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Course Details

Partnering with Parents

Course ID  73223
Appelbaum Training Institute
 
(800) 232-4453
 

Description

This innovative guide makes it easy for preschool teachers to connect with parents and involve them in the learning process using family meetings. Offering a complete plan for every meeting, Partnering with Parents is bursting with helpful tips, strategies, and creative ways to build the connections between home and school.

Each meeting begins with an icebreaker, allowing families to mix and mingle, and then continues with multiple activities giving parents the opportunity to experience first-hand what their child is learning. The suggested meetings address a variety of topics, with enticing titles such as "Are You Hungry for Fun?" and "Magical Art Mixtures." Teachers, parents, and children alike will treasure each meeting as they build relationships and form a community of leaders.


12.00 Hours

Course Level

Formal

General Continuing Education

Course Category

Early Childhood

Appelbaum Training Institute
Formal Approved

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CDA Content Areas

Planning a safe, healthy, learning environment (2 Hours)
Positive ways to support children's social and emotional development (2 Hours)
Principles of child development and learning (2 Hours)
Strategies to establish productive relationships with families (6 Hours)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas


Family Child Care Home Provider
Child Care Center Staff
Head Start/Early Head Start
Parents

Infants (0-12 months)
Toddlers (13-24 months)
Two's (25-36 months)
Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)
Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

develop the following meetings:
1. Are You Hungry for Family Fun? (The purpose is to demonstrate how children's literature can be integrated into daily curricular activities.)
2. Bananas About Books (The purpose is to create a sense of partnership while developing materials that can be used at home to foster literacy experiences for children.)
3. Bright Ideas (The purpose is to encourage families to recognize problems and learn to work through them together.)
4. Castles to Moats and Shovels to Boats (The purpose is to develop gross and fine motor skills, to explore creative uses of sand and water, and to interact with others cooperatively.)
5. Come and See Who's Outside (The purpose is to share with families some developmentally appropriate outdoor learning experiences that they can share with their children in their own backyards or in any outdoor setting.)

and 20 more meeting ideas!

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