Maps and Moods

Today marks the end of my second week of LINK! My mentor interview is up (click the link in the header)! Today I worked with Room 5! We made a lot of progress on the map project, we even got a few houses marked! The kids played in the sensory-motor room (pictures below) and played alphabet bingo. During bingo, the kids worked in teams of two. When it was over, a boy in one group began to clean up by dumping the bingo chips back into the box. This upset the other boy, and he was upset and crying. The teacher then asked him if that was a big problem (did somebody get hurt?) or a little problem. Once the kid had calmed down, he admitted that it was a little problem. The teacher then reminded him that little problems should have 'little' reactions, like talking to his partner or telling a teacher. She said that she understood that he felt sad, but it was a genuine accident and didn't cause damage. The kid responded by saying that he felt in the green zone, so he should calm down to the blue zone. This color mood system (picture) is a tool the teachers use to help the kids classify and control their emotions.
Today I found a cool article about the gender roles of young kids. Click Here to Read...