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CHILDREN'S EARLY START DISCOVERY for PARENTS

The learner-friendly house Speaker Series, a Q&A with UOW Early Start researchers. Consisting of four presentations to discuss the learner-friendly household and how to maximise your child’s abilities.

Wednesday Aug 4 - 6.00pm Week One
The importance of food and movement for learning and cognition

You will learn:

• The dietary, physical activity and sleep factors that are associated with improved learning and cognition
• How to ensure that your child is getting a well-balanced dietary intake, and enough physical activity and sleep

Wednesday Aug 11 - 6.00pm Week Two
How to see math in the home and the environment

You will learn:

• The importance of mathematics learning in the early years for future success.
• How to see maths in the home and the environment, and bring it to life in our every day.
• How to use the vehicle of play and everyday materials in the home, to engage with mathematical concepts of patterning, symmetry, measurement and number learning.
• The language of maths and how to use simple questions and mathematical terminology to extend the learning.

Wednesday Aug 18 - 6.00pm Week Three
The importance of play for development: A focus on literacy

we will:

• Explore possibilities for literacy learning through play. 
• Consider the materials, time, and spaces for play, and the interactions children have with peers and adults. 
• Examine what play might offer for all children.

Wednesday Aug 25 - 6.00pm Week Four 
Responding to Challenging Behaviours –The Important Role of Children’s Self-Regulation

You will learn:
Together we will explore the way adults and our environments shape children’s self-regulation,

and examine specific play-based activities that can be used to support young children across a range of contexts.