Tips for Begining of the club

In Belingual we suggest specific routine that can be used for each club's session. These steps are the sugestions and can be flexible based on each club's setting, However, It is outcome of practicing it and the positive results that we received.

• Welcome everyone - Dependent of the club space, get everyone to sign in.  
• Leave name tags and each child and parent can write a name tag (name and where you are from). You can also use masking tape for name tags. 
• If there are more than one facilitator, do some easy activities with the kids whilst the families arrive: Have the picture cards from the previous club handy and revise the words, a great way to do this is by singing a song from the previous club. ​Give the children some coloring pens and paper and encourage them to draw something related to the previous club. ​​​
• Safety walk - Creating a safe space and feeling of safety is helped by a concrete action – a safety wants through the space. You may have new family joining every time. You can get the kids who know the space to show other children the space. Once the space Is familiar to everyone, you don’t need to do this. Make sure to show all new participants the emergency exits and the emergency gathering point.  
• Roll call - ​​Call each child and parent by their names and welcome them 

​​Go through the names of the children who are not present today 
If there are any new families joining, let them introduce themselves to the group and ask everyone to welcome them. 

• ​Agree (or recap) what the rules of the club will be. Make sure you have the rules up somewhere where everyone can see them.  
• Go through days schedule using the picture cards (and written schedule for the day):  

The facilitator shows a picture card. Give the children a bit of time to say the word if they know it.  
Repeat the word and encourage children to say the word. 
 Wait until everyone has said the word. 

• ​Hang up the days schedule on the wall where everyone can see it, this will especially parents understand what the schedule for the day is.  
• Welcome song: singing a short song that you sing at the start of each club (it can be any song) can be a good way to kick of the activities of the day. 

You can find the example of the starting of the club's activities for different themes in the BELINGUAL FACILITATOR GUIDELINES.