Training Modules Children and Youth Module 9 Programs for Babies and Toddlers
Training Modules Children and Youth Module 9 Programs for babies and toddlers.
Reading to babies is very important for their development and for their ability to learn to read as they grow up.
We want to encourage parents to read to their children as much as possible.
Read this
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/reading-babies.html
OR
https://www.parents.com/baby/development/intellectual/age-by-age-guide-to-reading-to-your-baby/
Reading to babies and toddlers is a little different to reading to pre-school aged children. Their attention span is shorter and because they are in a different environment from home they might not be settled. Often you are modelling to the parents how they can read books to their children at home.
Books Before School
What is it?
• Books Before School is a family early literacy program that is being run by Sutherland Shire Libraries.
• The aim of the program is to encourage parents and caregivers to share books with their children on a regular basis to help them develop a love of reading and books and be motivated and ready to start school engaged and excited about reading and learning.
• Worldwide research has shown that regularly reading with your child has many benefits: increased vocabulary; better understanding of how language works; improved general knowledge; stronger child and parent bonds, is a strong indicator of success in reading at school.
• ReadAloud.org says “Research shows that reading aloud is the single most important thing you can do to help a child prepare for reading and learning.”
• Similar programs run through some NSW libraries and across all public libraries in Victoria. By reading only 3-5 books per week from birth children will have read 1000 books before starting school
How does it work?
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Parents can join their children up online at home or in the
library through the Beanstack App. Then start reading!
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When they register, they can come to the library for a free
book.
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After each 10 books they get a digital badge. After 100
books have been read a mini certificate will be awarded and another free book.
Other mini certificates after 250, 500, 750 books have been read.
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Parents need to show the badge in the app to a librarian to
redeem certificates or free books.
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The program is finished when 1000 books have read or when
the child starts school – whichever happens first.
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Every child who participate receives a certificate.
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Books can be read at home, at library programs, playgroup,
childcare.
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Parents can enter titles or scan ISBN barcode on the back of
the book.
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Any books read can be counted and books can be read as many
times as you like. Of course we hope the children will read lots of library
books.
When
• Books Before School was launched by the Mayor, Councillor Pesce, at a Library on the Lawn at Peace Park, Sutherland on Wednesday 18th March at 10.30. Reading logs were available at the launch and can be picked up at any library or online at the library website from this time. We will send logs to centres after the launch.
• The program will run throughout the year.
• Local community organisations were invited to the launch and will be encouraged to spread the word with families they work with. We are particularly hoping that families that do not normally use the library will take part in the program.
Tips for reading to Rhymetime and Togethertime groups
• Choose highly engaging books with big bold images, not too many words, lift the flaps or pop outs and bright colours.
• Babies love faces so books with faces-people or animal are great.
• Pre-read, practice and decide how you will read it
• Point to the pictures and describe something in the picture. (“This baby is smiling, this baby is happy”) (“This butterfly has big blue wings with lots of white spots”)
• Lift the flap books are very engaging for babies and toddlers, build the excitement and show the surprise. (What’s under here? Oh! It’s a …)
• Read word for word or tell a story using the pictures. (“This is an orange truck with big wheels it goes Vrooom”)
• Skip pages if necessary.
• Use lots of expression-changing your vocal pitch will engage the children.
• If children are not engaged put it away. Say something like “It looks like the children are not really getting into this book, let’s put it aside and sing a song together.”
• Enjoy the book yourself, model your love of books, laugh at the funny bits etc
Rhymetime
What is Rhymetime?
• Sing, Talk, Read and Play
• Songs, puppets, lap jogs, tickle songs, finger play and action songs.
• One or two books-large format board books.
• 0-24 months of age. Sutherland has a 0-12 months of age session.
• Held in all branches except Bundeena during school term.
• 25-30 minutes
• Branches will have a collection of rhyme sheets or slides depending on their technology.
• Branches have a collection of board books for Rhymetime in their resource collection. If you need more variety, call Bernie or Ingrid at Sutherland.
These videos are Rhymetimes we did for online use. Watch these to see how we present our rhymes. No books were included in this due to the online element.
