Journals are a useful tool in Pre-K. Even though most our children cannot write words we use drawings to help us record memories, share feelings, create stories and practice letter of the week.
Everyone received a journal and we practiced writing an uppercase and lowercase 'Mm'. We also thought about all the M words we have on our list. An amazing 92, at present and tried drawing one of them in our journal.
During work choice time friends had the option of coming to the large art table to continue working in their journal.
We read Hurty Feelings by Helen Lester, a gentle introduction to talking about hurting others feelings and how to be a good friend.
Ms Small: What does rude mean?
Charlotte: When you’re not nice
Kaia: When someone’s mean.
Brooklyn: Not being nice.
Ren: Hurting people.
Annie: Why is Rudy mean?
Ms. Small: Does anybody want to guess why he’s mean?
Ren: Because he’s a bully.
Kaia: I actually know what rude means because my sister called me that. When we’re both angry we’re mean.
Ms. Small: When we are angry it can be hard to talk to each other. Do you think it would help to have some quiet time, so you can calm down before talking about the problem?
Everyone: Yes!
Charlotte: What happens if they don't listen?
Ms. Small: Good question, what could you do?
Charlotte: Ask a teacher.
Ms. Small: What can you do when you have sad feelings?
Kaia: I get my stuffy and lay down and sometimes I fall asleep.
Brooklyn: I just take my teddy bear.
Lucy: When I feel sad, I just cuddle with my snowy tiger in my bed.
Charlotte: I snuggle with my stuffy, Margaret. It’s a rainbow bear that Santa made, and was Jules’s before it was mine.
Mila: I use my puppy.
Jenna: I pick my purple unicorn and my other unicorn that is rainbow. I snuggle with both of them.
Ren: I get all my stuffies and sometimes I look at the window to feel me better.
Max: I play with my baby (brother).
Livio: Sometimes I cuddle with my doggie. Sometimes I kiss it, too; and I hold my doggie so hard.
Annie: I put my million hundred stuffies in a circle all around me.
Grace: Sometimes I snuggle with my lovies and stuffed animals to help me feel better.
Mila: I also have a baby doll.
Farrah: Sometimes I get my unicorn, but sometimes it doesn’t help me. Sometimes I just cheer up on my own.
We want your children to know they have the power and ability to control their emotions. Hearing each other share how they help themselves, allows the class to see how they all deal with this emotion.
QUESTIONS
What color did you decide matched feeling sad?
What did you draw in your journal?
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