Self-Regulation

Children's ability to self-regulate – to set limits for themselves and manage their own emotions, attention, and behaviour – allows them to develop the emotional well-being and the habits of mind, such as persistence and curiosity, that are essential for early learning and that set the stage for lifelong learning." The Kindergarten Program, Ontario

Our students have been working on expressing how they feel using the zones of regulation. Through read alouds, we have discussed the many reasons why we may feel angry (red zone), sad or tired (blue zone), silly (yellow zone) and happy (grene zone). Through the use of emojis and the movie Inside Out, we introduced our feelings table. Our feeling tables can be visited by all at any time of the day or a child may be asked by an Educator to go visit that table if they are not ready to learn (green zone). At this table, we have various resources such as a mirror, books, calming fidgets and an activity for the children to do so they can express how they may be feeling. 

  

Here are some pictures from our short week: 

We had bus safety this week! We're excited for our first field trip soon! 

  

During Math Investigation Time, we play lots of games in numeracy and are working on recognizing numbers on a dice without counting (subitizing). 

 

We ended off the week by going outside for outdoor learning time. One group went on a leaf hunt and the other group worked on a nature scavenger hunt with a partner. 

  

  

We will let parents know if they have been chosen to volunteer for our field trip on Monday! 

Have a relaxing weekend!