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Bounce, clap and sing - running Baby Rhyme Times in Children's Centres

with Sue Minter and Margaret Street

Wednesday 24th March 2010: 9.30 a.m. - 12 noon

Course description: This highly practical course offers advice for planning and running successful Baby Rhyme Times. Discover how sharing rhymes:

  • benefits children and their carersIllustrated by Annie Kubler. Image reproduced by kind permission of Child’s Play. © Child’s Play (International) Ltd. All rights reserved
  • supports language development and provides children with a firm foundation for literacy and numeracy
  • encourages parents and carers to communicate with their babies and young children
  • introduces new clients to your services

Suitable for: Children's Centre staff and Early Years practitioners

Facilitators: Sue Minter, Young People's Services Development Librarian and Margaret Street, Bookstart Development Officer, Hertfordshire Libraries.

Venue: Room SLS1, Schools Library Service, New Barnfield, Travellers Lane, Hatfield AL10 8XG

Cost: £30.00 per person

Training outcomes:
  • Increased understanding of the developmental benefits of rhymes for babies and young children.
  • Develop rhyme sharing skills.
  • Consider the practicalities of holding Baby Rhyme Times

To Book: Please print course booking form, available here www.herts-sls.org.uk and complete for each course booking. Return to SLS by post, Fax (01707 281611) phone (01707 281630) or email to info@herts-sls.org.uk

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