Jun 06, 2017
These strategies will be familiar to teachers, who instead of interesting children in a meal, have to engage them for hours in learning activities. Teachers learn quickly that being stressed themsleves is very counterproductive!
the mealtime strategies are:
1. Get them involved
2. Make sure they come to the table hungry ( or in the case of the classroom - not hungry)
3. Eliminate distractions, like screens
4. Let them decide how much they should eat
5. Serve one meal for the whole family ( for teaching this would be one theme, different approaches)
6. Stay calm
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Seymour Centre has 5 different Symposia for senior students this week.
The Merchant of Venice Symposium today, Monday 22 June
The Crucible & Henry V1 (Part 1)Symposiums both on Wed 24 June
Waiting for Godot on Thursday 25 June
The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll on Friday 26 June
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Mr Snotbottom in The Zombie Boogers: The Science of Snot, 5 Stars from Adelaide Fringe, incursion, Yrs 1-5. Melbourne based, but will travel. Also see Mr Snotbottom's Stinky, Silly Show , K-Yr 6.
Great for laughs, science and well being.
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Let's Build Treehouses, is the latest workshop from Workshops & Shows. Incursion, Yrs 1-4. Available in NSW & ACT.
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