Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Separation Anxiety

Though we often see separation anxiety in some children at the start of the school year, separation anxiety can actually show up any time of year. If your child has been having a rough time separating from you and coming to school, please read past Smooth Sailing blog article Using Teamwork to Ease a Child's Separation Issues by Anne LaBossiere.

An additional resource is the following article by the AACAP:

Children Who Won't Go To School (Separation Anxiety)

Monday, March 1, 2010

February Guidance Lesson (Kindergarten): Friendship

During February we taught a lesson on Friendship in all Kindergarten classrooms. We discussed why we needs, and what good friends do. We then read the book A Book of Friends by Dave Ross, and discussed the many places we can make friends: In the classroom, at recess, on the bus, at the beach, at the park, at the playground, at the pool, to name a few. Each student then drew a picture of himself/herself making a friend somewhere. It was fun to see all the many place the kindergarten students have made a friend!