What to do

CARD 1  POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

What would you do as a nursery assisstant if....

 

• A child stands up and walks away before an activity is finished
• The children start fighting over a toy
• A child starts to play roughly—throwing, swinging, or pounding toys.
• A child begins to cry and whine. When you try to give comfort, he or she says something like, “I don’t like you” or “You’re not my mother” and pulls away.
• A child will not sit quietly and listen during the lesson
• He or she distracts or upsets the other children

Adopted and adapted from  http://media.ldscdn.org/pdf/manuals/behold-your-little-ones/2010-05-03-introduction-eng.pdf

CARD 2  POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

What would you do as a nursery assisstant if....

• A parent brings a child to the nursery class, and the child cries when the parent tries to leave.
• A child clings to you and demands your constant attention
• A child seems afraid of you or the other children, wanders aimlessly around the nursery, or will not interact with anyone
•   A parent refuses to pay for an extra activity the school plans to carry out
• A child  is brought to school with a high temperature      
• A child has bruises all over the body
• A child refuses to let go his /her pacifier

 Adopted and adapted from  http://media.ldscdn.org/pdf/manuals/behold-your-little-ones/2010-05-03-introduction-eng.pdf

   

Baby Food

FOOD CHARTS 

DISCUSSION

• What type of food  babies eat?
• What is pureed food?
• When do babies start to eat solid food?
• How should babies eat?
• Is it important to introduce table manners?
• What food should babies NOT eat?
• What can you do when a baby does not want to eat at school/nursery?

TASK: Go to this site homemade baby food and scan the text for

1. three things you didn´t know
2. three things that are a "must" when feeding a baby
3. Any other info UR group wants to share?

PUREE

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Photo description

 

Dropping the baby in the morning

 

MEAL TIME


 BABY SHOWER

Allergies

ALLERGIES

1. Do any of your family or friends have allergies?
2. Do you have any allergies?
3. Can people be cured of allergies?
4. Which would be worse for you, an allergy to milk, alcohol or animals?
5. What do you think would be the worst thing to be allergic to?
6.  Why are some people allergic to eggs, wheat or peanuts while others are not?

 

READ  All about Baby Allergies and ANSWER the following questions:  

• What are the smptoms of a baby allergie?
• What  happens when a baby has an allergic reaction
• Are allergies hereditary?
• What are the differences between a cold and an allergie?

 

 

1. Can you name different types of allergies babies can develop?

 

1. What are the symptoms of allergies?

 

Another clue to look for is when symptoms occur. Colds are more common in the winter, but indoor allergies (such as a dust mite allergy) may be present all year. A food allergy can manifest itself anytime from a few minutes to a few hours after the offending food is eaten.
From http://www.parents.com/baby/health/allergy/all-about-baby-allergies/


 

1. How can you make children with allergies feel better?

OTHER

1. Some people say children who don’t like taking a bath are allergic to soap. Do you have a similar saying in your country?
2. What new allergies might be found in the future?
3. Are you ever allergic to speaking English?
   

   
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MY BODY

THE BODY

• Two basic activities to revise vocabulary englishexercises.org 1 and englishexercises.org 2
• Songs with baby body parts , kididdles.com lyrics, more songs and poems at  preschoolrainbow.org

Field -related Vocabulary

• Super-easy
• Baby-vocabulary
• Increse your vocab  by clicking HERE

TASK 1:Describe this photo




SPEAKING CARD: BABY SHOWER

• Your best friend is going to throw  a baby-shower party. What are you going to give her?
• If you were to have  a baby what things do you think you will like people to give you?
• Do you need to buy brand-new things for a newborn?
• What things do you consider unnecessary?
• How would you organize a room for newborns in a nursery? 
• What items do you need to have there?

Parent-Teacher Conference

STUDENT A

You work in a Nursery and this week you have different PT Conferences. The parents of the children you look after are going to ask you different questions. Try to solve all their doubts ,

•  invite them to come  and spend two hours at the nursery so they can see how you work
• show/explain about the material you use in class
• ask them for their cooperation , you are planning a field trip to a near park in two weeks time

STUDENT B

It is PT Day and you have an  scheduled apppointment with your son/daughter´s assisstant at the nursery. Ask about:

• how your baby eats  and what food do they give the children 
• how do the manage crying
• diaper changes and toilet time
• siesta time
• playground time ( indoors/ outdoors)
• school smock (totally ruined)
• ask about this specific things you have noticed (your child smells of smoke when you take him/her home,  he/she has a rash, he/she is very hungry when he /she gets home, does not want to go to the toilet alone, he/she does not want to be left on the floor, etc.....)

