This week ( and will continue) we focused on feelings and emotions. Since emotions are a big part of who we are it is important to identify different emotions and talk about them. We observed that when some conflicts arise in our class, not always the children have tools to solve the problem without someone getting very upset.
Most of preschoolers need some guidance and support to help them interpret their own feelings, emotions, and to interact appropriately with others. We hope that through different activities we will help the children to communicate their feelings and emotions effectively, deflate tense situations, and to understand themselves better. We hope that by engaging in activities we will help the children to expand their vocabulary to express how they feel i.e. happy, angry, sad, excited, frustrated (games, books, plays etc). Allowing the children to express their emotions and feelings by saying, i.e. “It’s ok to feel upset but hitting hurts, what are some other ways to let that person know that you are upset?” and encouraging the children to talk to each other about how they feel in certain situations, i.e. “I don’t like when you take something away from me,” or by saying, “No, thank you!” will not only support their emotional growth but most of all will foster their friendships. As educators we model self-control by using calm and descriptive language to voice our own feelings and we give them space to explore their feelings. We provide support and tools to support their emotional growth as needed. Most of all we promise doing it in a fun and engaging way!
In addition, this week the children worked very hard on painting and decorating their Halloween costumes. With great support from their friends and lots of laughs we will get things ready just in time for Halloween.
