Word boost – The selfish crocodile by Faustin Charles

What are BOOST words?

‘Boost’ words are good words for helping your child with their talking, listening, reading and writing. We want your child to learn words like ‘enormous’ and ‘tiny’ so that they can use these as well as words like ‘big’ and ‘small’.

Where do the BOOST words come from?

The ‘boost’ words are taught through the context of a story. We will focus on 3-4 ‘boost’ words from the chosen story each week.

Why are we focussing on BOOST words?

‘Boost’ words increase your child`s vocabulary and help to explain their ideas and thoughts better when they are talking. ‘Boost’ words also help them to understand what they are reading.

You can listen to the story or read it aloud if you`ve got this book at home. Click the link below.

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Stay safe,

Basia.

What Is Story Massage and What are the Benefits?

 

 

Story massage is a fun and interactive approach of sharing stories and rhymes in a positive and respectful way.  It involves asking permission from the individual if you can perform story massage on the time. The strokes are performed on the child’s back and shoulders however some children may not like this and therefore can be done on legs, arms or wherever child would like.

The benefits are:

  1. It can bring calm and relaxing feeling to the individual.
  2. It promotes oxytocin the “feel good” hormone.
  3. It may improve sleep patterns.
  4. It may promote self esteem and confidence.
  5. It may regulate emotions
  6. Can build positive relationships through touch.
  7. Can develop a readiness for learning.
  8. It may develop imagination, expressive language and creativity.
  9. Improves communication.
  10. Can help prepare for future events e.g. going to dentist, new school, or hospital.
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