This week’s homework is a Talk Time.
‘Does my behaviour affect other people?’
We would like the children to discuss their own different behaviours and the effect these can have on others around them.
Young children often look to adults to articulate what is right and wrong.
Any discussion of why any behaviour is right or wrong, could include a simple statement about the effect it has on someone else. Ask your child to imagine themselves in the other person’s position and prompt empathetic thoughts with phrases such as “How do you feel when your friend won’t share the toy you want to play with?” or “When you don’t let Mia have a chance on the slide, she feels sad.”
Talk Time homework should be an opportunity for a child to engage in a conversation with other people at home (or electronically eg Face-time, Skype), where each person can contribute. This means children should be able to return to school to share a range of views and ideas with their classmates.
Homework will be discussed in class on Thursday 10 October.