Our Favourite Links
We are so happy to share our favourite links to help you with planning and resources. They also offer additional ideas and approaches to preschool character development.
| Music | Story Books | |
| Approaches to Education | ||
Lesson Plans and Activities
· Brilliant Stars http://www.wa.bahai.org.au/brilliantstars/
Offers resources, ideas, lessons for a series of playgroups run in Western Australia that bases the program on the virtues.
· Linden Qualls email contact - l.qualls@earthlink.net
Offers hundreds of wonderful activities that enable children to explore and discover the spiritual principles in life.
· Badi Foundation / School of Nations, Macau web contact -
http://www.schoolofthenations.com/
A international school in Macau that provides the highest quality of education that advances the intellectual, character and physical development of all students. Its kindergarten program has a strong character development focus.
Music
Songs for Kids – refer
to resources
Reflections for Kids – refer
to resources
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Universal Children's Studio http://www.ucamusic.com/index1.htm
Offers a huge range of wonderful music and supportive workbooks for preschoolers and primary school aged children. Our favourite is “The Virtues In Me” CD and book by Rahda Sahar which we use extensively at Sharing Circles
Story books
· Cheap Books http://www.amazon.com/books
An excellent link to purchase your favourite books, new and used, at substantially reduced prices.
· Goldenbooks.com http://www.randomhouse.com/golden/
Offers a range of golden books to be used in sessions
· Berenstain Bears http://www.berenstainbears.com/
Offers a range of books in the Berenstain Bears series
· Baha’i Faith http://www.bahai.org/ and www.bahai.org.au
The
Baha'i teachings state that work performed in the spirit of service is also a
form of worship. Accordingly, Baha'is initiate and participate in a wide range
of social and development activities. They promote principles such as the
eradication of prejudice, the equality of women and men, abolition of extremes
of poverty and wealth, education for all, and the establishment of world peace.
·
Virtues Project Inc http://www.virtuesproject.com
An
international character development program that presents the virtues with
supportive activates, resources. We
use this project as the basis for much of the program at Sharing Circle
·
Chasing Ideas http://www.chasingideas.com
An
book that helps parents and teachers encourage and show children aged 3 or 15 to
be better, brighter thinks where she encourages carers to discover the joys of
discussing ideas with children. The
ideas will help children to explore ideas, think, judge, make decisions and
communicate more effectively.
· Values Parenting http://www.valuesparenting.com/
Offers resources for parents that are ready for a proactive family program.
· Play Groups Australia http://www.playgroup.org.au/
Will enable you to register your group and obtain insurance, support, resources and promotion.
·
World Peace http://www.worldpeace.org.au/schools/lesson_plans.asp
Offers a range of ideas, activities from various sources that focuses on themes associated with world peace