Resource Title
Helping Hands: A Development Education Resource for Early Childhood Education
Summary
Helping Hands introduces two young children, Nomatter and Forward who live in a small village in Zimbabwe. It explores their daily lives, as well as the challenges they and their family face against a backdrop of food insecurity, climate change and Covid-19
Resource Details
Description
These resources introduce two young children, Nomatter and Forward who live in a small village in Zimbabwe. It explores their daily lives, as well as the challenges they and their family face against a backdrop of food insecurity, climate change and Covid-19.
- The Helping Hands resources are linked to the Aistear curriculum framework and the Primary curriculum (Junior & Senior Infants), and to the Northern Ireland preschool framework and Foundation Stage curriculum.
- The activities in this resource are structured under each of the four Aistear themes (Exploring and
Thinking, Communicating, Identity and Belonging, Well-being), and each activity is linked specifically to one aim and learning goal from within that theme.
This resource is part of the ‘A Brighter Future’ education resources by Trócaire.
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The resource consists of:
- An educators’ booklet containing guidance for educators and a series of learning experiences.
- A photo-pack of 12 full colour photocards to support the learning experiences, which can be downloaded or ordered in hard copy from from Trocaire directly
- Two printable posters which illustrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a child-friendly way.
For more, visit the A Brighter Future early childhood education page.