At the end of the day on Friday afternoons Mrs. Turunen and I have been getting all the first graders together. We have spent some of this time teaching things like a "work-it-out" process and script for when inevitable conflicts with peers come up. Then we give them time to play. This is because we have read and believe that 6- and 7-year-olds still need play time, and still have a lot they can learn from play. It gives us a chance to observe social patterns, and interests, and a chance to see little conflicts or other opportunities for problem-solving arise and to watch or help them through it.
The last two Fridays, rather than all getting together in one of our rooms, we mixed it up with half of each class in each of the rooms. Students seemed to enjoy the quieter volume, having more space, and getting the chance to play with different people than they might normally.
The last two Fridays, rather than all getting together in one of our rooms, we mixed it up with half of each class in each of the rooms. Students seemed to enjoy the quieter volume, having more space, and getting the chance to play with different people than they might normally.
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