This week we’ve been having lots of fun outside, we’re getting ready for the warmer days ahead. We’ve played with shaving cream and it was interesting to see which friends enjoyed it and which friends had an aversion to it. The friends that did not like the feeling of the shaving cream, played with it using a paint brush instead.
During circle time we read the book Calm-Down Time by Elizabeth Verdick. The book encourages the children to take a step back and breathe when they’re feeling overwhelmed with emotion. In addition to that book we’ve also read Feet Are Not For Kicking and Hands Are Not For Hitting also by Elizabeth Verdick. They serve as a reminder that we need to be gentle with our friends when we’re playing with them or even when we’re upset. We also read the book The Color Monster by Anna Llenas which talks about emotions and associates each emotion to a color (red=mad, yellow=happy). We’ve really been focusing on their feelings and learning how to use words when we’re feeling upset or excited.
