Include plenty of
toys and materials
that promote social interactions (e.g., dress-up clothes, blocks, balls, puppets, cars, trucks, and board games). Arrange play areas so more than two children can play together (or side by side). Read books about friends, cooperation, helping each other, emotions, and empathy.
- Use Journal Writing. …
- Use Read Alouds. …
- Do Daily Greetings. …
- Hold Class Meetings. …
- Incorporate Art Activities. …
- Talk About Managing Emotions. …
- Give Responsibilities. …
- Practice Problem-Solving Skills.
- Love your child and show your affection for them. …
- Encourage your child to try new things. …
- Give your child opportunities to play with other children their age. …
- Show your feelings. …
- Establish daily routines. …
- Acknowledge your child’s feelings.
- Staring Contest. Many children have trouble maintaining eye contact in conversation. …
- Roll the Ball. …
- Virtual Playtime. …
- Emotion Charades. …
- Expression Mimicking Games. …
- Topic Game. …
- Step Into Conversation. …
- Improvisational Stories.
What activities promote emotional development?
- Puppets. …
- Think out loud. …
- Read bedtime stories. …
- Do a job together. …
- Play games. …
- Prevent potential problems.
What are examples of emotional activities?
- • Displays self-control.
- • Expresses feelings with words.
- • Listens and pays attention.
- • Pride in accomplishments.
- • Has a positive self image.
- • Asks for help when needed.
- • Shows affection to familiar people.
- • Aware of other peoples feelings.
How do you teach emotions to identify?
During
mealtime
, tell children about a situation that makes you feel a particular emotion (e.g., happy, sad, frustrated, angry, jealous, etc.) Then ask children to share the things that make them feel that same emotion. Add more complicated emotion words to daily talk as children start to understand the basic emotions.
The CASEL 5 addresses five broad and interrelated areas of competence and highlights examples for each:
self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making
.
Teachers can intentionally support children’s social and emotional health by using
children’s books, planning activities, coaching on the spot
, giving effective praise, modeling appropriate behaviors, and providing cues.
Social-emotional IEP goals make it possible
for educators to support the mental health of high-risk learners
. Social-emotional skills form the foundation of how students interact with their peers, respond to stressors, and process their thoughts and feelings both in and out of the classroom.
Social development can be effected by
a child’s personality
, the opportunities they have for social interaction, behaviors learned from parents, and developmental disorders. For example, a child who has a short temper and who witnesses violence in the home may have trouble learning how to play well with other kids.
Positive social and emotional development is important. This development influences a child’s
self-confidence
, empathy, the ability to develop meaningful and lasting friendships and partnerships, and a sense of importance and value to those around him/her.
Social and emotional development in the early years, also referred to as early childhood mental health, refers to
children’s emerging capacity to: Experience, regulate and express a range of emotions
. Develop close, satisfying relationships with other children and adults. Actively explore their environment and learn.
Developing social skills through play
Playing can help children develop their social skills with others. By listening, paying attention and sharing play experiences, this helps a child:
explore their feelings
.
develop self-discipline
.
Social activities that involve doing for others or providing a service in order to help. Social activities that involve imagination and the creation of different realities. Examples:
watching theater, singing, painting, crocheting, learning about arts and craft, traveling and sightseeing, and bird watching
.
- opportunities for social interaction.
- active participation and meaningful engagement with others including family members, educators and peers.