Planning Rhymetime
Suggested routine
• Arriving and Settling In
• Opening Song - Cuddle Close
• Welcome – Aside (Can be done before song)
• Rhymes/Songs
• Book/s
• Another aside (optional)
• Closing to Adults
• Closing Song - Say goodbye now
Getting ready
• Your manager will allow time for preparing for programs
• Prepare your welcome statement, your name and how the session will run. State a reminder of the benefits to their child when you join in. (Your baby loves your voice and they respond better when you are singing too. Join the actions and the clapping as well. You’ll have time to catch up with the other mums after the session.)
• Have the charter available if you feel you need it to remind parents of expected behaviour.
• Prepare your rhymes early. You should be able to do about 12-15 rhymes. You can time yourself if you like, remember that you will do each song twice.
• Choose a selection using the rhymesheets or what you are comfortable with. Try to have a mix of high action, sung and said rhymes and quiet ones to finish with. Practice the songs before you start so you feel comfortable with them.
• Choose one or two board books to share-big engaging pictures are best. Bold colours or black and white.
• Choose puppets to go with the rhymes. Big bold puppets work best, you want to catch and keep the children’s attention. You only need to make the puppet move to the song, keep it simple.
• (Optional) Include a song or two for the scarves.
• Include a song or two for the shakers.
• Plan for another aside or restate the first one (optional)
Arriving and Settling In
• Be in the presentation area as the parents arrive so you can greet them and learn some names.
Opening Song
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Cuddle
Close (with Auslan signs) and Please no eating (optional)
Welcome - Aside
• You can do this first or after Cuddle close, it is up to you.
• Introduce yourself and welcome parents and carers to the library. Ask if there is anyone new to Rhymetime. Briefly outline what we will be doing together today, expectations and the aside.
Rhymes/Songs
• Sing and recite your chosen rhymes. Do each rhyme twice and count in very deliberately, holding counting fingers up.
• Use plenty of actions and lots of clapping between rhymes and stories.
Book/s
• Half way through read a book.
Rhymes/Songs/Scarves (optional) and Shakers
• Sing or recite some more rhymes.
• Hand out the scarves is using, sing the songs, collect the scarves or collect at the end if you prefer.
• Hand out shakers, sing song and collect shakers.
Closing to Adults
• When the children have had enough you can wind it up even if the session has not gone for half an hour. Say that to the parents (It sounds like the children have reached their limit, it’s best that we bring it to a close now and SMILE)
• Add in another aside or repeat the original one.
Closing Song
• Sing Say goodbye now with lots of waving and pretend blowing kisses.
Try this
Write a list of five or six rhymes that you already know that you could include in your first rhymetime.
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Togethertime
What is Togethertime?
• For toddlers 18months to 36-42 months
• Held at Sutherland, Caringbah, Cronulla, Menai and Engadine
• A program to help develop memory, concentration, imagination, social skills, language skills and movement in young children.
• Consists of songs, simple stories, finger and action rhymes and interaction.
This program is:-
· Literacy based
· Structured
· Calm
· Child and Parent Focussed
· Is structured to suit children aged18 months to 42 months .
Planning Togethertime
Setting up.
If space allows set your group up in a circle, this means the child and parent/carer needs to sit together and stops parents from talking in groups. (It also means all parents can see eachother so if they are talking they might get guilted out by others watching them)
Suggested routine
• Arriving and Settling In
- Welcome
- Hello Song
- How do you feel?
- Weather
- Days of the week
- Mystery Bag
- Sing songs related to object
- Shakers.
- Share a book from the book crate
- Sing ending song
- Share some bubbles
Greeting: Welcome parents/carers to Togethertime. "This program is for children aged 2-3.5. It has a focus on early reading and enjoying books together."
Go over expectations-have charter available to see. Go over an Early Literacy Skill for example “Reading together teaches your child all about how books work. Today we’ll read together in Together time, try to read together every day”
Welcome song: Hi, Hello and how are you?
Feelings Song: Ask the children, how do you feel? Sing the song How do you feel today?
