Goondiwindi First 5 Forever Tickets (0-5yrs)

Hello! Welcome to the Goondiwindi Regional Council’s First Five Forever page. First Five Forever connects parents and caregivers to a range of resources and ideas, and to their local library for more information you can use anywhere, any time to assist with your child’s development.

We look forward to seeing you at your local library for a First 5 Forever session! So, when are these held?

The Inglewood First Five Forever is held on the 1st Wednesday of each month; and the Texas First Five Forever is held on the 3rd Thursday of each month.  Have a look below for information about sessions in the Goondiwindi Library. They are held every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.

Times for Goondiwindi First Five Forever: 

*Sing & Story Time – 2nd Thursday of each month – 10:00am – 0-5 years combined

Sing and Story sessions are fun, high-energy opportunities to brush up on your nursery rhymes and sing and dance with your child. Learn new songs to try at home and match actions with words to help your child learn. Enjoy this special time together, meet other parents and caregivers and learn something new! After this, kick back, listen to or interact with a couple of special stories. This is a great session to pick up some ways to introduce some early literacy skills to your child. Best of all, it is free!

Activity Examples:

• Sing and dance to nursery rhymes
• Listen to some stories
• Learn tips and ideas to try at home
• Meet other parents and caregivers

*Play Time – 4th Thursday of each month – 10:00am – 0-5years combined

Come along to participate in a variety of simple activities that can provide interactions and experiences that assist your child’s development and inspire you to re-create some of the opportunities at home.   

Some skills and benefits gained throughout activities:

• To learn new concepts based around the monthly theme in a fun and engaging way
• To encourage creative and critical thinking through role-play, crafts, puzzles and other games
• To improve language, early literacy and communication skills
• To support social and emotional development including working collaboratively, building resilience when ‘competing’ in games and taking turns
• To enhance physical development including gross and fine motor skills
• To enjoy some sensory experiences
• To spend some quality time with your little one

Remember there are always opportunities to discuss with your child colours, letters, numbers, animals and to provide different experiences to extend your child’s development. This can be through a simple conversation about their day and yours – it does not have to be a planned lesson with bulk resources! YOU are their best resource.

Tip:  Find out what your child likes and run with it to make it beneficial to their growth. Play with your children every day – talk and have fun while you play together. Point out any letters or words you see. Talk about street signs, treasure maps, symbols, posters or labels when shopping, and show children recipes and instructions as you follow them together.

Call, Click and Collect Service: You can still ring the library and request for some books, audiobooks, DVDs or puzzles to be put aside for you.

Click on the picture below to guide your rhyme singing at home.

There are many more rhymes and songs about this theme. Try searching through these platforms:

• YouTube
• Spotify
• Apple Music
• ABC App

Click on the book/s to listen to the stories related to the theme. Some of these books can be accessed via the Story Box Library. If you are a library member, follow the How to Guide to assist you when logging in. You can then type in the book name in the search area. After this, sit back and enjoy the story. Others are linked to YouTube clips for educational purposes only and with the understanding that we are not the producers/authors/creators of the following clips.

Teddy Took The Train

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