This Week in Guidance

I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break and students are excited to return to school! This week I will be reading the story "Join in and Play" by Cheri Meiners. The story is about a little girl who is learning how to play with others. She learns that she can walk up, smile and say "hello", tell something about herself or ask a question about what the other person is doing; she can ask someone "May I play?" If the person or others say "No" she can ask again later or find someone or something else to do; she can ask for help from a grown-up; she can invite someone to play with her and share ideas about what to play; she learns that it's okay to have more than one friend and that she can use her Magic Triad to express her feelings and concerns. She learns the importance of playing fairly, following the rules, listening, speaking kindly, sharing, and waiting for her turn.

This Week in Guidance

This week we will be reading the book Share and Take Turns by Cheri J. Meiners. The story is about a little girl who learns different ways of sharing such as dividing things, using things together (such as a ball), trading toys with a friend, and taking turns. Students learn that they can share things they know and share their time. They learn that it's not always easy to share and sometimes they may not be ready to share such as when they have a special gift from someone. They learn that when they are not ready to share they can choose to share later or share something else.

This Week in Guidance



 

This week will be my last week for the Blue Hall for this session.  I will be reading the book "Respect and Take Care of Things" by Cheri Meiners, M.Ed. Students will learn the importance of taking care of themselves and the things around them by cleaning up, returning things that they use or borrow, helping with chores, and being safe when using things such as scissors. They will also learn that its important to ask for permission and to be careful when using something that belongs to someone else.