Last year when we started preparing the
planning of the first weeks Patsy and I went to the library to look for
Teaching Kids to Care & Cooperate by Scholastic to look for some activities
related to values and Patsy found a beautiful idea: having a book called
"Appreciation Copybook" to assess good attitudes and values. She immediately
prepared a copybook to circulate among the homes. The results were very
fruitful: both parents and kids loved reading all the positive feedback. I
always forgot to do it and then I thought I should have done it since the
beginning and the year went by without the "Appreciation Copybook".
Now when I see the positive impact it’s having this year with my new group I
regret not having done it last year because I could have changed many attitudes
and behavior of some particular cases.
With Patsy we believe that this activity it’s even more
effective for children that are not so good in the academic aspect since you’re
highlighting issues not related to the subject and it will help him/her to feel
more confident and improve.
The idea of having an "Appreciation copy-book" has been shared by both of us, like other strategies that we really believe help children behave better and raise self- esteem. In Education, as in life, it´s never late to start with ideas and techniques, to restart and try again!
ResponderEliminarGirls, I love your ideas related to attitudinal aspects in the classroom! I'm always borrowing them. Annie, don't feel sad about it. I will make an effort to take the "Appreciation copybook" and do it for you.
ResponderEliminarI will need some training from you on this!
Ani, I agree on the fact that we need time to incorporate ideas first and then we try. I think now is the right moment for you! Your copybook is really cute and I have read some of the relevant comments you have made. I would have loved to have one of those when I was a student. You know that Patsy is a specialist on these issues and I think you are profiting a lot from working by her. Both of you have developed a very interesting eye as regards raising sel-steem.
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