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    • Social and Emotional Development (Childcare)

    • In this Social and Emotional Development (Childcare) taster course you will complete the following.

      Introduction
      Video
      Summary
      Task
      Extended Reading

    • Introduction

    • Welcome to this short introduction to your Childcare Course. This will help to prepare you for when you start learning at Gower College Swansea!

      The Childcare course is designed for those of you who would like to develop your knowledge of the Childcare sector. This introduction will provide you with an insight in to some of the ways you will be learning (and having fun!) whilst studying with us.


    • Video

    • Take a look at the YouTube clip and have a go at the task which follows:

    • Summary

    • Role play is a core part of child development. Through fun role play children develop creativity; communication; physical development; problem solving and confidence. Role play allows children to rehearse real life roles and scenarios or simply take on fictional characters.


    • Task

    • Things to think about and do:

      1. If you were a student in Rory’s setting, how could you help him to ‘make friends’? Design a role play area which could help Rory to form friendships
      2. Look on the Internet to see different role play areas that can be found in early year’s settings
      3. You can draw the area; make a simple plan or just list what you would include


      Think about:

      • the theme (could this be linked to Rory’s interests?)
      • play equipment
      • dressing up clothes
      • the roles children could play
      • opportunities for the children to communicate with each other
      • other skills they could be developing (literacy; numeracy; Welsh; physical; etc)


      Be as creative as you like!

      Follow the link to the activity on Personal, Social, and Emotion Development; and let us know how you get on when we see you!

    • Extended Reading

    • Here is an additional interactive resource on The Factors and Skills Involved in a Child’s Emotional Development you might like to look at.   This will help you when you join us on your course!

      Here are some videos that might interest you from GCS TV.