Behavioural Module: Part 1.

February 24, 2015

Teacher: Saundra Brodkin

Working with Preschool & School-

Age ChildrenCompetency 3 | 45 hrs | 3 credits

IntroductionWhat will we be

learning?Working with children ages 4 - 12 years

Working alone and in a team

Collaborating with parents - yes, parents.

Complying with strategies and procedures of the school

Using AND applying:

reference tools

observation tools

accident reports

notes to parents, etc.

7 Elements of this Competency

• We will learn to do the following for preschool & school-age children:

1. Identify developmental parameters (we will go into detail)

2. Identify cultural differences that have an impact on working with children

3. Implementing a framework of rules to reinforce appropriate behaviours

4. How to apply various facilitation techniques

5. How to apply various intervention techniques with a child or group of children

6. How to effectively observe a child/group of children

7. Communicate information to parents and various stakeholders

Evaluation Criteria

Attendance

In-Class Participation

Participation Assessment Exam

What age groups are we considering?

•4 - 6 years•6 - 9 years•9 - 12 years

Identifying Parameters

Part 1.1February 24

Social Development

Is a child able to maintain flexible and harmonious relationships with others in various contexts?

All children at different ages have different levels of:

Social Skills (super important!)

Social Values

Knowledge

It is up to US to stimulate an environment that enables children to trust others (peers & educators) and develop social skills, social values, and knowledge.

Social Development...

What are values?

How we guide ourselves in our daily life

What we feel is socially desirable

Social Development...During social development, when many children are socialized together, children naturally get frustrated:

They get anxious

Physical: punching, kicking, biting, etc.

Verbal: yelling, tantrums, etc.

We need to teach:

Respect

Where/who they can go to for support:

Ex: A special place in the classroom, a walk in the hallway, etc.

Promote acceptance of others

How to manage stress/conflicts/large groups

Social Development...

Skills

1. Social Skills - what we’ve been focusing on

2. Cognitive Skills

3. Motor Skills

4. Speech and Language Skills

5. Emotional Skills

6. Psychomotor Skills

7. Moral Skills

ALL OF THESE WILL BE DISCUSSED THROUGHOUT THIS COMPETENCY

Check out: http://zenhabits.net/kid-skills/

Social Development...What is age appropriate for 4 to 6 years old?

Share and make compromises

Cooperate in a play situation most of the time

Wait for their turn

May show attachment to one friend

Will want to win when playing a game

Will want to help the teacher

Activity: Social Development

Social Development Activity

Pair up

Situational Crisis!

Remember your reactions, you will be presenting your situation and a brief intervention plan to the class

Emotional Development

Children need to feel secure/safe wherever they are FIRST

Make your classroom a safe environment

Without a safe environment, everything else is lost

Trust

Relationships

Self-esteem

Success does not exist without safety

Once safety is established, build a trusting relationship with your students!

Be interested in your students!!!

Emotional Development

Trusting relationship leads to:

Children explore the environment

Freedom to say what they want/need to

Allows the teacher to always be aware of what is going on with their students

Emotional Development

Enables you to help children identify their emotions:

“It looks like you are proud of yourself”

“I think that you are angry”

Show them how to express things they are unsure of

Emotional Development

How are we directly helping our students’ development?

Developing the ability to express and control their emotions

Develop the ability to change and transition into new situations

Help them develop and reinforce their self-esteem

Offer support to children who are shy

Emotional Development...

What other important aspects of these children's lives do we help to shape?

Gender identity - not always addressed at home

Values of Quebec society

Help children develop resilience

Some references for you

http://www.newchildcare.co.uk/techni.html

http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/social-emotional-preschool-milestones