Baby Steps Into Welsh
What does the Curriculum for Wales mean for early years children and nursery groups? In this new series of short podcasts, Nia Parry speaks to Curriculum Specialist, Vanessa Powell, as well as Cylchoedd Meithrin staff to understand how Mudiad Meithrin is using the five development pathways of the curriculum to help the development of preschool children. Beth mae’r Cwricwlwm i Gymru yn ei olygu i blant y blynyddoedd cynnar a chylchoedd meithrin? Yn y gyfres newydd hon o bodlediadau byr, mae Nia Parry yn siarad â'r Arbenigwr Cwricwlwm, Vanessa Powell, yn ogystal â staff Cylchoedd Meithrin, i ddeall sut mae’r Mudiad Meithrin yn defnyddio’r pum llwybr datblygu'r cwricwlwm i helpu datblygiad plant cyn oed ysgol.
Episodes
Wendy Davies, the leader of Ffrindiau Bach Tegryn in Aberporth, discusses the importance of keeping the children moving but also being creative with how they move, in order to develop muscles and motor-skills. We learn how taking children out to explore their local area helps to cov...
Mae Wendy Davies, arweinydd Ffrindiau Bach Tegryn yn Aberporth yn trafod pwysigrwydd cadw’r plant i symud ond hefyd bod yn greadigol ynghylch sut maen nhw’n symud, er mwyn datblygu cyhyrau a sgiliau echddygol. Clywn ni sut mae mynd â phlant allan i archwilio eu hardal leol yn helpu i gwmpasu llwybrau da...
Hannah Rowley, a deputy leader from Cylch Meithrin Nant Dyrys in Treorchy, introduces us to belonging in a playgroup setting. We’ll hear how local trips to hairdressers, charity shops and into the wider community are some of the ways Hannah a...
Mae Hannah Rowley, dirprwy arweinydd Cylch Meithrin Nant Dyrys yn Nhreorci, yn ein cyflwyno i berthyn o fewn y Cylch Meithrin. Cawn glywed sut mae teithiau lleol i siopau trin gwallt, siopau elusen ac i’r gymuned ehangach yn rhai o’r ffyrdd y mae Hann...
Jaqueline Hooban, a Cylch Meithrin leader in Llanbedr, discusses exploration and how it differs in each Cylch. We’ll hear how techniques like role-play, using sandpits and even going out into the community help children to learn at their own pace.
Jaqueline Hooban, arweinydd Cylch Meithrin Llanbedr, sy'n trafod archwilio a sut mae'n wahanol ym mhob Cylch. Byddwn ni'n clywed sut mae technegau fel chwarae rôl, defnyddio pyllau tywod a hyd yn oed mynd allan i'r gymuned yn helpu plant i ddysgu ar eu cyflymdra eu hunain.
Kayleigh Bickford, current Cylch Meithrin leader from Beddau and one of the authors of the Curriculum for Wales, explains what effective communication is and the importance of establishing this with both children and parents.
Mae Kayleigh Bickford, arweinydd presennol Cylch Meithrin Beddau ac un o awduron y Cwricwlwm i Gymru, yn egluro beth yw cyfathrebu effeithiol a phwysigrwydd sefydlu hyn gyda phlant a rhieni.
Based in Wrexham, Charlotte Thrussell talks us through how they create a strong sense of well-being at their Cylch Meithrin; from open evenings before the children attend the nursery, to encouraging independence through snack time and playtime.
Wedi’i lleoli yn Wrecsam, mae Charlotte Thrussell yn siarad â ni am sut maen nhw’n creu ymdeimlad cryf o les yn eu Cylch Meithrin; o nosweithiau agored cyn i'r plant fynychu'r feithrinfa, i annog annibyniaeth trwy amser byrbryd ac amser chwarae.
Vanessa Powell is leading on the Curriculum for Wales for Mudiad Meithrin. In this episode, she takes us through its five development pathways - well-being, communication, exploration, belonging and physical development - before we delve into more detail in subsequent episodes.
Mae Vanessa Powell yn arwain ar y Cwricwlwm i Gymru ar gyfer Mudiad Meithrin. Yn y bennod hon, mae hi'n ein tywys trwy'r phum llwybr datblygu - lles, cyfathrebu, archwilio, perthyn a datblygiad corfforol - cyn i ni ymchwilio'n fwy manwl mewn penodau dilynol.
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