What practices and strategies do you have in place to promote healthy social-emotional development and a safe and inclusive classroom community? by Bill McCarthy https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9 Made with panache en-us 2020-09-25 11:42:48 UTC 2022-06-16 18:25:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Daily Morning Circle where we check-in with each student and ask "How are you today?". If a student says they are feeling sad/frustrated/tired, the whole group can discuss ideas to help their friend to feel better. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221714490 2022-06-15 08:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221714490 Each child has their personal Portfolio folder available within easy reach (on a low shelf) where they can see photos of themselves throughout their time at Preschool. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221715579 2022-06-15 08:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221715579 Large carpet for group play and toys which can be shared/used for group play. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221717658 2022-06-15 08:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221717658 Kitchen role-play corner and doll house/dolls/small items for role-playing. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221718363 2022-06-15 08:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221718363 Displays of the children's artwork. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221719552 2022-06-15 08:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221719552 A quiet corner/book corner with a sofa for children who wish to spend a moment alone/calm down/take a break. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221721929 2022-06-15 08:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221721929 Reading and discussing books about emotions (The Colour Monster), friendship and kindness. Talking about how to be kind, the importance of taking care of our classmates and classroom, and discussing with the children the kind of environment we aim to create in our classroom. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221724810 2022-06-15 08:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221724810 Very similar schedule day-to-day with few transitions. Any change in routine or schedule is discussed as a group first, for example "Tomorrow we will be going on a field trip." https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221725958 2022-06-15 08:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221725958 Daily story time followed by disussion, with teacher prompting with questions such as "How do you think baby bear felt when he discovered that someone had eaten all of his porridge?" https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221730714 2022-06-15 08:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221730714 Quiet time/resting time every day. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221731410 2022-06-15 08:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221731410 Conflict resolution skills - using conflicts as a teachable moment and giving the children vocabulary to use in future in order to solve their problems independently. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221732981 2022-06-15 08:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221732981 Large carpet for Morning Circle/Story Time and other whole-group meetings. Adequate space for everyone to meet together. Children and teachers all have a cushion to sit on. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221736171 2022-06-15 08:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221736171 Initial meeting with parents (Familiarisation Meeting) to discuss their child's personality/likes and dislikes/needs etc. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221739408 2022-06-15 08:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221739408 Parent-Teacher Conferences two times per year. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221739676 2022-06-15 08:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221739676 Daily check-in with parents to give feedback about the day. Opportunity any time for a meeting to discuss concerns of parents or teachers. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221740489 2022-06-15 08:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221740489 https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221988471 Turtles. During our morning circles, we use “emotional balls”  and we all have a turn to say how we feel and why. 
When a child is frustrated and can’t share or take turns, we talk about how he/she feels and what caused that behaviour etc…  
Songs about emotions ]]> 2022-06-15 13:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221988471 https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221996375 Turtels Playing with babies /animals. 
When for example they play with the babies and they “cry” they are trying to figure out why. How does the baby feel, whats the problem, what can they do to make the baby stop crying/feel better (give food, water…) 

Role playing. Doctor, firefighter -helps other people. Feels happy to help. ]]> 2022-06-15 13:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221996375 https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221999147 Turtles Book corner, morning circles, wall display with photos , portfolios, puppet show…]]> 2022-06-15 13:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2221999147 Daily/Weekly Check Ins & Routine casseyteh95ct https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2222298032 • Goals of weekly behaviours
• Job chart 
• Mood meter
• Quiet space to support de-escalation strategies 
• Quiet time activities 
• Class  charter]]> 2022-06-15 19:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2222298032 Books to support classroom language (Sea Lions) casseyteh95ct https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2222299230 2022-06-15 19:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2222299230 T.H.I.N.K Approach (Sea Lions) casseyteh95ct https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2222300101 2022-06-15 19:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2222300101 https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2223241145 We discuss inclusion and try to model “you can’t say you can’t play”. We are teaching them to ask “when can I have a turn?” to minimize “no”]]> 2022-06-16 16:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2223241145 Star Student where we interview a student each day and each child draws that student and the get to take all the illustrations home. https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2223241967 2022-06-16 16:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2223241967 Every student has a job each day, promotes teamwork and responsibility, they take their jobs very seriously! https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2223242791 2022-06-16 16:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2223242791 https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2223304109 Birthday circle celebrating each year, goodbye circles]]> 2022-06-16 18:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2223304109 Puppets and role play to model problem solving, respect and a variety of SEL concepts https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2223305151 2022-06-16 18:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bmccarthy61/9ch6exumimevq8z9/wish/2223305151