Activities that meet social emotional standards
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for some activities aligned to a specific standard. This is the second week of this feature, and we’re still on social emotional standards. (The Standards that I use every day, and am most comfortable with are Ohio’s Early Learning Development Standards – you can review them here, however I’ve found that even if your State’s standards differ, many of these activities can still be aligned similarly).
Domain: Social Emotional Development
Strand: Self
Topic: Self-Concept
Celebrating and recognizing what makes us all different and unique is something that we feel compelled to do at certain times throughout the year, especially near holidays that promote cultural diversity. For the youngest preschoolers, we should really do these kinds of activities more often, throughout the year. These don’t have to be heady discussions, they can be much simpler, like these activities:
