unique picture shapes for the listening game

#Unique picture shapes for the listening game professional#
#Unique picture shapes for the listening game series#

In this paper, I address the gap between the norm and its implementation by examining what may have been overlooked by the reader, the beginning of the quote. On the contrary, they think internationals do not care for their expertise or opinions. The difficulty is that their local peacebuilding partners do not experience being listened to. In other words, internationals should listen to their partners’ advice and “base everything do” on what locals tell them. The norm is that of equal partnerships between international actors and their local partners, in which local ownership is key.

#Unique picture shapes for the listening game professional#

This quote from a professional practitioner in an international non-governmental organization (INGO) expresses both a central peacebuilding norm and the difficulty of its implementation. Hours of fun!įollow Helen Baugh on Twitter and Instagram and illustrator Marion Deuchars on Twitter and Instagram.“Most painful, was to hear that we don’t ask their advice, because we think we do it all the time, and base everything we do on what they tell us.” – INGO practitioner during staff discussion on partnership”. This is the latest title in Marion’s Let’s Make Some Great Art series, and it includes ideas for creating pictures and patterns with all kinds of interesting shapes, from circles, squares and triangles to spirals, hexagons and diamonds.

With winter around the corner, I wanted to include an activity book alongside the story books. Let's Make Some Great Art Patterns by Marion Deuchars I particularly like the message at the end about appreciating your own shape.

The shape of water when it drips.’ - and the shapes are all shown as silhouettes. In this one, the rhymes are very simple - ‘The shape of lips. Seuss is one of the reasons I like to write in rhyme. Publisher: Random House USA Children’s BooksĪn early and enduring love of books by Dr. Read our review of Square The Shape of Me and Other Stuff by Dr. His sculpture of Circle doesn’t turn out quite as he’d planned… but does it matter? This book takes a wry look at art appreciation and I love its understated approach. When Square’s friend Circle declares him a genius for ‘sculpting’ square blocks, he does his best to prove her right. Illustration: Nadia Shireen Square by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen And the book will spark nods of recognition from all the adults who’ve seen toys discarded in favour of the box they came in. Little ones can have fun with their own flights of fancy, trying to guess what the ‘not a box’ is going to be next. This simple picture book is a tribute to the super-power that young children have in spades: imagination.

Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books Play The Shape Game Not A Box by Antoinette Portis It’s peppered with dad jokes and, of course, it introduces us to the shape game, where players use their imaginations to take drawings of shapes in new directions. It’s a reassuring introduction to visiting art galleries and enjoying art, particularly for children who might not have the chance to visit often. Illustration: Jon Klassen The Shape Game by Anthony Browne It invites the very young to find the simple shapes on every page, so expect lots of pointing and fingertip tracing.

#Unique picture shapes for the listening game series#

The Bear series was a big hit with our daughters when they were toddlers, so I wanted to include this rhyming, interactive book here. Extra bonus: it may help with fears of spiders! Bear in a Square by Stella Blackstone and Debbie Harter Will he give up, or will he keep trying? I love Tim’s quirky illustrations and the way this book celebrates unique talents and perseverance. Walter the spider can spin webs in lots of different shapes, but the wind keeps blowing the webs away. Here, Helen shares seven other brilliant books featuring shapes.

but stories and characters come in all sorts of shapes and sizes! It has an unusual double-cover, topsy-turvy format and stars the round and bouncy Spots and Dots. The Spots and The Dots, by Helen Baugh and Marion Deuchars, is a picture book all about shapes with themes of overcoming prejudice and making new friends.