Designing interactive activities for young audiences Ayah Younis – Education and Programs Manager EMME Summer School – Napoli 2017

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RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE IS NO BETTER TIME TO CREATE A STRONG FOUNDATION THAN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF LIFE, BECAUSE THIS IS WHEN BRAIN DEVELOPMENT IS THE MOST RAPID. Brain studies have shown that our brain is rapidly formed in the first years of our age (developmental domains) We are all afraid of working for young audiences because they seem unreachable to us. We tend to think that we cannot understand them.

MANUAL FOR DESIGNING INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES the knowledge is within us

WHAT IS AN INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY?

WE WILL PLAY A GAME. SEVERAL ROUNDS. EACH ROUND HAS A RULE WE WILL PLAY A GAME. SEVERAL ROUNDS. EACH ROUND HAS A RULE. A RULE RELATED TO EARLY CHILDHOOD. Specify the age group we are working with

CHILDREN LEARN PHYSICAL KNOWLEDGE FIRST. Write three to do and three not to do in three words.

TODDLERS UNDERSTAND 10 TIMES THE WORDS THEY SPEAK. Write three to do and three no to do.

CHILDREN LEARN FROM REALITY TO ABSTRACT. Write three differences between a three year old and seven year old child.

CHILDREN LEARN IN DIFFERENT WAYS. Write five forms of an activity.

CHILDREN LEARN FROM SIMPLE TO COMPLEX. Write one golden rule.

PRESCHOOLERS CAN TAKE FROM TWO TO THREE ORDERS ONLY. Write three to do. At the sound of YALLA, give your paper to the person to your right/ you must finish their sentence if not finished.

AT AGE FIVE, THEY START PLAYING WITH OTHER CHILDREN. With the person next to you, write three qualities of a facilitator.

MANUAL FOR DESIGNING INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES the knowledge is within us

IN GROUPS FILTER THE MATERIAL. Write the conclusions on the flip chart paper.