I’ve tried every classroom management tool there is… well a lot of them anyways.
After years of working with children, I’ve learned, I’ve grown and my mindshift has changed. I am a passionate believer that we should be TEACHING children social emotional skills, rather than relying on classroom management systems (that don’t work).
Can I help you change your mindset too?
Which social emotional skills should you focus on with your preschoolers?
In the recent years I have been working on becoming more intentional with teaching social emotional skills. Of course I teach social skills while they arise naturally through play, but I have also tried to be more intentional and teach skills during whole group time.
Come join me to learn which skills I focus on!
For the last couple of years, I have been teaching social emotional skills in a very intentional way. In whole group.
Now, that is not to say that I don’t teach social skills all day long when the opportunities arise. Because I totally do. But, now I have just added in a whole group component. Which was actually quite game changing, in ways I didn’t suspect.
What goes into these lessons? How often are they done? What skills do you cover? Is there a certain order you recommend?
👆 These are the things I’ll talk about in this training!
Tell me… when you think back to your time in school, what stands out to you? You may say a certain class or a certain subject, but many times it comes back to a teacher (or more than one!). A teacher who saw you, made you feel special or taught you in a unique way.
Teachers are generally what we remember most when we think about what we loved about school. Because those teachers made a connection. They took the time and energy to build relationships with students. Those teachers knew the importance of relationships.
How can we build strong connections with our young students? Watch to grab some ideas!
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Helping children manage their emotions is not an easy task. Many classrooms have a place for children to work through their feelings in a safe place, like a preschool calm down area. Calm down areas are cozy places with manipulatives and tools that aid children in managing their big emotions.
Having this area in your classroom is important, but so is teaching children how to use it!
See how I use anchor charts, created during whole group time, in the calm down area to aid in managing big emotions!
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