Raising Playful Tots #16 Making literacy connections
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Today I talk with Tonya Wright about making valuable literacy connections. Tonya Wright has a mission to expose parents and teachers to valuable early childhood activities in the hope of enriching the lives of as many children as she can.
Tonya share lots of ideas on how to make literacy connections with our little ones.
- What would be a few good examples of literacy activities for each stage?
Boys and writing and some say literacy in general is a difficult thing. Do you find a gender split? How do we encourage reluctant readers and writers whatever their gender? Do we need to follow their gender? - Computers and the preschooler
- What guidance would you suggest to parents about using computer games and literacy games with their preschoolers?
- How we read books and how much language children hear is so important can you give an example read of what you might do for one of your favourite books.
Tonya Wright has over twenty years of experience in the field of early childhood education
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Links mentioned in the podcast
Voicethread| The Readaloud handbook
Blogs: Room to grow |@literacycounts
Feed me books Friday|Playing by the book
Memetales video
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Raising Playful Tots #15 Large family play
Meagan Francis, mother of 5 and author of Table for Eight: Raising a Large Family in a Small-Family World
We discuss:
What’s your idea of play?
What do you do when getting down on the floor and playing is just not your thing?
How do you adapt games so everyone can play?
Examples of activities to try with a large family.
Play ideas for families with children close in age
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Raising Playful Tots # 14 Music in the Early years
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This week we’re talking about music in the Early years. Nursery rhymes do you love them or hate them? Music groups- would you join one?
Links mentioned:
Telegraph.co.uk : Playing musical instruments can improve a child’s mind
They might be giants: Here come the 123s
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Raising Playful Tots # 13 Outdoor play and contest
Part two of the interview with Caro Webster @salisburydowns about Outdoor play
We talk today about Outdoor play activities by balancing indoor and outdoor play.
Imaginary play outside?
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I was very much encouraged to go and play outside. I remember the scuff marks on my shoes because I used my feet to stop and not my brakes. I remember being outside a lot growing up. I did the bulk of my growing up in a small village then small town so we were never far away from being in farmland. The boys have grown up firstly in a very small village and right now in a city suburb. I know I have felt out of my depth with outdoor activities. Whether you have moved or are looking for interesting things to do outside. I know how easy it might be for us to be outside but sometimes it’s hard to motivate the little ones to stay out for long periods of time. Some can and some need a little help.
The photographs in Caroline’s book, Small Fry Outdoors really bring the ideas to light. After listening to both interviews you’ll get a sense of the type of activities to expect in this book.
I’ve really enjoyed our copy as a coffee table book and as an ideas book.
Contest
*********** This contest is now closed and winner notified***********
Two books on offer today. Both books were kindly sent by Caro from Australia for two winners.
- Send an email to info AT raising playful tots DOT com telling us a new outdoor activity you would like to try or a successful outdoor experience.
For an additional entry
- Tweet your favourite outdoor activity: @playactivities
This contest is open to those with US or Canadian addresses.
Void where prohibited.
Contest is open today, Wednesday 15 February and closes Midnight Tuesday 23rd February 2010 MST.
Winner is chosen by random.org.
Winner is contacted via email.
Winner must reply with postal address within 48hrs otherwise a new winner will be chosen.
Looking forward to your entries……………………..
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