You can download these free resources:
- eBook: D is for Deployment: Ann raps it up
- Accompanying Educational Activities (including puzzles, puppets, matching games, card games, board games, sight words, sequencing and storytelling activities)
- Audio read-along version Audio Player
- Key Word Sign read-along version (using key Auslan signs)
- Template to create a personalised version of the book when Mum (1) or Dad (2) works away. D is for Deployment personalised activity book version 1 and D is for Deployment personalised activity book version 2 (Instructions can be found in our Children’s modules).
- Commercially printed book All eBooks, interactive eBooks, downloadable (printable) versions of the book and teaching materials are free due to our wonderful funders. You can also order (and pay for) commercial, professionally printed books. Click here to order
You can look at the target age groups of all our planned eBooks here.
About ‘D is for deployment: Ann raps it up’
This book is for slightly older children and explores the language of deployment through the eyes of Ann, a preschooler. Ann experiences the various stages of her father’s deployment: before deployment, during deployment, the reunion and the time after deployment. Ann experiences many different challenges, emotional highs and lows and ways she can keep in touch with her father when he is away. She also learns about some of the different jobs people do on deployment.
The readers are guided by these 4 lovable characters who teach emotional skills and resilience.
Some of these resources can be found below. To access all of these resources, please visit the Children’s Resource Modules.
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