Our emotions at school/Nuestra emociones en la escuela

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It was a short week, but we took full advantage of our time together. We introduced our safe place to the children. Our safe place is designed to help children to regulate their emotions. We have different sensory toys, sensory pillows, books and social stories that can help children to understand and find positive ways to express their feelings. We discussed what to do when we feel sad and scared at school and what makes us happy at school. We are learning to identify our emotions and identifying emotions in others. Encourage children to use words I am frustrated or mad or angry or happy and encourage them to describe the cause. This week, the children continued exploring the different learning centers and materials. At art table, the children created amazing self-portraits (please take a look at the Apples’ board). We worked on identifying parts of the body and drawing them. Also, we added a new step to our daily routine “The Question of Day”. This activity will help children to discuss a topic, count and gather data by learning more or less, etc. next week, we will learn about rules and why we need rules at school.

 

Fue una semana corta, pero aprovechamos al máximo nuestro tiempo juntos. Presentamos nuestro lugar seguro a los niños. Nuestro lugar seguro está diseñado para ayudar a los niños a regular sus emociones. Tenemos diferentes juguetes sensoriales, almohadas sensoriales, libros e historias sociales que pueden ayudar a los niños a comprender y encontrar formas positivas de expresar sus sentimientos. Discutimos qué hacer cuando nos sentimos tristes y asustados en la escuela y qué nos hace felices en la escuela. Estamos aprendiendo a identificar nuestras emociones e identificar las emociones en los demás. Anime a los niños a usar palabras Estoy frustrado o enojado o feliz y anímelos a identificar su causa. Esta semana, los niños continuaron explorando los diferentes centros y materiales de aprendizaje. En la mesa de arte, los niños crearon asombrosos autorretratos (eche un vistazo a la cartelera de las manzanas). Trabajamos en identificar partes del cuerpo y dibujarlas. Además, agregamos un nuevo paso a nuestra rutina diaria “La pregunta del día”. Esta actividad ayudará a los niños a discutir un tema, contar y recopilar datos aprendiendo más o menos, etc. La próxima semana aprenderemos sobre las reglas y por qué necesitamos reglas en la escuela.


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