1. WELCOME TO OUR NURSERY FAMILY WORKSHOP
FOCUS: PSED
Tuesday 10th October 2017

2. What is a Family Workshop?
A termly meeting during school time for the families in our school.
Specific to your child’s class –one per term throughout school.
Linked to an area of the curriculum.
Staff teach a specific aspect for families to then pass on to their children at home.
Children join their family for the second part of the session.

3. Your child’s learning and development is shaped by the world they live in. The people and experiences that surround them all influence how your child makes sense of this world.
There are many theorists who have tried to explain this including:
Piaget who said “Children build their own understanding and form their own ideas of the world by the things they do.” He believed adults should give their children many experiences involving play, meeting others and learning how to do things for themselves. Being sociable essentially help children develop and learn.
Vygotsky thought “the world children inhabit is shaped by their families, community and culture. Daily interactions contribute to their construction of knowledge and understanding.” Interactions with adults and children actually help advance children’s knowledge development.
Dewey also had similar thoughts and felt pre-schools build upon what a child has already learnt from home. He felt children learn best when they interact with each other.

4. Personal, Social and Emotional Development
What is PSED?
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Three aspects within the EYFS:
1. Self-confidence and awareness
2. Managing Feelings and Behaviour
3. Making Relationships

5. Self-confidence & Self-awareness

6. Managing Feelings & Behaviour

7. Making Relationships

8. How can you help at home?
Self-help skills and independence to develop self-esteem, e.g. fastening coats, toileting
Give small, achievable tasks to do – give praise, e.g. setting the table
Opportunities to talk to different people
Modelling conversations – take turns to talk
Prepare children for new events, e.g. going swimming, to a party, school trip
Have friends over to play
Model language – give suggestions for how to initiate play and friendly behaviour
Modelling taking turns and sharing

9. How do we teach PSED at Nursery?
Stories, e.g. The Rainbow Fish, The Kissing Hand, Only One You
Animal friends – Lola the Listening Leopard
Circle time – pass a toy around the circle; your turn to speak when you are holding the toy
Golden Rules
Nursery Rules – generated by the children
Shining – the children feel more secure when they know what is expected from them and us
Adults modelling taking turns and sharing

10. Today’s Activities Our theme today is the story of Only One You.
There are activities in each area of Nursery for you to share with your child. Each is linked to PSED in some way, look at the cards in the area for more explanation.
Please also use the outside area.
Watch Only One You