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Can I please play with that toy?
BUILDING POSITIVE SOCIAL BEHAVIORS IN YOUNG CHILDREN
Presented by Telesa Bullock and Tannis Bailey
Introductions- Group Introductions
- Behavior Consultant
- Family Oriented Programming Teacher
Acknowledgements
• MHSD #76 Print Centre, specifically Mike Bonogofsky and Brenda Garrioch.
• MHSD #76 Early Childhood Teachers: The concerns and ideas that you have shared are the foundation of this project.
• Very special thanks to Judy Hillier, Director of Primary Services and Vicki Glass, Pre-School Special Needs Co-ordinator for their constant support and input.
• Kindergarten teachers say that about 20 percent of children entering kindergarten do not yet have the necessary social and emotional skills to be “ready” for school.
• Social and emotional development is important because it contributes to cognitive development.
• When children are young, the adults around them (parents, other adult caregivers, preschool teachers) are the most important influences on their social and emotional development.
• Preschool education can support early development with long term social and emotional benefits. (www.brighttots.com)
Social and Emotional Facts
Social and Emotional Developmental Kits:
• Dealing with Aggression• Understanding Peer Relationships • Understanding Emotions• Creating Positive Solutions to Anger• Building Teacher/Student Relationships• Working Through Transitions• Building Self Esteem• Being Honest
Social and Emotional Developmental Kits
• Keeping Calm – Dealing With Aggression
• Being a Good Friend – Understanding Relationships
• I Have Feelings – Understanding Emotions
• Hands Are Not For Hitting – Creating Positive Solutions to Anger
Keeping Calm Kit
Lesson 1 – To identify, understand and implement what it means to be a good sport.
• Being a Good Sport – Dealing With Losing social story
Lesson 2 – To understand and identify when you are angry.• When I Am Angry Activity• Keeping Calm social story
Lesson 3 – To understand that using unkind words can be hurtful.• Apple Banging Activity• Bambi and Thumper story• Tracking Sheet
Playtime
&
Number Draw
Being A Good Friend Kit
Lesson 1 – To identify and understand the characteristics of a good friend.
• The Giving Tree book• The Kindness Tree Activity
Lesson 2 – To join in play appropriately and demonstrate positive social behaviours while playing with a group of peers.
• Joining In Play social story• Magnetic Stories and Puppets
Being A Good Friend Kit
Lesson 3 – To have a child seek out a peer and ask him/her to play.
• Asking Someone to Play social story• Magnetic Stories
Lesson 4 - To review being a good friend and implement the strategies taught in different settings
• I Can Be A Super Friend book
Playtime
&
Number Draw
Break
I Have Feelings Kit
Lesson 1 – To understand that my words, face and body tell others how I am feeling.
• The Way I Feel book• “Look at the Face – Look at the Body” poster
Lesson 2 – To understand and demonstrate what it feels like to be happy and sad.
• Happy and Sad Finger Puppets• Emotions CD
I Have Feelings Kit
Lesson 3 – To understand and demonstrate what it feels like to be angry and to respect other’s personal space.
• Space Invaders book• I Am Mad plus What to Do book
Lesson 4 - To understand that our emotions make up who we are and can change throughout the day.
• Feeling pictures and Bendaroos• Magic Foam
Playtime
&
Number Draw
Hands Are Not For Hitting Kit
Lesson 1 – To understand that my hands are used for many things and that I can think of positive solutions to problems instead of hitting.
• Hands Are Not For Hitting book • Solution Cue Cards and Role Plays
Lesson 2 – To understand that I can use my hands to help others.
• Helping Hands Chain• Felt Figures Sam and Molly
Lesson 3 – To understand that I can use my hands to talk.
• My Hands Are For? book• Sign Language I Love You Card
Lesson 4 - To verbalize and demonstrate positive solutions to anger.
• Tucker Turtle takes Time to Tuck and Think book• My Relaxation Book
Hands Are Not For Hitting Kit
Playtime
Questions or Comments
Thank-you for coming.