Thank you for all your wonderful insights!SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
- Allow children to express feelings without judgement Try "I see you're feeling upset" instead of "will you just stop crying!" -Read books with feelings and emotions in them. Talk about those feelings. Relate them to your day. Do not try to reason during a meltdown. -Implement calm down techniques: hug them tightly and take deep breaths, blow out the candle, stomp your feet, look out the window, etc. -Use pictures to explain what is happening/going to happen -Give language. Try: "You're feeling upset because you wanted to color but we need to go pickup your sister" -Talk to your child about your culture and the culture of others in order to promote a strong sense of self and identity -Encourage your child to help others or notice the emotions of other. Try: "I noticed Johnny was upset on the playground. Why do you think he felt that way? .... how would you have felt if that happened to you?" Love of Learning
-Stay positive when your child makes a mistake Try saying "I notice you're having a hard time with that. I wonder how you can do it differently?" -Be actively engaged outside of the home Try looking for words in signs and billboards. See if they can find the first letter of their name out and about. -Engage in various learning opportunities, especially outside. Remember: the child who engages with the natural world more, will be able to go more in depth in concepts taught in school -Play board games These promote executive functioning skills, as well. -Use books to promote conversation Try connecting concepts in the book to your child's experiences and life Language & Communication
-Read to your child every day, and read the same book over and over if your child wants. Repetition promotes confidence, confidence promotes skill -Extend your child's sentences If your child says "I like petting the puppy." You can say "I noticed that the fur was black and very fluffy. What did that feel like?" -Use new vocabulary throughout the day in different contexts \ -Ask leading, open-ended questions Instead of "Did you have a good day?" Try "What was one thing you liked about your day today" -Turn your language to more positive tone in order to keep your child's attention -Make up songs to sing together -Change your tone because your children are perceptive! -Work on the sounds letters make over their names This is the song 3 year old pre-k will use -Recognize the difference between "listening" and "cooperating" Instead of "you're not listening to me" Try "I am getting frustrated because you aren't doing what I asked. You are not cooperating with me" -Encourage proper pen or utensil holding to promote writing grasp Creativity and Art
- Display your kid's [quality] artwork at home -Cook and bake together -Use favorites and toys as inspiration for art (i.e. if they love cars, find ways to incorporate cars into art time. Could be drawing a car, a car coloring book, using car wheels to paint, etc.) -Working together on art -Be open minded about your child's abilities and responses. Allow creative responses -Provide open ended crafting tools. Instead of just a coloring book, sometimes just place paper, crayons, scissors, glue, beads, cotton balls, or coffee filters on the table and see what they can create -Model an enjoyment in the arts. Show your own interest in art by displaying art around the house, seeing a theater production, going to an art museum, etc. -Recognize that cleaning up is just as important as doing the art. It is all apart of the process. Encourage kids to clean up after themselves.. not as a punishment but as a way to treat their items with respect so they can be used again in the future. Math, Science, and Logic
-Ask "why do you think that happened?" -Count during mealtimes i.e. "How many more raspberries do you want?.. OK, 1, 2, 3.." -GET OUTSIDE!! Experience the seasons! Nature is the BEST way to engage with scientific concepts because it involves hands on exploration. If you see a fallen tree, ask "why do you think that happened?" If you see moss, encourage your kids to feel it and describe that they feel. Try counting the birds you see in the sky. Dig for worms and talk about what they do for the earth. -Recognize that our children are capable and intelligent beings deserving of our respect. This helps foster a positive identity which increases academic success later. -Consider getting a scale. This was the one mentioned in class. This is also a good one. -Use natural consequence to explain events. If it's cold outside and your kid doesn't want to wear mittens, pack the mittens with and let them experience the cold. Don't pressure them to put the mittens on, but consider asking at some point "how do your hands feel? How do you think they would feel in your mittens?" -Use books to encourage different math and science concepts. Ask questions about the pictures you see. Maybe count all the dots on a page or ask your kids to guess what they think will happen next in the story. Additional Info:
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