Learning Modalities

Learning modalities	Descriptions of learning modalities
1.   Visual 2.   Auditory  3.   Kinesthetic	Visual Kinesthetic Auditory Picture Gestures Listening Shape Body movements Rhythms Sculpture Object manipulation Tone Paintings Positioning Chants

1. What is the best way you learn?
2. How can students learn best ? Why? 
3. What activities can you prepare for each type of learning? 

Learning styles are:

• avoidant
• participative
• competitive
• collaborative
• dependent
• independent

1. What do you understand by....? 
2. Give an example of each style
3. Which style do you prefer? Why?
4. What are the gains and/or drawbacks of each one

Students projects

 Games , tales, musical instruments and  other material elaborated by students at the IES Ciudad Escolar for  kids in Burkina Fasso.

 CONGRATS

escuelasansana.blogspot.com

FLASHCARDS

Why do we use  Flashcards in class?

Flash cards are a really handy resource to have and can be useful at every stage of the class. They are a great way to:
-present, 
-practise and 
-recycle vocabulary

They can be given out to early-finishers to use in small groups. Sttudents can make their own sets of mini flash cards that can be taken home for them to play with, with parents and siblings. 

 (Adapted and adopted from teachingenglish.org.uk)

TASK 1:Go to teachingenglish.org.uk and make a list of activities that can be done with flashcards. Add two more that you might think of.

• Flashcard Library
• Learn English with pictures and audio
• leoloqueveo
• Pictographic Dictionary
• Self-study Vocabulary
• Vocabulary through videos
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Great to leran some more vocab Learning chocolate

TASK 1: Plan an activity using flash cards with your partner and explain to your classmates

TASK 2: 

• Click on this link supersimplelearning.com, skim and scan for info on Games with flashcards  
•  It is your turn: Think of a game which involves  using flashcards

SPEAKING CARD: FLASHCARDS

• Why use flash cards?

• Where to get flash cards?

• Activity types for using flash cards

• Memory activities and flashcards

• Drilling activities and flashcards

JOB INTERVIEW: QUESTIONS

2nd TERM- JOB VACANCIES

Read about these job vacancies

• Teacher's Aide Job Vacancy 1 , Teacher Aide 2, Nursery Assisstant, Flexible Nursery Assisstant, Childcare Assisstant and Pre-School Assisstant

CARD 1

1. Can you tell me something about yourself?
2. What do you know about our organization?
3. Why do you want to work for us?
4. What can you do for us that someone else can't?
5. What do you find most attractive about this position?
1. What seems least attractive about it?
6. Why should we hire you?
7. What do you look for in a job?
8. Please give me your definition of the position for which you are being interviewed.
9. How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our firm?
10. How long would you stay with us?

CARD 2

1. Your resume suggests that you may be over-qualified or too experienced for this position. What's your opinion? 
2. What is your management style? 
3. Are you a good manager? 
1. Can you give me some examples? 
2. Do you feel that you have top managerial potential? 
4. What do you look for when you hire people? 
5. Have you ever had to fire people? 
1. What were the reasons? 
2. How did you handle the situation? 
6. What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a manager or executive? 
7. What important trends do you see in our industry? 
8. Why are you leaving (did you leave) your present (last) job? 
9. How do you feel about leaving all your benefits to find a new job?

CARD 3

1. In your current (last) position, what features do (did) you like the most? The least? 
2. What do you think of your boss? 
3. Why aren't you earning more at your age? 
4. What do you feel this position should pay? 
5. What are your long-range goals? 
6. How successful have you been so far? 
7. Why do you want to work for this company? 
8. What high school did you attend? 
9. Are you married? Can you tell me about your family? 
10. Why did you leave your last job?

CARD 4

1. What are your long-range career objectives? 
2. What would you like to do in the future? 
3. What do you do in your free time? 
4. Are you qualified for this position? 
5. How well do you work with people? 
6. What is a good working environment for you? 
7. Why should I hire you? 
8. What was a movie you saw recently that impressed you? 
9. Do you enjoy traveling? 
10. Why do you think we should hire you for this job?

Taken from Maria´s blog

The Creative Classroom

Oral Activity

• Montessory floor beds

IS THIS AN EXAMPLE OF CREATIVE ACTIVITY?

Which one is most important for you? Why?

• Physical space for each child/ learning environment
• Freedom/Room to experiment and experience the world
• The quantity /quality of material
• The organization of space