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. Ten are published
here in PDF format and can be downloaded (more will follow
shortly).
These complement the existing 28 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 original ideas in the PEAL practice examples have been used,
adapted, or inspired additional ideas 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]