Last week we discussed "WHY SHOULD YOU BE SPENDING TIME HELPING CHILDREN DISCOVER MUSIC?" I thank you for your responses you shared. Moving one step further, we will look at "WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MUSIC?" If you could again…
Here are a few important reasons: - Dancing to music and making music releases stress and energy - Music gives children a way to express their emotions - Music makes learning fun - Learning music teaches listening skills - Music…
Music provides and helps to enhance the academic, social, emotional and physical needs for the children in the classrooms. With music, the child’s self-expressions are brought out as the child reacts to music when a song has a strong emotional…
My question is “What are your strengths in dealing with children’s behaviors?” Why are you a teacher working with children? Since you are and have had your experiences, then you have something special going on between you and the children.…
Let us look at some interactions that should be eliminated completely or minimized: 1. INTERACTIONS WITH TOO MUCH COMMANDS AND REQUESTS Teachers should make every effort to keep all commands and requests to a minimum. It is generally better to…
WHEN PRAISE IS INEFFECTIVE: a. The use of praise and rewards does not make children feel supported. It makes them feel evaluated and judged. b. Appreciation is different from praise because it is not manipulative. c. Some praise statements may…
TYPES OF PRAISE STATEMENTS Praise statements can be categorized not only by the function they serve, but the form they take and who they are directed at. Let’s look at the different types of praise statements: a. Group Praise –…
Praising praise – “Everything you say and do and don’t say and don’t do is a lesson” and that includes praise. The goal is to get to think about what a child might be really hearing behind the words of…
DEFINITION OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS: Generally speaking, a social interaction must involve a minimum of two people (child) and is characterized by one person saying or doing something (staff for instance), which is followed by another child reacting in some way.…
This workshop is to educate staff in regards to the different kinds of interactions they can have with the children they serve. We will examine both the variety and complexity of the kinds of interactions that we can have with…