ohioana Book Festival, 2011
Flash mob dance at OAEYC!
Ohio Association for the Education
of Young Children (OAEYC) Conference
Columbus, Ohio, 2012
Flash Mob Dance during keynote address,
choreographed by Connie
4C for Children Keynote Address, Cincinnati, 2012
4C for Children Conference
Keynote Address
Connie with musician David Kisor
Cincinnati, 2012
Read and Dance Activity at Blue Manatee Bookstore, Cincinnati, 2012
Zak Morgan and Connie,
OAEYC Conference
Columbus, Ohio, 2011.
Presentation: Dance, Sing, Learn!
Enliven Early Childhood Programs
with Movement and Music
Flash mob dance
Cincinnati Dance Happening!
choreographed and presented by Connie and
Linda Kean, Renee McCafferty,
and Maureen Teller
August, 2009, Fountain Square,
Cincinnati, Ohio
Connie and Grammy-nominated musician Zak Morgan giving the keynote address at the at the
Bowling Green (OH)
33rd Annual Early Childhood Conference, 2009