Adapt, Adapt, Adapt!
The activities have been written in a general way, so that they can be adapted to your
group and your situation. It is important to make sure the activities suit the age and the
needs of the children you are working with. The activities present many examples of roleplays
and questions and so on. These are shown in italics. Use these ideas but where
possible, use your own words and ideas which suit the needs of your group.
Time
Most activities take approximately 45 minutes although because a lot of the activities
involve group work and discussions, this depends on the educator and the children.
Educators may want to add an introductory activity at the beginning of the session and a
closing activity at the end. Ideas for these activities are at the end of Section 3. With these
extra activities the sessions will take approximately 60 minutes.
Monitoring questions
You should ask monitoring questions at the end of every session to find out what they a
have learned. There are some general questions at the end of Activity 1 and these can be
used and adapted to be used at the end of every activity. A symbol has been inserted at
the end of each activity to remind you to undertake some kind of monitoring activity. Try not
to leave out this part of the session. Ask the children to sit in a circle and ask for their
questions and comments. Then ask specific questions as appropriate. Spend time getting
comments form each child if possible. When the children become more accustomed to this,
it can be done less formally.