The Power of Noticing: What does Kindness Looks Like? Noticing is a specific skill that is often confused with judging. A common response to seeing a child being helpful is to say, "Good job" or "Thank you." Looking more closely,…
Leah Davies shares these values on kindness: http://www.kellybear.com/ParentTips/ParentTip4.html Here are some thoughts on kindness from children who are 5-7 which I found interesting: Helping comfort other children who are sad or lonely Sticking up for children being teased Reading bed…
A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. John Ruskin A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. Joseph Joubert Webster’s dictionary states kindness as a kind…
Patience has several skills: 1. The first skill is for you to have the ability to divide a big aim into small ones and to move ahead step by step. You are to aim at the small goals with the…
Ways to Teach Children Patience and Acceptance: 1. Do not expect children to understand vague responses when they ask you a question. 2. If a child asks you when he or she can do something and you say “in a…
So, do children have patience in their talking, thinking and reasoning? It seems to stem right back to you as a teacher to help. Patience from the teacher’s standpoint creates an environment of compassion and respect. When you're patient with…
Notes from a workshop on how the child thinks and the way the teacher reacts! Patience: Webster’s Dictionary says: “having or showing the capacity for endurance; bearing annoyance, hardship, and pain and without complaint, anger, or the like. Do children…
Music is one of my favorite activities for listening, for doing, for having fun and for achieving! WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MUSIC? 1. Music captivates and maintains attention 2. Music stimulates and utilizes many parts of the brain 3.…
P Plate in the Mirror – Make silly faces into a mirror. Toddlers like to look at themselves. For added fun, place a mirror on the floor and let the toddler walk on it. Q Quick Race – As fast…
Continuing the theme on games from A to Z, we will continue with: I I’m A Little Airplane (sung to “I’m a Little Teapot”) I’m a little airplane (children raise arms at sides to shoulder height.) Now watch me fly!…