Principles and Values of working with young children Principles 1. The welfare of the child is paramount. Within my role I have to support children and help them achieve their goals‚ from tying their shoe laces to providing skills to help young people to live in the community. I have to make sure all staff promotes a warm‚ caring‚ supportive‚ positive and tolerant atmosphere. This is to help work on raising the child’s self-esteem‚ self-confidence and self-worth. I have to be very creative in
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Personal Diet and Activity Plan August 18‚ 2008 Personal Diet and Activity Plan During the past five weeks‚ we have been learning about Human Nutrition. Prior to this class‚ I knew very little about the subject. This is largely due to the fact that I did not care much about what I consumed. If was hungry‚ I ate. It was that simple. I did not take the time to read labels or to consider the long-term effects of a bad diet. Over the five weeks of this class‚ I have developed a much better understanding
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point of playing this dumb game of freeze-tag? How do these activities have anything to do with school and learning? As it turns out‚ gym class may have served as more than just a pointless time-filling class after all. So how does all the rope climbing and freeze tag-playing relate to school and the progression of the mind for elementary aged children? Evidence from a number of sources shows a direct correlation between physical activity and the development of cognitive ability. Before we examine
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Unit 001: Introduction to communication in children’s and young people’s settings. Outcome 1: Understand why communication is important in the work setting. 1.1 – Name at least 4 reasons why people communicate. * To express needs * To share ideas or information * To share experiences * To ask questions * To socialise * To build relationships with others * To express their feelings 1.2 – Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of your
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B. Book Critique Criteria # 4 Poems for young children should tell simple stories and introduce stirring scenes of action. The poem itself is fairly long‚ however on each page the text is fairly simple and easy to read. The story has made-up vocabulary such as‚ moose-moss and Lake Winna Bango‚ but this does not distract from the central message. The story begins “Up at Lake Winna-Bango..the far northern shore…”‚ and it does not leave there until the end of the story. The true action of the
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the rate of increase remains constant‚ 39% of adults will be obese by the year 2008 (Hill‚ et al. 2003). In a study conducted by Thorpe‚ et al. (2004) out of 2681 New York elementary school students 24% were obese‚ so there is a high prevalence in children as well. Flegal‚ Williamson‚ Pamuk‚ and Rosenberg (2004) discovered that the obese population contributes ten times more deaths per year‚ about 300‚000‚ than the portion of the country within normal weight categories. The cost of lives is not
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Good Physical Education on Children One of the fundamental bases of a person’s lifestyle and lifespan lies upon the education he/she received starting from early age. Education‚ especially in younger age‚ influences a big part of a person’s overall life. A person with a handful of good education has wise knowledge is more likely to live a decent life. Good physical education promotes academic learning‚ develops sportsmanship‚ and helps prevent disease among children. A healthy physical health
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Television Is Good for Young Children Our topic was "Is Television good for young children" Obviously I say yes its good for young children. Television helps to develop the young children’s mental health. Nowadays television is not only for entertainment but also for education. Television is the most powerful and easiest way to learn. A major research study has found that children in low-income communities‚ some of whom speak English as a second language‚ significantly improve in several keys
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Physical Education Critically discuss the relationship between physical activity‚ exercise and health and what whey means for society? Councils such as north shore city and Auckland promote being healthy and active on there websites. They encourage the community to get out there and become physically fit and active in the greater community. Also adverts on television such as push play ads‚ alcohol ads and depression ads help to inform the community about
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Children and young people. 301.2.1 While supporting a new child in school during a numeracy lesson‚ the main communication skills I would use would be‚ active listening‚ as this boosts confidence. Open ended questions‚ as this encourages conversation. Positive response’s‚ which encourages consideration for others‚ and boost’s confidence. 301.2.2 When supporting a child in class as a year 4 T.A‚ adapting communication styles are usually needed when working with lower ability children. I would
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