Welcoming Friends to School
How would you welcome a new friend into your classroom?
Say "hi"
Tell them your name
Show them around your classroom
Ask them to play with you
Why do we follow the Listening Rules?
To help us learn and keep us safe
Focus your attention on your cubby.
Use attent-o-scope
Body facing cubby
Show an angry face and body.
Eyebrows down
Scrunched face
Frown
Hands in fists
Stomping feet
What is it called when something happens that we didn't mean to?
An accident
How did you teacher welcome you into your classroom?
Tell you their name
Show you around your classroom
Tell you the school rules
How many Listening Rules are there?
4
Does using self talk help you focus your attention and remember directions?
Yes!
What does your mouth make when you're feeling sad?
Frown
What do we say when an accident happens?
"I didn't mean to, it was an accident. Are you ok?"
What areas in your classroom would you show a new friend?
Bathroom
Cubby
Center
Where in school do we follow the Listening Rules?
Classroom
Lunchroom
Gym
Focus on your block center.
Using attent-o-scope
Body facing block center
What does your mouth make when you're feeling happy?
Smile
What should we do if our friend is hurt after an accident?
Get them a bandaid
Tell the teacher
If someone was new to school, what would you tell them was your favorite part of school?
Recess
Lunch
Art
Block Center
What Listening Rules do you point to your eyes for?
Eyes watching
How can you show that you are focusing your attention?
Attent-o-scope
What feelings have we learned about so far?
Happy
Sad
Angry
Surprised
Scared
Listen and help them
If a new student wasn't following the rules, what could you remind them of?
Listening Rules
Sing the Listening Rules song and show the motions
Eyes are watching, ears are listening, voices quiet, bodies calm, this is how we listen, this is how we listen, at group time, at group time
If you forgot to focus your attention when your teacher was giving directions, what could you do?
Ask a friend for help
Look around to see what your friends are doing
Ask your teacher for help
What makes you feel scared?
Snakes
Spiders
The dark
What are ways that you could help a friend?
Play with them
Help them feel better