First we discussed what thoughts are. The kids came to the conclusion that thoughts are pictures in your brain that are private and can be shared. Next we talked about what kinds of thoughts people can have. They talked about sad thoughts, and glad, happy, excited, frustrated, and mad thoughts. We started to call them "good thoughts" and "not-so-good thoughts".
After that, we made brain bubbles for everyone. One side was blue, and the other side was red.
The blue side stands for "good thoughts." The red side is for "not-so-good thoughts". Sometimes now we'll say, "I'm having a blue thought!" or "I'm having a red thought," and see if the kids can figure out what emotion goes with that color, and what's causing each type of thought. We're working to make the kids more aware of what others are thinking, and how they affect the thoughts and feelings of others.
From here, we plan to work on scenarios using the colored thought bubbles as well as figuring out what characters in books are thinking and other familiar popular culture characters.
In project yesterday, we started to make our annual calendar. Here's a tiny sneak preview!
This calendar is farm themed and we make it in conjunction with the farm. Jonny came and taught the kids about the farm in different seasons (some we have experienced and some we have not). Then pairs or individual students made pages for each month. These will be on sale soon, and all proceeds will be split between our project and Friends of Holly Hill Farm. Be on the lookout for an order form! We also planted garlic and covered a bed with straw.
The next couple of weeks are typically among the most difficult weeks for children. Knowing that holidays are coming that include vacation and presents can make it very hard to concentrate and focus at school. We're constantly talking about keeping our engines "just right," and it would be very helpful if you could also continue to have conversations with your child about their engine, too.
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