Winter Holiday Tools #3: Snowball Goodbye Our friend, seven year old S, led a “Snowball Goodbye Game” at the end of a lovely holiday evening of food and playing. Leaving the merriment of a holiday gathering can be a great challenge for children who may be tired but just don’t want the fun to end. …
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Category: Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Game to Ease Transitions, holiday evening, Kindness, Responsive Classroom approach, Snowball Goodbye, Snowball Greeting, Social and Emotional Learning, The Morning Meeting Book, Transitions, Winter Holiday, Winter Holiday Tool
We are called to be strong companions and clear mirrors to one another, to seek those who reflect with compassion and a keen eye how we are doing, whether we seem centered or off course…we need the nourishing company of others to create the circle needed for growth, freedom and healing. – Wayne Muller After …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Child development, Common Core Standards, Developmental milestones, Developmental traits, Empathy, Motivation to learn, Patience, Perspective taking skills, Sensitivity, Seven year olds, Six year olds, Social and Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional Learning standards
