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

  • Author: Éilis Ryan
  • Publisher: Trócaire
  • Country of Publication: Ireland
  • Year: 2022
  • Page Count: 10-15

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.
  • 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.