Good Afternoon!
There are several social conflicts every single day. Some small. Some big. Some are put out without any teacher involvement while a few may need teacher assistance.
Whatever the circumstance, our end goal is to solve the problem while offering different solutions along with various phrases so that next time, children have a variety of appropriate words to use.
This morning, two friends were playing in the housekeeping area. One child had the cat stuffed animal and all of a sudden, a friend took it out of her hands. This obviously made the child upset but she was able to use her words saying, “That was in my hand! I had it first.”
As I made my way over there, the other child proclaimed, “But I want it.”
Through talking about it, the friend with the cat handed her peer another stuffed animal that she had which made each friend very happy! Even though I was in the vicinity, the two children ended up solving the problem by themselves.
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“What was I going to say to her? Maybe I was going to remind her of the rules we had all agreed to some weeks ago, specifically mentioning the one that goes, “No pushing.” I might have been preparing to say something like, “When you pushed his face, you hurt him.” She walked slowly away from me, her shoulders hunched forward. When she got to a corner formed by a railing and a random cart that has found its way onto our playground, she knelt on her knees, nose in the corner.”
“I didn’t say anything to the girl because, frankly, there was nothing to say. Or rather, anything I said would be redundant at best. There was no question that she was already feeling remorse, regretting her action, mulling it over in the quiet of the corner she had found for herself. I stepped away and left her to her conscience.”
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/becoming-wiser-gentler-people.html
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Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Corn Chex and fresh pears/raspberries.
Lunch– Brown rice with chicken and shredded cheese, fresh pears/strawberries, and fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumber.
PM snack– Whole wheat crackers and peanuts.
Wee Sprout– Fresh peppers/cucumber/cherry tomatoes.
Have a great night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/23