Course: Educator's Resources, Tile: 5: Building children’s understanding; supporting family communication

5: Building children’s understanding; supporting family communication

5: Building children’s understanding; supporting family communication
- This module has been created to assist children from Defence, First Responders and Remote Working parents understand what is happening in their family and explain complex concepts.
- First Responder families
- First Responder families: Work and family life
- Defence and Remote Worker families
- Activities to do with children before their parents go away
- Activities to do during the parent's absence
- Activities to do with children leading up to the reunion and during reintegration
- Benefits and Challenges of Social Media
  
  Here's what we have learned from a research project which explored how military families use digital tools to communicate
- Resources about play and creativity
- Playing with clay
  
  A Froebelian approach to exploring clay
- Teaching activities in Children's Resources
  To accompany this module, please use the following resources from Children's Resources:
  1. Now that I am big: Anthony's story resources, including a downloadable, printable eBook, audio and video read-along versions, personalised activity book, an interactive eBook, extension teaching activities, Keyword Sign video lessons and printable teaching materials
  2. Download the personalised PowerPoint versions of D is for Deployment activity book, where educators help the children make the book using photos the child has brought in, drawings of themselves and the parent and decorations.
- Resources for parents and educators
  Child's cartoon
  In this episode titled 'Cricket' we meet Rusty who loves to play cricket and soon faces some challenges that sees his confidence shaken. Rusty reaches out to his dad who is overseas in the army through letter writing and receives a letter in return with advice that transcends the game and encourages Rusty to face his fears to succee
  There is some good research-based information in these online articles. There will also be many tips that are relevant for educators.
- Article: Support with family narratives
  
  How to support children whose parent works away for long periods.
- Article: How to support children when a parent works away
  
  Birthdays, holidays, Christmas without mum or dad: how to support kids with a parent away fighting fires.
- Household chores for children: Ages 2-18
  
  Household chores help children learn important skills and feel good about contributing to family life.
- Family rules: 3-18 years
  
  Family rules help everyone in your family get along better. Make rules about things like physical behaviour, safety, manners, routines and respect.
- Creative learning through the arts: 1-3 years
  
  Creative play helps toddlers develop emotionally, physically, mentally and socially. Experiencing, discovering, experimenting and creating are the most important parts of creative play for toddlers.
- Creative learning through the arts: 3-5 years
  
  Creative play develops preschooler confidence, language, physical and thinking skills, imagination and emotional understanding.
- Natural play resources for creativity: Birth-8 years
  
  Play materials to spark children’s imagination and exploration.
- Creative activities for preschoolers: 3-5 years
  
  Encourage preschooler creativity by giving your child plenty of time, materials and space for play.
- Outdoor play: Birth-8 years
  
  Outdoor play is good for your child’s physical health, development and self-confidence. It’s great fun too!
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