A smile is quite a funny thing. It wrinkles up your face. And when it’s gone, you’ll never find Its secret hiding place. But far more wonderful it is To see what smiles can do. You smile at one, she smiles at you, And so one smile makes two. – Auld Lang Syne
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A separate course or integrated into every discipl The question of making Character Development an integral part of all disciplines or treated as a separate entity needs to be carefully examined. We have designed activities for both approaches. For example, our activity for studying the “Character’s Character” is an integral part of every piece of… Read more »
“Friendships begin because, even without words, we understand how someone feels.” – Joan Walsh Anglund
In a Values in Action! Classroom you will observe kids openly taking positions on various kinds of ethical dilemmas. You’re invited to have your class participate by taking a position on these issues and giving a rationale for your position. All kids are required to take a position and present their rationale. Invite your class… Read more »
Individuals or groups can solve problems.Group problem solving is important to young children because many diverse ideas are generated. Both individual and group processes should be included in the early childhood classroom. Becoming skillful at problem solving is based on the understanding and use of sequenced steps. These steps are: 1. Identifying the problem, 2…. Read more »
“Friends are the chocolate chips in the cookie of life.” – Author Unknown
“Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.” – Henry Ward Beecher
Fears that prevent us becoming all that we can tend to show up In the following areas. Failure to progress, having inadequate resources, lack of knowledge or failure to achieve. Another way to characterize these fears is: 1-Fear of Not Doing Enough- 2-Fear of Not Having Enough 3-Fear of not Knowing Enough 4-Fear of Not… Read more »
1. Clarify and write down what you want to accomplish from the conference, as well as how to keep everyone focused on the outcome. Be prepared to measure the results three weeks after the conference. 2. Try to predict ahead of time what the parentSecondary Schools will say and be prepared to offer some simple… Read more »
