Remarkables Working with Under 5s. Outline What can you expect at each age? What can you expect at each age? Top Tips for interacting with under 5s Top.

RemarkablesRemarkablesWorking with Under 5sWorking with Under 5s

OutlineOutline

• What can you expect at each age?What can you expect at each age?

• Top Tips for interacting with under 5sTop Tips for interacting with under 5s

• General session outlineGeneral session outline

• How to use LightLive to plan sessionsHow to use LightLive to plan sessions

2 year old children2 year old children

• Understand about 300 wordsUnderstand about 300 words• Use 2 word sentences (‘more drink’)Use 2 word sentences (‘more drink’)• Can sit and listen for about 5 minutes – less Can sit and listen for about 5 minutes – less

in a groupin a group• Understand instructions with 1 part e.g. ‘get Understand instructions with 1 part e.g. ‘get

your coat’your coat’• Scribble and need a lot of adult help to do Scribble and need a lot of adult help to do

anything else craftyanything else crafty• Play next to each other (not with each other Play next to each other (not with each other

yet)yet)

3 year old children3 year old children

• Understand simple conversation and storiesUnderstand simple conversation and stories• Use 3+ word sentences (‘big red car’)Use 3+ word sentences (‘big red car’)• Can sit and listen in small groups for about Can sit and listen in small groups for about

5 minutes with adult help and an 5 minutes with adult help and an interesting subjectinteresting subject

• Follow instructions with up to 2 parts with Follow instructions with up to 2 parts with help – ‘get your coat and then go to the help – ‘get your coat and then go to the door’door’

• Understand what, when, where questionsUnderstand what, when, where questions• Can begin to colour by themselves, will Can begin to colour by themselves, will

need adult help to cut things outneed adult help to cut things out• Play together in simple games – sharing Play together in simple games – sharing

toys and ideastoys and ideas

4 year old children4 year old children

• Use longer more complex sentencesUse longer more complex sentences• Will be able to tell you about some things that Will be able to tell you about some things that

have happened in past with adult helphave happened in past with adult help• Understand longer more complex stories Understand longer more complex stories • Beginning to understand why questionsBeginning to understand why questions• Can sit and listen in a group for up to 10 Can sit and listen in a group for up to 10

minutes without much adult helpminutes without much adult help• Can colour and draw – may need some help Can colour and draw – may need some help

with scissors depending on whether they have with scissors depending on whether they have experienced using scissors at home/nurseryexperienced using scissors at home/nursery

• Play with each other in often imaginative Play with each other in often imaginative gamesgames

5 year old children5 year old children

• Use long and complex sentences to tell Use long and complex sentences to tell you about things that have happened to you about things that have happened to them or someone close to themthem or someone close to them

• Can sit and listen for up to 20 minutes with Can sit and listen for up to 20 minutes with an adult reminding them to listenan adult reminding them to listen

• Understand instructions with up to 3 partsUnderstand instructions with up to 3 parts• Understand why questionsUnderstand why questions• Colour, draw and cut without much adult Colour, draw and cut without much adult

helphelp• Play imaginatively with friends – may have Play imaginatively with friends – may have

specific friendshipsspecific friendships

Top Tips!Top Tips!

• Make sure you have the child’s attention Make sure you have the child’s attention before you ask them to do somethingbefore you ask them to do something

• Sit, kneel or crouch down when talking to Sit, kneel or crouch down when talking to children so you are face to facechildren so you are face to face

• Use simple, straightforward language to Use simple, straightforward language to explain things or give instructionsexplain things or give instructions

• Lots of repetition and actions help kids to Lots of repetition and actions help kids to remember what you are teachingremember what you are teaching

• Don’t expect more than is Don’t expect more than is developmentally appropriatedevelopmentally appropriate

Session OverviewSession Overview

• Children benefit from routine and Children benefit from routine and structurestructure

• Using pictures to show them the Using pictures to show them the session structure helps children to session structure helps children to understand what is expected of them understand what is expected of them and when they can go home!and when they can go home!

• Children feel safe and secure when Children feel safe and secure when they know what is happening and are they know what is happening and are then better able to learnthen better able to learn

Session OverviewSession Overview

• I have used the same basic structure I have used the same basic structure each week:each week:– WorshipWorship– Snack (and remind children of the rules)Snack (and remind children of the rules)– StoryStory– PrayerPrayer– Arts & craftsArts & crafts– PlayPlay– Home time!Home time!

LightLive – LightLive – www.lightlive.orgwww.lightlive.org

• Register and/or login to LightLiveRegister and/or login to LightLive

Using LightLiveUsing LightLive

• Choose the Programme tab and click Choose the Programme tab and click on ‘Select activities’on ‘Select activities’

Using LightLiveUsing LightLive

• Select the activities Select the activities you want to use by you want to use by ticking / unticking ticking / unticking the small blue circlethe small blue circle

• Make sure you look Make sure you look at all 3 tabs (esp for at all 3 tabs (esp for the 3s and under)the 3s and under)

• The ‘Play and Learn’ The ‘Play and Learn’ tab usually has a tab usually has a great craftgreat craft

Using LightLiveUsing LightLive

• Click on Click on Compile Compile and Print and Print when you when you are finished are finished selecting selecting activitiesactivities

Using LightLiveUsing LightLive

• Click on Download sessionClick on Download session

Using LightLiveUsing LightLive• Word will automatically open the Word will automatically open the

document as ‘plain text’ so you will document as ‘plain text’ so you will need to ‘Save As’ a Word documentneed to ‘Save As’ a Word document

Using LightLiveUsing LightLive

• Download and save any of the other Download and save any of the other templates, resources or Bubbles templates, resources or Bubbles worksheets you want to use. worksheets you want to use.

Using LightLiveUsing LightLive

• Print it all out or attach to an email to Print it all out or attach to an email to Hayley! Hayley!

• Feel free to adapt, change, use or Feel free to adapt, change, use or not use as much as you like!!not use as much as you like!!