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Valentines Activities for your Tiny Treasures
If you are looking for some activities this Valentines to show your little one how much you care, here are a few suggestions to get you started!
Yvonne, Diane and Gill
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! With Burns Day fast approaching here are a few Scottish activities to keep you and your little ones ‘Learning through Scotland’.
Merry Christmas!
Just a huge big Merry Christmas to all our little Pre -Schoolers and their families!
Hope Santa is good to you all, and you all have a fabulous Christmas.
Looking forward to seeing you all in the New Year
Yvonne, Gill and Diane
Christmas Day Calm
Exploring what Christmas might look like in your home!
A few ideas to help your little STAR shine this Christmas Morning!
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A Sensory Christmas
Ideas for developing your little ones understanding of Christmas with sensory games and messy play. – as taken from our Christmas Group
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Gift Ideas
Still looking for last minute gift ideas, here are the PSHTS Top 15 that might help to get you thinking!
Managing Seasonal Changes
For anyone who didn’t manage to make it along to our Christmas Group, if you little one is still struggling with the changes this time of year brings – here are a few suggestions that might help a little.
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Christmas Holiday Fun!
Looking for a few activities to keep your little ones busy over the Christmas Break?
Here are a few ideas to get you started!
Focus Sessions: Building skills together
For parents of pre-school children with additional support needs
2nd Thursday of the month on Skype for Business
Time: 10am – 12pm (approx.)
Sessions will focus on practical strategies and examples of different ways of working with children with additional support needs. There will be the opportunity to ask questions and to discuss ideas together.
Topics Include:
| Date | Focus session |
| 12th November | Primary 1 School Application Process
Taking parents of pre-school children through the various steps involved in applying for your child’s first primary school place. We will also discuss the different mainstream and ASN options available in West Lothian. |
| 10th December | Play ideas for children with additional support needs
Activities, toys, sensory play and practical ideas for setting up successful play with children with a range of additional needs. |
| 14th January | What is Global Developmental Delay, Intellectual or Learning Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder?
What do these terms mean and what does this means from your child’s brain. |
| 11th February | Ways to Support Your Child’s Communication across their day: Understanding
Ways that you can help your child understand what is happening in their day and the words that they hear, this might include using objects, photos, symbols or songs. |
| 11th March | Ways to Support Your Child’s Communication across their day: Expression
How your child might already communicate at home and ideas to support their communication development, using strategies such as Sign-a-long, Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), objects, photos, symbols and also simple technology. |
| 13th May | Managing challenging behaviour through Positive Behaviour Support
Discussing why children use behaviours that challenge and help build on your strategies to reduce these behaviours. |
Places are limited at each of these Focus Sessions so booking is essential.
You will be sent the link for each session you book on to.
To book your place please email Maria Brown, Development Officer – Early Years / ASN maria.brown@westlothian.org.uk
A copy of the Flier can be downloaded or printed by clicking on the link :
