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Classroom Responsibilities
On Monday I shared some of my favorite tools for getting all of my routines and procedures back in place after the holidays. I look at this time of year as a perfect opportunity for starting fresh. In addition to getting back to routines that may have gotten a little relaxed over the last month or so, I also like to introduce some new responsibilities. At this point of the year I’ve built relationships with the children, they know my rules and they’re getting back into the regular routines. Because the children have worked through all of this already, I take this opportunity to add more of a challenge. One…
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Age appropriate chores for children
I saw this list years ago and have been looking for it ever since, I finally stumbled across it again today and knew that I just had to share. When I taught toddlers and preschoolers I was constantly surprising parents by telling them what their children did during the day at school. These simple chores teach responsibility, but more importantly, they are self help skills that build fine motor skills, coordination, attention, and listening skills. This awesome list is from The Montessori Notebook, so make sure to spend some time exploring the other wonderful ideas on their blog after you print this list to share with your families! If you’re…
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Using chores to build responsibility
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Teaching responsibility with a class pet
A class pet is a perfect way to help teach responsibility – the children not only have to remember to do all of the tasks associated with taking care of the pet, but they also have to be cautious when handling the pet. Unfortunately, it’s not exactly easy to have a class pet these days, there are health and safety regulations, allergies, and insurance issues to worry about. Even if you can’t have a class pet, there are other ways to encourage responsibility in the classroom, here are some ideas: Have a stuffed animal pet like Julie from A First for Everything Grow plant people like the Red Headed Hostess…
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Using chores to build responsibility
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Classroom jobs that preschoolers can do independently
I love the idea behind classroom jobs – children are responsible for taking care of the classroom, therefore taking ownership for their room while learning responsibility. In theory it’s wonderful, in practice it tends to be chaos that takes more time than it’s worth. I would start classroom jobs every year, and after a couple of weeks they would slowly fade away. This was usually because the children weren’t able to actually do their jobs on their own, and I didn’t have the time to follow each student around and make sure that they completed their responsibilities. Now I work with teachers, and I have a really hard time recommending…
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Using chores to build responsibility
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Making chores fun and easy
Yesterday I shared a list of chores that preschoolers can do at home and in the classroom to build confidence, motor skills, and responsibility. Today I’ve got some great ideas for making sure that children want to do their chores. First, I suggest incorporating the responsibilities into your daily routine. When children complete their chores as a part of a regular routine, they are more likely to complete them without whining or complaining. This is because they know what is expected of them, and their chores become a responsibility and not a task they have to complete before they have fun. It is also fun to have your children or…
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Using chores to build responsibility