How to maintain a friendship/ Como mantener una amistad

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This week we discuss the importance of friendship and how to use helpful words with friends. We practice using words to enter into a group and requesting a turn or sharing toys. The past 4 weeks, we have laid the foundation of a community classroom. The children learned some strategies to manage feelings and use our safe place to regulate their emotions. We learned about routines and our schedule to help children to transition during activities and track their day. We created classroom jobs and commitment to help children to connect with friends and peers. 
 This week we begin our program handwriting without tears. This program is multi-sensory, developmentally appropriate program that teaches writing by using hands-on activities and manipulatives to build fine and gross motor skills.
We closed our week with our annual “Cookie and Milk”. It was so much fun to having the parents in the classroom and showing them a little bit our routines and daily rituals. The children played with their parents in their favorite center. It was so much fun! 
Next week we will start our first learning study. We will learn about apples, fall and pumpkins!

Esta semana hablamos sobre la importancia de la amistad y cómo usar palabras útiles con los amigos. Practicamos el uso de palabras para integrarnos en un grupo, pedir un turno o compartir juguetes. Durante las últimas 4 semanas, hemos sentado las bases de un aula comunitaria. Los niños aprendieron estrategias para gestionar sus sentimientos y usar nuestro espacio seguro para regular sus emociones. Aprendimos sobre rutinas y nuestro horario para ayudarlos a adaptarse a las actividades y a llevar un registro de su día. Creamos tareas y compromisos en el aula para ayudar a los niños a conectar con amigos y compañeros.
Esta semana comenzamos nuestro programa "Escritura sin lágrimas". Este programa es multisensorial y apropiado para el desarrollo, y enseña a escribir mediante actividades prácticas y materiales manipulativos para desarrollar la motricidad fina y gruesa.
Cerramos la semana con nuestro evento anual "Galleta y Leche". Fue muy divertido tener a los padres en el aula y mostrarles un poco de nuestras rutinas y rituales diarios. Los niños jugaron con sus padres en su centro favorito. ¡Fue divertidísimo!
La próxima semana comenzaremos nuestro primer estudio de aprendizaje. ¡Aprenderemos sobre las manzanas, el otoño y las calabazas!


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