This publication by Trisha Lee looks at techniques for getting childreninvolved in story telling and acting in the classroom. The author basesthe advice on the helicopter technique created by a Chicago kindergartenteacher. Its premise is that even very young children can tell, observeand act out stories. Key pieces of advice include that children shouldnever be forced to participate and that prompting must be donecarefully.
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This interactive CD-Rom from Barnardo's aims to explain the complicatedissues of fostering, adoption and short breaks to the children affected.Through the three main characters, Ali, Lofty and Smudge, children canget answers to the most commonly asked questions. These includeexplaining the difference between long-term fostering and adoption, andwhat a care order is. The disc was created following research byBarnardo's and includes quizzes and games.
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