Day SeventeenWe live in a fast-paced and pressure packed world. It could be a pretty daunting undertaking raising a family for some. But if we create a classroom community with traditions and rituals it turns daunting into a community of supporting friends and meaningful relationships. Rituals and traditions are a way of connecting to our students and their families on a deeper level. They create bonds and build relationships that can…
When we take the time to incorporate rituals into our daily and weekly routines it fosters the development of loving, caring, and emotionally healthy children. Here is a sample of a ritual that you can use with children throughout the day. Find more I Love Ritual by Becky A. Baily in her book I Love You Rituals. Then throw in a splash of traditions throughout the year and you have the glue that holds all of the mosaic pieces of love together. Yearly traditions to consider
Task: Think of part of your day and try to fit in at least two rituals or I love you rituals to your schedule.
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Day SixteenCreating a learning community is essential for our children. The school community is a foundation for success. It helps children feel connected and part of something. It contributes to children growing and developing in a safe secure learning community. Creating community is referring to the idea that every child has something amazing to offer and can make a differences in our classroom. Creating a community of learners through community art projects is a way to bring children, teachers and parents together as one.
Community art projects show children and their families that they belong and their ideas are valued and respected. Collaborative Art Projects for KidsChildren need to be allowed to create on their own and encouraged to create in collaboration with others. Art helps foster the ability to appreciate and understand the works of others. Task:
Day FifteenLoose parts are a great way to invite learning into your classroom environment. So let’s talk about how we can add loose parts for inviting learning in your classroom environment. Simon Nicholson believed that we are all creative and that “loose parts” in an environment will empower our creativity. Loose parts will provide children with opportunities to…
Loose parts are materials that can be…
The beautiful thing about loose parts is that they can be turned into anything. A wood round can be a plate or a drum set, pine cone can be a tree or vegetables and match box can be turned into a dolls bed. The possibilities are endless. When environments are rich in loose parts children can manipulate their own environment, take risks which will lead to a decline in unwanted behaviors. When children interact with loose parts, they entered a world of “what if” that promotes the type of thinking that leads to problem solving. Task: Think about your learning centers and where you would like to use loose parts. Make a list of the loose parts that you would like to add to that area and pass out that list to co-workers and parents. |
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