Developing Children’s Understanding of Celebrations
Celebrations come in many different forms and can enhance a child’s sense of belonging to family, friends and their community. Celebrations also encourage children to question, reflect upon and learn about other cultures and beliefs. The Play School series below ‘Our Celebrations’ is a wonderful way to help younger children to understand what different celebrations mean within their community:
Sharing books together also opens up new worlds for children of all ages and can be a powerful tool for starting conversations about different celebrations around the world. Suggested titles to share with your children can be found below:
This is just a small sample of the books available on this topic so why not take a trip to your local library or bookshop with your children and see what else you can find?
