This programme is aimed at Parents and Carers with children aged 3-5 years old. Parents and carers will work with their children in the training room with support from Family Learning Tutors. The programme is designed to support and encourage parents and carers in helping their children with language, communication and positive interaction. It also aims to encourage parents and carers to look at positive ways of playing, listening, storytelling, early writing and hand-to-eye co-ordination.
The main focus is on creative play using Arts, Crafts and IT. Learners will be encouraged to develop resources to be used at home with their children.
By the end of the course Parents/Carers will be able to use the skills and knowledge they have gained to help, support and guide their children through their early years.
Weekly activities on the programme are as follows:-
| Pre-course | Workshop Digital Photography session. Learn how to use a Digital Camera |
| Week One | Introduction to Course Icebreaker, Enrolment. Group activity/discussion on Nursery Rhymes |
| Week Two | Designing Placemats Produce Placemats using Scrapbook Software and Collages |
| Week Three | Designing Star Charts Create Star Charts on Scrapbook Factory to be used at home |
| Week Four | Board Games Group Discussion on popular board games. Activity on appropriate board games to be used at home |
| Week Five | Camera Session/Scrapbook Create a scrapbook designed to contain photos and information regarding the course |
| Week Six | Camera Session/Card Making Use photographs/images/pictures to produce personalised Greeting Cards |
| Week Seven | Card/Calendar Making Produce a Calendar using own text and pictures |
| Week Eight | Alphabet Animals Literacy session looking at the alphabet and pictures related to letters |
Week Nine | Numbers/Transport Numeracy session |
| Week Ten | Game Making Session Designing a new game to be played at home with the children |
| Week Eleven | Camera Session - Dressing Up Photo session using Fancy Dress as a theme |
| Week Twelve | Seasonal Crafts Art & Crafts session based on a Time of Year theme (eg Christmas, Easter, Springtime, Summertime or Holidays |
| Week Thirteen | Seasonal Crafts Art & Crafts session based on a Time of Year theme (eg Christmas, Easter, Springtime, Summertime or Holidays |
| Week Fourteen | Scrapbooks & IAG session Group discussion about progress made during the course. IAG: Looking at personal career options, training opportunities and aims, goals and ambitions. Action Plan for the future |
| Week Fifteen | Scrapbooks Writing about the course using text & illustrations/images. Evaluate the course |
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