PEAL invited practitioners from children’s
centres, who attended PEAL training 2006-07, to apply for funding
to develop parent partnership projects.
Some of the projects have been selected and
produced as new PEAL practice examples. Fifteen are published
here in PDF format and can be downloaded.
These complement the existing thirty
examples of practice from early years settings, contained in the
PEAL training pack. The new projects serve to demonstrate how
the PEAL framework has encouraged reflection on practice, and how
some of the ideas from PEAL have been used, adapted, or have
inspired new ways of working that match the needs of local
communities.
We would like to thank the participating
centres and the following PEAL trainers who helped in the
development, writing and editing of the examples: - Keith Phillips,
Fiona Weir, Carleen Schofield, Cathy Hamer, Jude Holby, Joanna
Marshall, Paul Cutler and Kim Bevan
Sharing music with
families
Including parents in international music-making sessions;
developing music packs for use at home
[PDF 586KB]
Sharing books with
families
Supporting reading at home; setting up a family book and DVD
library and developing learning sacks
[PDF 504KB]
Sharing observations
with parents – digital cameras
Lending digital cameras to parents and children – to share
observations about learning and home activities
[PDF 245KB]
Parents’ story
sack and video group
Parents designing, making and using story sacks with children;
using video to share observations on learning
[PDF 493KB]
Play at home –
reaching out to families
An outreach, home visiting project – to develop play and learning
at home for 0-4 year olds
[PDF 245KB]
Home visits with
story sacks
Taking story sacks into children’s homes, modelling story
telling
[PDF 192KB]
Dads’ Club – sensory
garden
Encouraging fathers to get involved in their young child’s learning
through a gardening project
[PDF 470KB]
Saturday sessions –
sharing observations with video
Using video to share observations – small groups on Saturdays for
working parents
[PDF 189KB]
Little Learners at
home – transition to nursery
A transition group before entry to nursery – extending support for
learning into the home through activity packs and home
portfolios
[PDF 175KB]
All Wrapped Up –
reaching out to families
Taking families to the local museum; using cameras to record and
observe
[PDF 501KB]
Gardening with
Parents
Involving parents and children in a gardening project; increasing
awareness of the value of outdoor play
[PDF 471KB]
Toy
Library
Setting up a toy and book library - supporting and extending
learning at home
[PDF 190KB]
Story Sack
Library
Establishing a stroy sack library; running sessions to model
story telling - using community languages
[PDF 176KB]
Activity
Boxes
Working with parents to develop play boxes for home loan; sharing
observations on play and learning
[PDF 1371KB]
Let's Play
Together
Running parent workshops to share understandings about learning
through play - keeping families engaged
[PDF 284KB]