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Friendship Activities

Friendship Activities Friendship Activities Activity Examples Friendship-themed literature see reading list in appendix. Friendship songs Online resources such as: http://www.songsforteaching.com/friendshipsongs.htm😉 Friendship finger plays The Friendship Song (“London Bridge”) A friend is someone who is kind, who is kind, who is kind. A friend is someone who is kind, just like (child’s name). A friend is […]

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Friendship as an integration of the elements of self-concept.

Friendship as an integration of the elements of self-concept. Engaging young children with activities that model and teach friendship integrates all the elements of self-concept. Many types of activities can be used to promote friendship, pro-social skills, and a sense of community and belonging. Such activities might include those listed in Table 9.3. Place Your

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Peer Acceptance

Peer Acceptance Visions of America / SuperStock Children who want to join play stand a better chance of being welcomed if there are four or more children already in the group. Through observation and interactions with children, early educators learn to distinguish between general acceptance of a child by his peers and true friendships between

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Healthy Social Relationships

Healthy Social Relationships More From the Field Director Beverly Prange offers examples of the range of social behaviors a preschool teacher might expect. Critical Thinking Question How did Beverly’s comments relate to considerations for planning the physical environment to support social interactions? With young children, developing healthy social relationships depends a great deal on a

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Strategies and Examples for Developing Confidence and Self-Esteem

Strategies and Examples for Developing Confidence and Self-Esteem Strategy Example Encourage trial and error, so children learn that mistakes are a normal part of progress and the way we learn what does work. Trying several different combinations of paint to make green. Share your own experiences with success, failure, and problem solving. “Last weekend I

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Strategies for Promoting the Development of Personal Identity

Strategies for Promoting the Development of Personal Identity Activity Focus Sample Activities Mirrors Place mirrors strategically around the classroomvertically, horizontally, or diagonallyperhaps even on the ceiling. Provide hand mirrors and/or a magnifying mirror in the dramatic play area. Consider making or purchasing a pyramid-shaped structure that children can crawl inside with mirrors on the inside

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Personal Identity

Personal Identity Young children tend to describe themselves in concrete terms, according to what they look like, what they can do, or what they like or don’t like. They can’t typically provide a description with multiple, integrated or qualitative characteristics until middle childhood (Hendrick & Weissman, 2007). Therefore it makes sense to do activities with

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Teacher Practices and Interaction Patterns

Teacher Practices and Interaction Patterns iStockphoto / Thinkstock Teachers use words and body language to show affection for and interest in individual children. In many ways, a teacher or caregiver’s behavior and interaction patterns are as important to children’s social and emotional development as any materials or activities in the classroom (California Department of Education,

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