Option 3: Attend a Training Day in Melbourne That We Host: Using Puppets for Social and Emotional Learning

Option 3: Attend a Training Day in Melbourne That We Host: Using Puppets for Social and Emotional Learning
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$437.00

Using Puppets for Social and Emotional Learning is run by a speech pathologist, Lucia Smith, who has used puppets successfully in her work with children for over 30 years. You can complete this training online or face-to-face.

This training has been a popular choice for early childhood teachers and educators since 2021 when it was included on the School Readiness Funding  Menu for Evidence-Informed Practice (SRF Funding). It is also open to the public.

Please note that this option books out quickly as we train only small groups at a time. 

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Choosing this option:

  • This training runs from 10.00 am to 4.15 pm. Sign in from 9.45am.
  • The training venue is in the Clara Southern Room, Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub. 275 Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe VIC 3079  (this is near Ivanhoe Train Station or if you are driving, there is plenty of parking).
  • Tea, coffee and morning tea is provided. Please bring your own lunch – or there is a cafe onsite.
  • If you choose to purchase puppets or resources using your funding, these are sent to you prior to the training.
  • You may choose to use your own puppets on the day.

What you receive:

  • 5.5 hours of training
  • A downloadable link to access loads of programming goodies including the Social Puppets program and the Social Sam program along with programming sheets, checklists, notes, and loads of other resources relating to social and emotional learning and puppetry.
  • Follow-up support via email, phone or Zoom as requested.
  • You may choose to also purchase a puppet package of 5 or 6 puppets that complement the training. The Complete Puppet Package includes 6 puppets and includes a Word Bird puppet and egg (used in 4-year-old kinder for developing pre-literacy skills). You can also choose to purchase the package WITHOUT Word Bird. Puppets are posted to you prior to the training or brought to you on the day. SRF can be used to purchase the puppets, but you are required to also have at least one educator at your centre doing the training.

Any questions prior to ordering – just contact our [email protected]

Throughout the day participants:

  • Learn how to use hand puppets in a way that is engaging to children (“making a puppet come alive”)
  • Explore the three types of puppet use applicable to the early childhood setting
  • Explore theories of emotional intelligence and its development
  • Learn how to model emotions using a puppet in order to promote a rich emotional vocabulary
  • Learn how to demonstrate emotional regulation using a puppet
  • Explore the Social Puppets program and discuss how to implement it within a centre (this is received free with the training)
  • Learn about how to use the Social Sam program (this program is provided free along with the training)
  • Explore current theories of social development and the levels of social understanding necessary for developing successful peer relationships
  • Learn about why children vary in their social and emotional capabilities
  • Learn about Theory of Mind, differences in Theory of Mind, and how to promote it using a puppet
  • Learn how to set up play-based learning with puppets to further reinforce social and emotional learning
  • Learn how to use a calming puppet
  • Learn the Tommy Turtle calming strategy (for regulating anger, frustration, etc)
  • Learn how to adapt the above learning to other modes of play and book-sharing

Email [email protected] with any questions.