COUNT: In order to feel we have value we must contribute. At our school, we create opportunities for children to experience their own importance in the class.
We accomplish this by:
Promoting Contribution
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Every child has a job they need to do everyday to help the classroom function. This is a position of responsibility they volunteer for.
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Allowing the child to provide input into scheduling, choice of projects and class outings.
Providing Recognition
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We give appreciation and complements at class meetings
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Sending home “love notes” – a brief note that shares concretely something the teacher noticed and appreciated about the child that day
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Holding class meetings, so each child has a say in what affects them.
(An adapted excerpt from “Responsibility in the Classroom” by Lew and Bettner.)
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March 2010
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