Day of the week: Talk about what day it is. Talk about things you do on specific days. Sing song
Weather: Talk
about the weather, dress up doll on felt board and sing “How’s the weather?”
song.
Mystery bag: Include a theme based item, something engaging and interesting, can also include the book/felt board in the mystery bag. Reveal item bit by bit describing it using interesting vocabulary.
Storytime: Read a
book/Look through a non-fiction book/Use a felt board
Songs
Shakers: Hand out shakers, sing up to 2 shaker songs, collect shakers
Share a book together: Bring out a crate of books (If 10 children attending, have 20+ books in the crate, mix of board books and picture books and non-fiction from the collection that are high interest, age relevant and engaging.) Spread books out on floor; child and parent pick a book and sit together to read the book. After 5 minutes ask people to return books to the crate unless they want to borrow it. "We ae going to pack away the books and get ready for the bubbles".
Pack way the books, children sit on the floor again. Sing good bye song.
Goodbye song: Bye, Goodbye we’ll see you soon
Bubbles: Ask children to sit on the floor, tell them the machine won’t work if you are standing and jumping. Children sit on the floor, librarian walks around with bubble machine. If children get up the machine stops working and the librarian walks in a different direction (away from standing children). Sing a bubble song as the bubbles are floating around. (Singing a bubble song gives the children a focus.)
End bubbles: Children borrow and go home.
Suggested songs
A mix of medium energy songs and familiar rhymes such as
Oliver Twist (can be sung while sitting)
Dingle dangle scarecrow
Grand old duke of York (Children stand and bend knees, touch toes or stand on toes)
Heads shoulders
I’m a little teapot
If you’re happy and you know it
They’re a part of me
Wheels on the bus
Giddy up horsey
Alice the camel
Bananas in pyjamas
Shoo fly
Little Peter Rabbit
Bingo
One little two little three little bubbles
Shaker songs
(Shakers can be used with other songs such as The Wheels on the bus, Twinkle Twinkle,...)
Avoid shaker songs that encourage walking or running around.
Baby has a little hand
Egg shakers (to London Bridge)
I hear music
Rattle, rattle. Shake, shake, shake (To Old MacDonald)
We shake our eggs together.
If you’re happy and you know it shake your egg
Bubble Songs
There are bubbles everywhere, everywhere.
Did you every see a bubble?
One little, two little, three little bubbles.
Buubles floating all around.
There are many more songs, this is just an example.
Possible Themes for Togethertime
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Dinosaurs |
Picnics |
Day and night |
Colours |
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Dogs |
Bears |
Summer |
Balls |
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All about me |
Slugs and snails |
Senses |
Animals |
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Trucks and cars, planes and trains |
Bugs butterflies and insects |
Birthdays and parties |
Farm |
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Toys |
What’s inside? |
Building |
Going to the zoo |
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Magic |
Opposites |
Snakes and Lizards |
Under the sea |
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In the garden |
Christmas |
Birds |
The beach |
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Little things |
Things that fly |
Flowers and trees |
Family |
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Big things |
Water |
Fruit and veggies |
Fairies and magic |
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Dress ups |
Sharks and Whales |
Around the world |
Feelings |
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Homes |
Cats |
Kindness |
Music |
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Numbers |
Rabbits |
Food |
Space |
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Robots |
Unicorns |
Shapes |
Alphabet |
Togethertime Tips
• Try to learn the children’s names so you can use them to praise their quiet sitting and listening.
• Be prepared for some chaos and noise during songs-these children are still toddlers-accept it and let it happen. (N.B. Disruptive, aggressive or behaviour that stops others from enjoying the program will not be tolerated)
• Have your routine clear in your mind so you are ready to move from one song/activity to the next.
• Take it slow with the mystery bag-build the tension and encourage guessing using clues (problem solving skills)
Move straight form the mystery to to reading a book, this children are settled on the floor, keep them there.
• Be animated and move with the children.
• Encourage children to sit for the story. Praise children who sit.
• Make sure you are sitting during the story so the children can see the book easily.
Try this
Make a list of things/themes you could use for Togethertime.
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What items would children love to see in the Mystery bag?
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