Have you had a chance to browse the Teaching Pyramid Resource page, the General Resource page, or take a 'walk' through the other tabs within this blogsite? To give you a head-start and specific areas that will support the implementation of the framework, try out the simple game below. The first 5 from within the Riverina to cut/paste/complete and email the results back to me, will receive laminated versions of the Tucker Turtle Social Story and visuals, the Solution Kit handouts laminated, and a print out of the parent Backpack Series. Do not forget to complete all 8 areas, including the survey, and email to sstockman@kw.org.au. I'll let you know when I reach 5 entries!1. Tucker Turtle is an anger management social story. Tucker encourages children to do these four steps in order to avoid lashing out physically or verbally in response to difficult situations List the four steps:
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Hint: Find this under Teaching Pyramid: Resources / For Early
Childhood Educators and Families.
2. The Solution Kit
consists of a number of ways to develop socially appropriate responses to
problems eg. Take Turns, Use a Timer, Share.
The Solution Kit can be adapted for your service for relevance, or used
as is. There is footage of
implementation on the blogsite in two places.
One is under the dedicated Solution
Kit tab. Can you find the other
location? Please list.
3. The Backpack Series
is an ideal way to share social and emotional teaching strategies with
families. It breaks down the concepts
into four categories:
·
Addressing Behaviour· Emotions
· Routines and Schedules
· Social Skills.
- List at least one topic from each Backpack article.
- What are the four different colours differentiating topics?
4. The “Making Life
Easier” series identifies specific home-life areas that can often prove
challenging, and provides some strategies and information that may assist in
overcoming the difficulties.
- List one other home-life / family supports that you find on the blogsite. Which website(s) does it direct you to?
5. Which Inclusion-focussed co-ordination project group does the link for the DVD: Using Visuals to Support Children's Learning take you? Hint: You need to choose Save to then Open the order form. The answer is already visible at this stage on the top left of the form.
6. How many questions does Helen Sanderson include in her review sheet?
7. Janine has been filmed to support the roll out of the Teaching Pyramid training in the Riverina. How many videos of Janine are found within this site?
8. Remember to fill out the survey! Find it in three locations of the blogsite and complete it once to secure your entry. If you have already completed the survey, please indicate this in your email response.
Terms and Conditions: Entrant must be from within the Riverina, and provide postal address for prize purposes. The entrant's name and service will be shared, and a photograph requested for the blogsite once the prizes have been received. Emails must be sent to SStockman@kw.org.au. The date received will be recorded via the email receipt and will determine the first five (5) entrants. Entrants will be scheduled to attend a training day, have already attended a training day, or will contact Sara and book in to attend a training day.
