Lilian asked us to teach a lesson on respect and following rules to the preschoolers.
We thought about some of the behaviors that we see such as fighting over outside toys, to be next to a teacher when making a circle, hitting each other when sitting in rows, pushing to be first, etc.
We came up with 5 ways to show respect.
Listen to your teacher
Do not hurt others
Do not destroy school property
Share/Take turns
Speak with kind words
Ashley, Owen and I went through each of the rules and demonstrated "No respect" vs "Yes Respect!"
For example, I would be the teacher and Ashley and Owen played the students and modeled not listening vs listening. The kids really got a kick out of some of the "No respect" demonstrations like fighting over a frisbee or pushing to be next to the teacher when making a circle.
Then we practiced making a circle with respect and how to make a line and sit in rows. We practiced sharing a ball and taking turns. By the second day they were doing much better.
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