BEHAVIOR IS STRENGTHENED OR WEAKENED BY ITS CONSEQUENCES. WHAT ARE CONSEQUENCES? (CONSEQUENCES ARE THE EFFECT, RESULT, OR OUTCOME OF SOMETHING OCCURRING EARLIER). EXAMPLE: The accident was the consequence of reckless driving. There are 3 different types of consequences: Logical Consequence is when a consequence is logical…
TALK TALK TALK! Model! Model the correct use of words, the use of familiar word sinew situations and in longer sentences, and the use of new words. The more that teacher model language for babies and toddlers, the more children…
It is unrealistic to believe that everyone is going to agree with us all the time, like us all the time, love us all the time. We should not expect it. to believe that we can be successful in every…
I think we should move away from using the word “bullies” with our children. The term is a label, which sets kids up for failure. To say just because someone made bad choices and bullied another person they are a…
When I saw a 5-year-old pull his mom by the hand with authority in the mall hallway to take her into the stores he wanted to go, this lead me to try yo find out more and what is going on!…
5. Music Activities help promote and encourage the children's listening skills, creative expression and social interaction. When music is used, children are able to explore sound, volume, tempo and rhythm. (There are many educational concepts taught through music out there that fit…
We are continuing our search of how to make the right decisions to the dilemmas not only in our own lives but when we face the dilemmas of today's children in our schools. We already faced two examples about Gary…
From part 1, we ended up discussing "TRUSTWORTHINESS" and its variety of behavioral qualities. Let's add "honesty" as the first quality under trustworthiness. Webster's dictionary defines honesty as "fairness and straightforwardness of conduct." (She is admired for her kindness.) When…
Put These Ideas Into Practice!
What children learn through play?
· Teaches child’s vocabularies to increase
· Teaches sharing and taking turns and improves cooperation
· Teaches children to develop empathy and express emotions
· Teaches children to develop patience and tolerance
· Teaches children to feel successful and gain independence
Allow Enrichment Experiences for Children K-3
· Read the comic strips from the local newspaper. Teacher can cut the comic strip, write on the back of each strip a number so you know the sequence order, mix them up, and let the children in groups of four arrange them in sequential order. Or white-out the comic strip sayings and let the child create a new story.
· Find familiar pictures or commercials in magazines, cut them out and use them as their first words in reading what they see everyday in their environment like a stop sign or a Burger King picture.
· Use magazines or newspaper pictures and/or pictures of families, show the different kinds of emotions like smiling, being angry, crying and then ask the children questions about the pictures. Let the children draw how they are feeling.
What Happens When We Lose Our Patience? Part of the new workshop: "How the Child Thinks and the Way the Teacher Reacts" Your children will test you and push you to your limits of patience. They don't mean to…